Kayhan retracts low crowd estimate article.

Kayhan retracts low crowd estimate article.
by Ari Siletz
21-Dec-2009
 

"The staff just ran out of fingers and toes," said Hossein Shariatmadari editor in chief of Kayhan newspaper. The conservative Iran newspaper with a circulation of over 5000, yesterday underestimated a crowd of hundreds of thousands gathered in Qom to mourn the death of reformist Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri. Shariatmadari says he plans to hire more staff to cover demonstrations as large as several million, meanwhile he says Kayhan will display a new banner clearly indicating its current under-estimation factor to its readers.

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3 Akhonds for the price of 1

by divaneh on Wed Dec 23, 2009 07:26 AM PST

That would be a real bargain. I however dont agree with Khaleh mosheh's choice. I don't know why she finds him attractive.


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Shazde Asdola Mirza

This Shariatmadari has ruined the name of that late Ayatollah

by Shazde Asdola Mirza on Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:19 PM PST

Every voice counts! Every action counts!


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divaneh

by Ari Siletz on Tue Dec 22, 2009 07:11 PM PST

Shariatmadari was offended by the idea of a naked akhond on page three. So Murdoch agreed to lower it to page one. In return he asked for three akhonds.  And they say negotiation goes nowhere!

 

Khaleh mosheh: LOL! "kashke maa ham dokthar boodeem!"  


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khaleh mosheh

The first candidate

by khaleh mosheh on Tue Dec 22, 2009 05:41 PM PST

for page 3 picture has put himself forward,

 //www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rsUMNspzWM&feature=related

 

I'm sure Keyhan's circulation will increase significantly. 


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divaneh

Kayhan Aquisition

by divaneh on Tue Dec 22, 2009 05:29 PM PST

Does it mean we are going to get a naked akhond in the Kayhan's page 3 from now on?


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Ari Siletz

Latest: Kayhan acquired by Rupert Murdoch

by Ari Siletz on Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:41 PM PST

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Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a top level Iranian official close to Ayatollah Khamenei has confirmed rumors that Iran's conservative daily newspaper, Kayhan, has been acquired by FOX Broadcasting Corporation in a secret merger agreement. President Ahmadinejad's office has issued a press release denying the statement. "The issue has been distorted," said a senior presidential aide in a sign of the growing rift between anonymous sources inside Iran. "This is an attempt to undermine Iran's plan to acquire FOX," he claimed.


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hamsade ghadimi

even kayhan

by hamsade ghadimi on Tue Dec 22, 2009 08:41 AM PST

just goes to show you that even for kayhan some lies are too big.  if they were conscientious journalists, then kayhan would have to retract every one of their articles in the past 30 years.


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divaneh

Montazeri is still alive

by divaneh on Tue Dec 22, 2009 08:08 AM PST

Don't believe them Ari. The only day that Kayhan tells the truth is the April's fool day and that is because people assume the reverse and in this way Kayhan stays true to its Mission Statement. They have a very concise, to the point, 3 words statement "To Waste Paper".


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Monda

Shortage of fingers you said :o))

by Monda on Tue Dec 22, 2009 07:41 AM PST

This is great Ari. I'll be checking you replies to comments, humorous or not.

(btw Yesterday Guardian wrote the crowd was bigger than when Shah left, that reference was exhilarating to me, especially made by an insider.)


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Ari Siletz

MPD, Kayhan's answering machine message may help.

by Ari Siletz on Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:53 PM PST

با عرض معذرت، پس از دریافت دستور انتشار مقاله ای‌ به این عنوان که آیت‌الله منتظری بخدا هنوز زنده است شاخ در آوردیم و برای اولین بار خودمان رفتیم ببینیم خبر درست است یا دروغ. بدینوسیله به اطلاع هموطان میرسانیم که حضور این هیئت در قم فقط به به جهت روزنامه نگاری بی‌ طرفانه است و قصد هیچگونه جبهه گیری را ندارد.  لطفا به رهبر چیزی نگویید، ولی‌ ایندفعه دیگر شورش را در آورد. بیخود دانشگاه نرفتیم، کتاب نخوانیدم، که هر چرتی گفتند ما بنویسیم.

  


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Multiple Personality Disorder

Demonstrating for or against the IRI regime?

by Multiple Personality Disorder on Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:22 PM PST

Seriously!


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Ari Siletz

MPD, real I think

by Ari Siletz on Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:17 PM PST

I tried to phone Kayhan staff to verify, but their answering machine said they were all in Qom demonstrating. 

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HollyUSA

"The staff just ran out of fingers and toes,"???

by HollyUSA on Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:13 PM PST

LOL These people's desperation has become quite entertaining lately. Dirooz Khorma mamnoo' bood, emrooz ham angosht kam avordand.

Thanks for posting this Ari.


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Multiple Personality Disorder

Okay seriously, how much of this is fact, and how much fiction?

by Multiple Personality Disorder on Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:12 PM PST

Beccause, seriously, I can't tell the difference between what they truly say and what is a joke.  Seriously, did they type in English "Kayhan: 5,000 at Montazeri funeral", or is that the joke, or is that the English translation of what is written in Farsi that is not readable.  Your blog, is that a joke or real?  I think it's real, no?


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