Moment of Zen #12.2 (for July 7, 2009)

The Revolution will not be televised?

The revolution will not be televised. As Joe Trippi already told us.
Where is the media if whole peoples are killed? No newsworthiness? The revolution will not be televised.
But what about humanity? Ten people killed in Iraq. Who cares? And who cares without media coverage? The revolution will not be televised.
What about forgotten wars? Who cares about all those things like human rights, relief services, donations, etc. etc. without the media? Hardly conceivable. The revolution will not be televised.
People around the world are not able to make their experiences concerning happenings around the world by themselves. So we do finally need the media to bring them to us. Don’t let us down!

The revolution will not be televised? That's true. Iran doesn't want that.
They calmed down the citizens, journalists and politicians. They could disclose Ahmadinedschads election fraud. And the government cannot accept that.
But they didn't count on the public. And the world's public.
They will not let themselves be shut up. So – with our global correspondents, cameramen, technicians chained – blogging is the only way out here.
Luckily one has to admit. Luckily we got communities like twitter or facebook (even though you still have the same problems with them like no professionalism, no transparency of information, no checked sources – such as the example of “Neda”). Otherwise we would just get know: “We do not know anything. We are repressed.”
This is electoral freedom. This is freedom of speech. This is freedom of press.
“Where is my voice?!”



See further links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS3QOtbW4m0 /
http://edition.cnn.com/CNNI/Programs/political.mann