Elahe Izadi | الهه

Elahe Izadi | الهه @ElaheIzadi

Lenny is the best. Congrats to him! (And to the rest of us, who will get to benefit from him being on this beat). — PolitiTweet.org

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Never announce to yourself “I am going to try to be a better person” because the universe will immediately test your resolve. — PolitiTweet.org

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@lilkuo This episode was produced by @sabby_robinson, with help from @elizahden, edited by @ReenaJF and mixed by Sean Carter — PolitiTweet.org

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.@lilkuo unpacks this remarkable turn of events. She has been covering China for years and she was stunned. "When I saw the videos of the protests in Shanghai, for a second didn't believe that those were real." https://t.co/dFxHBSNXPE. — PolitiTweet.org

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The outrage over "zero-covid" in China. There are protests across China, the likes of which we haven't seen in a long time. We dig into it all on today's Post Reports, getting you up to speed to understand this moment and what's to come: https://t.co/dFxHBSNXPE — PolitiTweet.org

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Zero-covid policies and more are sparking seeing protests across China, the likes of which we haven't seen in a long time. We dig into it all on today's Post Reports: https://t.co/dFxHBSNXPE — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @washingtonpost: As the government tightens its grip on the press and protesters, journalists rely on distant contacts and navigate misi… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @wppressfreedom: Covering #Iran’s unrest and crackdown from thousands of miles away (by @ElaheIzadi) #IranProtests https://t.co/rRFShs86… — PolitiTweet.org

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What I’m saying is… my teammates need to practice self accountability — PolitiTweet.org

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I mean am I wrong… a bunch of other people could mess up and then it becomes your problem and if you don’t stop the ball, YOU failed??? No thanks, ma’am. — PolitiTweet.org

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Being a football goalie seems like the most stressful job in sports. — PolitiTweet.org

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Being a football goalie seems like the most stressful sports in job. — PolitiTweet.org

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So, yes, this reporting may not match what the social media flood. But it's partly because there are layers of work to confirming, verifying and providing necessary context to what is being shared. And reasons to do that work, too. https://t.co/oGQBMWHB1K — PolitiTweet.org

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That said, many news organizations are still able to report out what's happening there. The NYT, Washington Post and CNN have analyzed videos and sought witness testimony. BBC and Radio Farda have interviewed families of those killed. https://t.co/oGQBMWHB1K — PolitiTweet.org

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But biggest of all... The risks facing ordinary people who share stories, photos and videos. Despite the security concerns and internet blockages, they're still sending out this footage because they want the world to know what's happening there. https://t.co/oGQBMWprNC — PolitiTweet.org

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There are also "honest mistakes," like when a news organization gets something wrong and runs a correction -- that's been turned into fodder by the Iranian govn't to criticize foreign governments. https://t.co/oGQBMWHB1K — PolitiTweet.org

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There have already been instances of this, including social accounts posing as sympathetic to the protests but part of an alleged campaign to pump out fake stuff, to discredit legitimate news. https://t.co/oGQBMWprNC — PolitiTweet.org

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Taking their time and being careful is key, several journalists have told me, because there is also misinformation and disinformation out there. And being too quick and publishing something that turns out to be fake, poisons the information well. https://t.co/oGQBMWHB1K — PolitiTweet.org

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Answers are complex. But among them -- many news organizations want a level of verification before publishing, and there are serious obstacles to confirming things that seem to be lighting up social media in real time. https://t.co/oGQBMWHB1K — PolitiTweet.org

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Over the past several weeks I have seen many questions about why the media is covering Iran the way it is. Like why it takes so long for reporting about massacres to emerge, or why the death tolls feel like undercounts. https://t.co/oGQBMWHB1K — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @yjtorbati: Great piece by @ElaheIzadi on the immense challenges facing the indefatigable journalists covering Iran's protests, with ins… — PolitiTweet.org

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"They really want the world to know about what is going on. People don’t fear anymore.” https://t.co/oGQBMWH3cc — PolitiTweet.org

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For my latest media story, I tried to lay out the challenges involved in reporting on the Iranian uprising, from the danger facing sources on the ground to not falling for misinformation: https://t.co/oGQBMWH3cc — PolitiTweet.org

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just 100 more days, ladies — PolitiTweet.org

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fever finally broke, gobble gobble 🦃 — PolitiTweet.org

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Accepting suggestions for movies and shows to slip in and out of consciousness to (I’m sick) — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @adegrandpre: “None of the players sang? Of course, it’s a statement.” https://t.co/jcAEd6I9T8 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nadineajaka: Thrilled to announce our next addition - welcome @ntabrizy! Her work covering the Iran protests has been essential. I can'… — PolitiTweet.org

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Sandy Hook families sued Alex Jones. Then he started moving money around. https://t.co/8DkihDS2GP — PolitiTweet.org

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None of the players sang, as protests continue throughout Iran. — PolitiTweet.org