June 14, 2009
#cnnfail: Twitter Users Shame CNN For Not Covering Iran Elections
Twitter users were posting “#CNNfail” on thousands of tweets Saturday night saying that their coverage of important news like the Iranian elections were downplayed by the cable network. News Junkie reports.
Here are some of those tweets:
-- clickmomukhamo: OMG! Major developments in Iran yet CNN isn’t breaking into Larry King who’s interviewing some bikers!
-- jackmaddox21: @cnnbrk is no better than E! News these days
-- theAnthonyMark: #IranElection needs more coverage!
-- gabiet: DO YOUR JOBS! WE WANT OUR 24 HOUR NEWS!
Many American Twitter users praised British and other international news outlets for covering the Iranian election aftermath of riots and civil unrest. The “#cnnfail” tag was the third most tweeted topic on the microblogging network Saturday night. The “#iremember” tag and “#Iranelections” tags were first and second respectively.
Watch New York Times video on Iran's contested election.
Related: - Twitterverse slams network's Iran absence
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