In case it wasn’t already clear that the New York Times has a real bias problem, Farnaz Fassihi, the United Nations bureau chief and also Iranian news reporter, has been sprung in a “hot mic moment” belittling staff reporters and dictating how they should cover stories, in this case warning against giving voice to a prominent anti-Iranian regime voice.
Farnaz Fassihi from the New York Times @nytimes was overheard in a Clubhouse room instructing Leili "Make sure Emma doesn't interview the crazy Masih @AlinejadMasih." This isn't the first instance of her urging reporters & journalists to boycott Alinejad. It's time for Fassihi to… pic.twitter.com/qADl4pJTT6
— Mooniter (@Mooniter) May 20, 2024
A number of tweets containing this video proof have already been removed by X for supposed Copyright infringements, even though I believe this is fair use. So I am uploading it here in case the above tweet meets the same fate:
“Leily” is most likely reporter Leily Nikounazar, and “Emma” is most likely reporter Emma Bubola.
According to an X user called Mooniter who is also anti the Iranian regime, this isn’t the first instance of Fassihi urging reporters and journalists to boycott Alinejad. He also alleges that she has falsely reported that the Morality Police were being abolished during the Women, Life, Freedom movement in Iran (they continue to arrest and torture women in Iran), and had previously implied that she supports arresting Toomaj Saleh, the Iranian hip hop artist mainly known for his protest songs against the regime.
It is clear that many believe Fassihi has been whitewashing the crimes of the Iranian regime, and this only strengthens this idea.
As for their bias, this is the second blatant evidence of it we have seen the last few days.
