In this online blog project you are being asked to search the web for information related to the Iranian Presidential election of 2009. In this election the incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected. His relection was not without controversy. I would like you to look at sources of media surrounding the elections (before, during and after) to see how Iran, 'the Middle East', democracy, etc were being portrayed. What can we learn about Iran from this coverage? What can we learn about those who are writing about Iran from this coverage? In other words, how is media-even global media-place based? You will need to do 3 posts over 3 weeks. If it makes sense to you you can structure your posts to look at the lead up to the election as your first original post, the election itself (including the alleged irregularities, counting of ballots and candidate responses) as your second post, and the protests and aftermath of the election as your third post. You can also just jump into whatever aspect excites you the most--this is YOUR blog.
Timeline
3/22-3/27 peruse other blogs to get a sense of what is expected
3/28-4/18 post to the blog (original posts and responses)
by 4/21 all posting and replies end
4/26 turn in write-up in class
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