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Iran's Not-So-Shocking Exposé of American Frat Boys
By artappraiser on Sat, 08/10/2013 - 5:09pm |By Park Mac Dougald, Passport @ ForeignPolicy.com, August 8, 2013
[....] Enter PressTV. The state-owned Iranian broadcaster's English-language programming has previously been criticized for alleged Holocaust denial and conspiracy-theorizing. And while it claims to be merely "heeding the often neglected voices and perspectives of a great portion of the world," the finished product often bears a strong resemblance to Iranian propaganda. Nevertheless, reporters must report, and so, following its stated vision of "embracing and building bridges of cultural understanding," PressTV dispatched an intrepid team of filmmakers to document the hedonism of America's youth. The result is the documentary Behind the Campus Walls.
The documentary begins with pleasant shots of San Francisco, where, deep within the rows of quaint townhouses, we meet Yaou [....]
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http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/08/08/iran_presstv_documentary_us_colleges_frats_alcohol
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