Radio Farda promotes democracy and reports half the news.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty president Jeffrey Gedmin interviewed about Radio Farda: "Our Iranian colleagues believe in our mission to promote democratic values and institutions. ... We seek to provide the news and information that Iranians would have if their government permitted them free, independent media. We do cover some international topics, too. Recently, though, two of our senior colleagues from Farda conducted an exclusive interview with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on American policy toward Iran. It's generally Voice of America, however, that covers news about the United States and U.S. foreign policy." Middle East Quarterly, Fall 2008. So is Radio Farda in the business of promoting or reporting? Also note the reaffirmation of the U.S. concept of international broadcasting, in which target audiences must tune to two U.S. stations to get all the news. This is in contrast to British international broadcasting, in which target audiences need tune only to BBC to get all the news, and where there is no talk of "promoting" this or that. Posted: 18 Sep 2008 Permalink Print