The past few weeks have seen a British media campaign against the supposed mouthpiece of Iran, the channel I work for, Press TV…Those of us who work here do so because Press TV attempts to broadcast the truth… t is true that we are state-funded (like the BBC World Service) but that does not mean we slavishly follow the Tehran line…I do not agree, however, with everything the Iranian government does.For example, I support the right to peaceful protest and the right of journalists to report freely. I also don’t agree with everything my employer does, but I guess if I insisted on agreeing 100% with my paymasters then I would be down at the jobcentre signing on… What everyone must understand is that Iran is a country under threat and countries under threat restrict freedoms…I‘m not saying we are perfect – I am sure we have made mistakes and will continue to make them in the future. Entrenched attitudes need to develop, a tolerance of different views needs to become the norm. But quite frankly that will inevitably happen once the west accepts the Islamic Republic for what it is… >>>
