Press TV is an English language international television news channel which is funded by the Iranian government, based in Tehran and broadcasts in English on a round-the-clock schedule. With 26 international correspondents and more than 400 staff around the world, its stated mission is to offer a different view of the world events
In Turkey I had the option to watch Al-Jazeera more often and I realised that what Western media cover can biased. It does not mean that there is an intention to be biased but simply because they can not often understand local problems.
As my Turkish friend in Adiyaman said about the US attempt to rule the Middle East:
They have only 300 years of history, they don't know where Turkey is, and they want to rule our region?
Therefore it was very interesting to watch the alternative Christmas message by Iranian President Ahmadinejad.The Christmas speech by President Ahmadinejad to the British people is surprisingly tolerant, he speaks about hope that countries will unite, that atheism can not be the option and that next year shall be the year of happiness and humanity. Ahmadinejad congratulates the British on the anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ:
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Channel Four's facing increasing criticism for allowing the Iranian president to broadcast an alternative Christmas message:
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I don't think that banning information is the key to solve any problem. It is education, learning about the Iranian history, negotiation and staying with democratic principles (I know it might be a contradiction to use democratic principles and to negotiate with a President who wants to wipe Israle out of the world map).
Hopefully, the new Obama administration will understand that.
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