BU Now » 1979 Iranian revolution http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 How the media is covering Iran http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/23/how-the-media-is-covering-iran/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/23/how-the-media-is-covering-iran/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:42:23 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=1655 With authorities expelling journalists and limiting access to demonstrations, “user-generated” content — text via Facebook or Twitter and cell-phone video posted to YouTube — have become the staple of news coverage of post-election Iran.  College of Communication journalism Professor Anne Donohue, who covered the 1979 Iranian revolution (and soon was evacuated with the Shah), can offer perspective on media coverage of then and now.

Contact Anne Donohue, 617-353-3418, adonohue@bu.edu

]]> http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/23/how-the-media-is-covering-iran/feed/ 0