Journalist/writer • Past: Bloomberg Iran chief & reporter in Tehran/Beirut/Dubai, ex-@Libe • Teach @lighthouse • Byline: NYT @LAtimes @BW @mcsweeneys etc.
Jun 9, 2019 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
This investigative piece by @MazMHussain shows you what’s wrong with much of the #Iran coverage these days and why media outlets and social media companies need to step up and do their homework [THREAD] bit.ly/2ZiBn4S
This guy, Heshmat Alavi, has published scores of articles in US conservative media in the past couple years alone. He introduces himself as an activist and has consistently advocated confrontation with #Iran. His hawkish reports have made their way to US policy makers