The Image of Neda
My good friend and parter David Henderson was on top of this story from the very beginning. This is a tragedy in Iran that should have never of happened.
From the blog of David Henderson -
Much of the world has kept track of events in Iran following the questionable outcome of elections there on June 12 via Twitter. With severe restrictions by the regime in Iran on media coverage and apathy by the news media in the West, Twitter has served to redefine how many of us view the concept of media in the Internet era.
It is no longer about some editor or TV producer making decisions for us but rather we are sharing information and drawing our own conclusions.
Nothing has been more profound, in my opinion, than watching video of a young woman named Neda Salehi Aghasoltan die on the streets of Tehran yesterday.
She was a student of philosophies at Tehran University. According to reports, she was shot by a police sniper while standing with her university professor, watching protesters.
The video is haunting, especially her last moment alive when she looked at the camera as if to seek our help. At least that was what I saw in her eyes.
The story of Neda is being heard around the world today, carried first – with a few exceptions – not by the sleepy, slow-moving traditional news media but by people, sharing on Twitter and online.
