September 19, 2005

Hoder on VOA TV

I was in Washington D.C. last week to appear on a live TV show in Persian section of Voice of America. The show, hosted by Ahmad Baharloo, is almost the oldest TV show beamed to Iran via satellite since 8,9 years ago. It's also extremely popular.

I talked about Internet censorship in Iran, freedom of speech in the US, presidential candidates' use of the Internet in recent elections in Iran. I also answered phone calls from viewers and showed some of the videos I'd taken during my trip to Tehran, including short interviews with some of the bloggers and technicians who were arrested a while ago.

You can watch the whole show on VOA's website now. It expires in a few days, though.

Apparently, the show was widely seen by many. I've got tons of emails and comments from the viewers and I think there is the potential to specify a regular show on VOA dedicated to the Internet in Iran.

Posted by hoder at September 19, 2005 4:14 PM

Comments
So sad and yet funny that a guy calls to accuse you of being an agent of Islamic Republic. Obviously his intentions in doing so were to de legitimize what you had to say. But whats funnier is the fact that the subject you were discussing was filtering on the internet and denouncing it. That's like someone defending jewish rights in Germany and being labeled a Nazi. It's sad many Iranians still have this black and white worldview and resort to ad hominem attacks rather than genunie critiques. Great job!
- By: Funny on September 24, 2005
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