Hyped-up headlines and unspecified threats vis-a-vis Iran. Plus, the online horrors faced by female journalists.
The media momentum for war with Iran
This would not be the first time the US media have made the case for war on the basis of vague, anonymously sourced intelligence.
In 2003, it was Iraq - in 2019, it is Iran. Much of American news reporting on US-Iran relations glosses over President Donald Trump's role and the history of American aggression against Iran.
While Islamic Republic - ruled by authoritarians and involved in wars in Syria and Yemen - is far from an innocent player, inflammatory headlines, unnamed sources, and decades of misinformation in the US media over Iran don't help.
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