Like a rising tide held back by a stack of
sandbags, the media-hungry population in Iran will always find new ways to illegally download, copy, and distribute dissenting voices such as Hosseini's.
In fact, an email from a fan confirmed that Tehranis have recently been giving out copies of Hosseini's show on the streets by hand. Ironically, Iran's
citizens are resorting to the time-old method of distribution on the streets to circumvent the government's censorship of modern technologies.
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Jon Stewart's Theater of the Absurd - 0 views
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Egypt's top TV satirist returns, criticizes public for lionizing Sisi - News - Aswat Ma... - 0 views
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In taking aim at the frenzy of support for Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Bassem Youssef went further in his criticism of the army-backed political order than anyone else currently allowed on the airwaves.
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"There's not another subject to talk about," he concluded, adding that he would flip through Egyptian television to find another topic. This led to a montage of Egyptians of all ages and various backgrounds, from talk show hosts to belly dancers, expressing their love for Sisi. When the clip ended, the heart surgeon-turned-comedian stuck a fake gun to his temple.
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"We won't fear anyone," he said as the unmistakable profile of Sisi appeared behind him. "It's better we don't say anything about him," he said quickly. "That's not fear, that's respect." There is no need for political satire, he then told the audience, because "the world is stable and everything is stable in the country."
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Will Bunch: What Battered Newsrooms Can Learn From Stewart's CNBC Takedown - 0 views
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In a time when newspapers are flat-out dying if not dealing with bankruptcy or massive job losses, while other types of news orgs aren't faring much better, the journalistic success of a comedy show rant shouldn't be viewed as a stick in the eye -- but a teachable moment. Why be a curmudgeon about kids today getting all their news from a comedy show, when it's not really that hard to join Stewart in his own idol-smashing game?
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People need information but what they so desperately want an outlet that shares their passion -- and, yes, that rage
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Mainstream media, after all these years, has a hard time understanding that one of the major political forces in this country is mainstream media, something the audience knows all too well.
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Excellently observed, and sound advice. Note that 'objectivity' is presented as false virtue.
In an attempt to challenge Islamophobia the Daily Show presents The Qu'osby Show - 3 views
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So, this clearly isn't going to work. What will?
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