Posted on 09/25/2008 7:15:20 AM PDT by Victory111
“When Amanpour was asked if she faced any restrictions while filming “Revolutionary Journey” (in 2000) in Iran, she answered:
“None at all. It’s a remarkably free environment for journalists today . Our reporting has never been reviewed or censored, which in itself is an extraordinary fact. In many other parts of the world, there is censorship. Journalists are coming to Iran in record numbers. They are granted working visas, and for the most part, they are able to talk to whomever they want and go wherever they want.”
Interesting to note that at that time, a record number of Iranian journalists were jailed, tortured or exiled. “Reporters without Borders” declared Iran as the largest prison for journalists.
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