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ABC's Iran Propaganda

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 15:21 — Dave Culver
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The January 31 ABC World News broadcast featured a blatantly propagandistic report on the supposed threat from Iran.

The newscast focused on that day's Senate testimony by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, who told lawmakers that the U.S. intelligence community believes that Iran may be "now more willing to conduct an attack in the United States in response to real or perceived U.S. actions that threaten the regime."

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Take Action, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR)
Tell ABC that its January 31 report on Iran failed to challenge official claims about the supposed threat from Iran. At a time of heightened tension, journalists should act to question official rhetoric--not generate propaganda.
Contact: ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, Phone: (212) 456-4040, Email: abc.worldnews@abc.com

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Propaganda and Coercion, S. Brian Willson
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