Since the 19th-century launch of Iran’s first newspaper, those seeking to challenge the official narrative have largely had to do so from abroad to evade government censorship.
Photography helped propel the Iranian Revolution, and the Revolution helped push the boundaries of documentary photography in the country.
The absence of independent journalism in Iran cannot be blamed solely on censorship and a lack of freedom. The political affiliations of supposedly independent newspapers’ owners and executives result in their narratives adhering closely to those of the government.
The règle du jeu of the Islamic Republic is lost on those with hope for reform.
A rare documentary about media in 1960s Iran holds a message about reporting on the country today.
A personal reflection on studying at the journalism school in Tehran.
Is it news? Sort of. Is it propaganda? It wishes. Iran’s English-language web channel seems most intent on putting its audience to sleep.
The Islamic Republic’s own rampant censorship is breaking its media hold on the Iranian people.
The terms for journalist meant to thwart journalism in the Islamic Republic.
Before the international edition of the New York Times moved to Paris, it was distributed out of Tehran.
An Iranian journalism school graduate speaks with Tehran Bureau.
Learning history one caricature at a time.
The Persian Gulf is unwell, and its maladies make it that much more vulnerable to the impact of climate change, which is already altering its ecology.
