Press TV, based in Tehran, is an English language website and associated satellite television news channel funded and closely managed by the Iranian government.

Availability and viewership

Press TV is available at two websites, www.presstv.ir and www.presstv.com. It is also possible to watch Press TV on televisions equipped with a satellite dish capable of tuning into the proper frequency (see listing at the right side of this page). The channel, which was created for the purpose of providing a counterweight to Western media in English, has achieved some success in having video images picked up by mainstream English-language media organizations such as CNN, particularly in the aftermath of the 2009 Presidential election, when foreign media organizations were blocked from reporting in the streets of Iran.^[3]

The Press TV website contains archive video of many programs that have run on the broadcast channel.

The channel has never provided any reliable information on viewership, but CEO Mohammed Sarafraz claimed in May 2009 that "the number of Press TV's viewers is increasing on a daily basis and the channel is being broadcast on German, British and Middle-Eastern cable televisions."^[4]

Coverage

The stated mission of Press TV is to offer alternative views, especially on Middle Eastern affairs, to the kinds of coverage exemplified by BBC World, CNN International and Al Jazeera English.^[5][6] Mohammad Sarafraz, Deputy Head of IRIB and head of the channel, said in a June 2007 press conference that, "Since September 11, Western bias has divided the media into two camps: those that favor their policies make up one group and the rest of the media are attached to radical Islamic groups like al-Qaida."^[7]

Press TV has proclaimed its intention to cover world news differently from the Anglophone channels BBC World News, and CNN International by focusing on "difficult issues in the Middle East such as the United States’ occupation of neighbouring Iraq and the Shiite question."^[8] By launching an English-language television channel to promote an Iran-centric view of the world, the Iranian government hoped “to address a global audience exposed to misinformation and mudslinging as regards the Islamic Republic of Iran.”^[9]

Press TV devotes considerable space on its website and time on air to strident criticism of Israel, and the station has become notorious for its vigorous promotion of Holocaust denial. On the subject of International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27), Press TV noted, "On this anniversary, we all need to mull over the faking of history and the Greatest Lie Ever Told."^[10]

At the beginning of July 2007, President Ahmadinejad delivered a speech on the occasion of the inauguration of Press TV’s broadcast operations. In that speech, he said, "Disseminating correct and timely news, and presenting correct analyses and disclosing behind scene of the mankind's enemies propaganda networks are among new TV's basic duty." Ahmadinejad added that “the message of media is the same as that of the prophets,” and insisted that "our media should be fully free from all vices that have polluted the world."^[11]

Press TV seeks to compete, inter alia, with Al Jazeera English and other English-language state broadcasters such as France 24 and Russia Today.^[12] However, its news coverage has been compared with that of organs such as Kim Jong-Il's Korean Central News Agency, and Cuba's Prensa Latina, both of which prominently and uncritically feature the opinions and words of state leaders.^[13] While Press TV has been praised by some for airing programs about under-reported stories in Africa, Afghanistan and other places around the world,^{[14] [15]} the station has come under heavy criticism for giving a platform to holocaust deniers, conspiracy theorists and radical political activists.^{[16] [17]}

Press TV offers round-the-clock news bulletins every half-hour, a series of repeating commentary programmes and roundtable panel discussions, as well as documentary-style political films. In May 2009, Press TV reported an announcement by CEO Mohammed Sarafraz that Press TV would “provide viewers with more newscasts while cutting down on its news analysis programs.” ^[18]

State Funding and Management

Press TV is funded by the Iranian government.^[19] The annual budget of Press TV is 250 billion Rials (more than 25 million US dollars).^[20]

Press TV is managed and controlled by the Iranian government. Although there have been attempts to establish private, independent media outlets in Iran, notably by former Iranian Presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi, the 1979 Constitution of the Islamic Republic mandates that "all broadcasting must exclusively be government operated."^[21]

On October 7, 2009, Press TV reported that the Etemad Mobin constorium, a "quasi-governmental agency" linked to the Revolutionary Guards, purchased a controlling interest for $7.9 billion in the Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI), giving the Guard monopoly control over the country's entire communications network.^{[22] [23]}

Getting control of the country's telecommunications facilities has long been a priority of the IRGC. On September 27, the Tehran Times reported comments by Revolutionary Guard Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali, who claimed that during the June election campaign, "there were reports of disruptive signals that overlapped with IRIB’s signals, which were part of the enemies’ attempts to prevent election coverage on state TV."^[24] Press TV reported that the only private company participating in the telecommunications auction was disqualified just a few hours prior to the opening of bids for "security reasons."

Press TV has been operated as a division of IRIB, and IRIB Deputy Head Mohammad Sarafraz is Press TV's CEO. According to Iranian journalist Khosro Ekhtiari, a former Press TV employee, Mr. Sarafraz was "hand-picked by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, whose office funds and controls IRIB."^[25]

One of the chief editors of the Press TV website from the beginning of Press TV's news department was Hassan Abdulrahman, also know as Dawud Salahuddin, born David Theodore Belfield, an FBI fugitive wanted for the murder of Ali Akbar Tabatabai a diplomat of the pre-revolutionary government of Iran.^{[26] [27] [28]}

Press TV runs news bulletins every half-hour. The format calls for an Iranian government spokesman, pro-Iran commentator, or other properly vetted newsmaker/expert to answer questions from the presenter about the main news topic or an alleged event.

Controversy

Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post,^[29] together with outlets such as Searchlight Magazine,^[30] have criticized Press TV for publishing, on its official website, an editorial The Walls of Auschwitz; A Review of the Chemical Studies by Nicholas Kollerstrom, PhD. claiming that the Auschwitz gas chambers were used for "benign" purposes only, authored by the British science historian, Holocaust denier and conspiracy theorist Nicholas Kollerstrom.

Mark Levine says that he was promised editorial control of his show, "The American Dream." However, in September 2007, when Levine decided to broadcast a show on Ahmadinejad's UN visit that included noted Persian scholars who had expressed criticism of Ahmadinejad, he alleges that he was blocked from doing the program at the last minute: "One hour before the show was scheduled to air live, the show was cancelled with no explanation given. I was later told that Press TV would not allow me to discuss the topic." Shortly after that, Levine was fired from his job.^[31] Levine alleged that anti-Semitism also may have played a role in his firing: "I also believed my being Jewish may have played a role in the firing, given the shock, surprise, and horror manifested by the producer who hired me when she discovered my religious faith."^[32]

In 2007, the conservative Canadian weekly Maclean's, while noting that "most of Press TV's news reports are factually accurate," alleged that Press TV also publishes "intentional errors," citing a story on the Press TV website that contained the claim, based on "no evidence," that the Lebanese government is trying to convert the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp into an American military base. "^[33]

Press TV has often been caught reporting Internet jokes, satirical essays and photoshopped pictures as if they were real news. In one famous case, Press TV reported that demonstrators in Iran marched through the streets of Tehran carrying signs (in English!) saying "I Love Jews," citing this as evidence that there is no anti-Semitism in Iran. "The People's Cube" website, source of this spoof that Press TV reported as news, had this explanation for why Press TV believed such an obvious prank: "You have been lying for so long that you lost the ability to distinguish between truth and fiction."^{[34] [35]}

On July 7, 2009, Press TV reported its license was revoked in Jordan, meaning it could no longer operate in the country.^[36]

In August 2009, Ofcom, the British broadcasting regulator, judged that certain shows on Press TV had broken its broadcasting code on impartiality in their coverage of the Gaza War.^[37]

Nick Ferrari, a leading British radio presenter, quit his show on Press TV on 30 June 2009, following the response of the country's authorities to protests over the disputed Iranian presidential election. Ferrari told The Times that Press TV’s news coverage had been “reasonably fair” until the election — but not any longer.^[38]

In July 2009, Dominic Lawson, a columnist for the Sunday Times of London, criticized Press TV for broadcasting the "confession" of an Canadian-Iranian journalist "without a scintilla of skepticism." He also criticized British journalists and politicians for appearing on Press TV and for giving a forum to Holocaust deniers. Lawson said they are "being paid to lend credibility to the propaganda arm of a regime that subjects its own journalists to the most brutal 'political interference.'"^[39]

Press TV has been accused of reporting false information with the intention of helping the Iranian government avoid responsibility for the rape, torture and murder of Zahra Kazemi, a photojournalist of Iranian descent who had been given political asylum in Canada, and who died while under Iranian custody in 2003.^[40] This incident had led Canada to break diplomatic relations with Iran. On August 26, 2009, Press TV quoted Iranian government officials saying that Ms. Kazemi had died "after falling and hitting her head."^[41] Dr. Shahram Azam, who examined Ms. Kazemi in prison, and whose statement was corraborated by others, claimed that Ms. Kazemi had been brutally raped and likely whipped before she was beaten nearly to death, probably within an hour of her arrest. "Her entire body carried strange marks of violence," Dr. A’zam said. "She had a big bruise on the right side of her forehead stretching down to the ear. The ear drum was intact, but the membrane in one of her ears had recently burst, and a loose blood vessel could be seen. Behind the head, on the left-hand side, was a big, loose swelling. Three deep scratches behind her neck looked like the result of nails digging into the flesh. The right shoulder was bruised, and on the left hand two fingers were broken. Three fingers had broken nails or no nails."^[42]

In August 2009, Tariq Ramadan, host of "Islam and Life" on Press TV, was recently terminated from his position as a guest lecturer at Erasmus University Rotterdam, after the university’s board decided that his “indirect relationship with a repressive regime” was unacceptable. Ramadan, who also holds a position at the University of Oxford, is considering legal action against the university.^[43]

In September 2009, it was revealed that Hassan Abdulrahman, an editor of Press TV, is a fugitive wanted in the United States. He is wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for shooting dead Ali Akbar Tabatabai, a former press attache at the Iranian embassy in Washington. The Times of London said Abdulrahman admitted killing Tabatabai, but said that he left as chief online editor in July 2009 after the election. The Times quoted Abdulrahman as saying, “No, I don’t think Press TV is about [real journalism]. By its nature, state journalism is not journalism. They have some programmes on there that might be, but generally it’s not.”^{[44] [45]}

On September 9, 2009, British journalist Ed West wrote in a blog on The Telegraph that guests who appear on Press TV news updates or discussion programs are typically promised an honorarium in exchange for coming to offer their opinions, and there has been some controversy about whether it is proper for journalists and others to take money from the Iranian regime, particularly in the aftermath of the 2009 election. West called for a boycott of Press TV, claiming that "Press TV normalises one of the most vile governments on earth."^[46]

Rania Masri, who was featured together with Paul Craig Roberts (who has written of the "scientific impossibility" of the official explanation for the events on 9/11)^[47] and Danny Schechter on a Press TV show commemorating the eighth anniversary of 9/11, commented on her blog, “Danny Schechter is right: even such a limited conversation, as was had on Press TV, cannot be heard on mainstream/corporate US press. … Would it be heard on Press TV if Iran had a different relationship with the US government?”^[48]

In a September 15, 2009 article entitled "Incendiary Press Reporting," Morroccan journalist Hassan Masiky criticized Press TV for trafficking in "fiction and fantasy" by circulating a suspect story about "an alleged Jewish gang trading in “body parts” and abduction of Algerian children towards Morocco."^[49]

On September 30, 2009, Jon Lee Anderson published in The New Yorker an article exploring David Belfield/Hassan Abdulrahman's (longtime editor of Press TV's website) discontent with the Iranian government under the Khamenei regime: "The mullahs have industrialized the religion and turned it into a money-making venture, and they are the main beneficiaries." Abdulrahman goes on to say, however, to point out one positive aspect: "I don’t personally like Ali Khamenei, but I appreciate his anti-Americanism."^[50]

On October 9, 2009, Press TV reported that an IRGC-linked agency purchased a controlling stake in Iran's telecommunications monopoly. Iranian journalist Mohammad Nourizad warned that this control could be used to track down regime opponents: "It means control over the country's entire telecommunications system, including landline telephones, mobiles, text messages, the internet and any other stuff linked to telecommunications. After that, it's a piece of cake … to trace people."^[51]

Personnel

Khosro Ekhtiari, a former Press TV employee, wrote that most of Press TV's staff members in Tehran are "native Iranians who majored in English, the top-tier are Iranian-hyphenates raised abroad and foreign nationals. Many are under 30 and few had prior experience in TV or journalism before signing on." Khosro goes on to claim that the station is managed by "veteran IRIB producers," and some members of well-connected families such as the Tahami family, three of whose members (including Newsroom Director Saeed Tahami)^[52] work at the station.^[53]

Amir Arfa hosts a Press TV media criticism show called "Fine Print," which was recently cut back from three times to twice a week. Arfa's show used to feature live debates among guests appearing by satellite, a format that has fallen out of favor with the station's management.^[54] Afra admitted that his guest roster is skewed, but blamed this on the reluctance of media organizations to allow their reporters to appear on Press TV, even when the reporters themselves are willing. "If the lineup of guests seems lop-sided, its not our fault," Afra said in an interview published by independent journalist Renee Feltz. "We try hard to have a balanced show, but the mainstream media shuts you out."^[55]

Press TV CEO Mohammad Sarafraz announced^[56] at the broadcast channel's launch press conference that Press TV intended to have correspondents in London, New York, Washington, Beirut, Damascus, Beijing, Moscow and several other European capitals, as well as four correspondents covering the Israel-Palestine conflict from Gaza, Ramallah and Jerusalem. Sarafraz went on to claim that most of Press TV's foreign-based staff and free-lance correspondents were non-Iranians, and included many Britons as well as some Americans. Mr Sarafraz said training had been provided by "a BBC employee."^{[56] [57]}

Roshan Muhammed Salih is Press TV's London news editor and chief correspondent.^[58] Other London correspondents who have appeared on Press TV include Fareena Alam and Hassan Ghani. Matthew Richardson, Press TV's Legal Advisor and spokesman in London,^[59] has attracted attention for his appearances on other television outlets to defend Press TV's coverage of contentious matters such as the Iranian election protests.^[60]

Michael Mazzocco reports for Press TV from the United Nations.^[61] Other reporters working with Mazzocco in New York include Ataf Konja and Julie Walker. Colin Campbell, Rhonda Pence, Jihan Hafiz, Erin Connors, Mike Kellerman, and Ernie Cruise have filed reports from Washington, DC.^{[62] [63]} Shireen Yassin has reported from "Al-Qods" (known as Jerusalem outside of Press TV). Other recent correspondent reports were filed by Preethi Nallu from Copenhagen; Mohammed Abd Elmonem from Cairo; Christine Legault from Rome and Roxane Assaf from Chicago.^[64]

Press TV's Canadian correspondent is Zahra Jamal, who is based in Vancouver.^[65] Press TV has other correspondents across East and South-East Asia including Shahana Butt, who reports from Indian Administered Kashmir. ^[66]

Correspondents who have appeared on Press TV in the past include Fayez Khurshid, who alleged on Press TV in October 2007 that he was detained, tortured and threatened by American forces in Kabul.^[67] Amanda Lindhout, a Canadian free-lance reporter who had worked for Press TV as a correspondent in Baghdad, was kidnapped in Somalia on August 23, 2008.

Presenters in London

One of Press TV's presenters is Yvonne Ridley, the former Al Jazeera^[68] and Sunday Express journalist who converted to Islam after being captured by the Taliban in 2001.^[57] Another is George Galloway, a British member of parliament and the head of RESPECT party. Galloway's broadcasts on Press TV have been criticized by British broadcast authority Ofcom for "breaching impartiality rules." In its report, Ofcom cited complaints about Galloway's January 2009 programs on Gaza alleging that Galloway's broadcasts "failed to put both sides of the argument in relation to the situation in Gaza; constituted Iranian propaganda; and that George Galloway in particular did not conduct a balanced discussion on the issue of Gaza."^[69]

Andrew Gilligan is a journalist working for Press TV in London. He is known for his investigative work; particularly a controversial 2003 report about a British government briefing paper on Iraq and weapons of mass destruction (the September Dossier) while working for BBC Radio 4's The Today Programme as its defense and diplomatic correspondent. He felt compelled to resign from the BBC when that report came under fire for reliance on unreliable sources,^[70] but defended his reporting in his departure statement. In a docudrama entitled "The Government Inspector," an actor playing Gilligan was shown altering a key computer file to make the content match his reporting, an allegation he denounced as "demonstrably, even absurdly, false."^[71] More recently, Mr. Gilligan has been criticized for allegedly creating fake online identities to praise and defend his work, a practice known as "sockpuppeting."^[72] He now produces and presents "Forum" on Press TV.

Tariq Ramadan presents a show entitled "Islam & Life" broadcast from the London bureau.

Amina Taylor, who presents Between the Headlines, and Derek Conway MP, who presents Epilogue. Regular contributors include James Whale, the radio presenter who is known for the late night radio show he presented on TalkSport from 1995 until 2008, when he was infamously sacked for calling on his listeners to vote for Boris Johnson in the London mayoral election, thereby violating Ofcom rules on election bias,^[73] and antiwar activist Lauren Booth, sister-in-law of Tony Blair.

Max Keiser, a noted financial journalist, hosts a show entitled "On the Edge" for Press TV.^[74]

Press TV Operations in the United States

Since the United States government currently maintains a set of comprehensive trade and economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran,^[75], Press TV's only official presence in the United States is at the United Nations. In 2007, well-known journalist Frank Ucciardo,^[76] using the "broadcast name" Jonathan Martin, established Press TV's United Nations news bureau. The current Press TV UN bureau chief is Michael Mazzocco.^[77]

Press TV also maintains a presence in the United States through intermediary companies that produce two of its flagship programs. "American Dream," produced in Washington, DC by ATN Television,^{[78] [79]} is a once-a-week broadcast that focuses on the dark underside ("warts and all") of American life. It has been hosted by Mark Levine^[80], who quit the show after alleging editorial interference; Elliott Francis; Ibrahim Hooper (Communications Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations), and Brian Becker (head of A.N.S.W.E.R. and the International Action Center).^{[81] [82]} "Hearts and Minds," a foreign policy discussion show, is produced in New York by "American Press and TV Services."^{[83] [84]} Guests on Wesiman's program included SIPA Dean John Coatsworth, authors John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt,^[85] Columbia University professor Robert Jervis, author Shuja Nawaz, CTEC President Veronika Krasheninnikova, "journalist" Robert Dreyfuss, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs Director David Speedie, NYU professor Patricia DeGennaro, retired Barnard College professor Peter H. Juviler, and analysts from the Council of Foreign Relations.^[86] For several months, the show was presented by Alan Weisman (former producer of the Charlie Rose Show, and author of biographies of retired CBS newsman Dan Rather and neocon defense expert Richard Perle).^[87] Mr. Weisman promoted Press TV as being run "by a group of prominent Iranian reformists, journalists, and intellectuals,"^[88], a view that has fallen out of favor since the Presidential election controversy.^[89] Weisman's final show was broadcast June 10,^[90] just before the election. Hosting duties were then taken over by former "4 Corners" presenter Susan Modaress, who was given her own program, "Autograph." "Hearts and Minds," which was cut down to once a week, and last broadcast an episode at the end of September, is currently hosted by Stephanie Woods. Before the show's suspension (cancellation?), Ms. Woods welcomed former New York Times UN Bureau Chief Warren Hoge; Tina Monshipour Foster, founder of the International Justice Network; Jonathan Horowitz, described as a consultant to the Open Society Institute;Stephan Schlesinger, former director of the World Policy Institute at the New School of Social Research; Michael Cohen, Senior Analyst at the New America Foundation; Columbia University professor Padma Desai; Rahul Chandran of New York University's Center on Global Cooperation and Jeff Laurenti, Senior Fellow at the Century Foundation.^[91]

"Autograph," Susan Modaress' new interview program, has mostly been filmed "on location" in the United States. Modaress has interviewed prominent people such as Noam Chomsky and Zbigniew Brzezinski for "Autograph."^{[92] [93]} Susan has also done general assignment reporting from New York on issues ranging from a cigarette tax increase in New York to a Society of Ethical Culture forum on "Obama and the Imperial Presidency."^{[94] [95]}

News bulletin anchors

Press TV discussion programs, which often included controversial and non-Iranian guests, have been scaled back in favor of "news bulletins" in recent months. Press TV CEO Mohammed Sarafraz explained that "our experience tells us that pictorial reflection of news and the use of images are more effective than discussion and analysis."^[96] News anchors have included: Kaveh Taghvae, Arash Zahedi, Said Pourreza, Hassan Tavakoli, Nargess Moballeghi, Bardia Honardar, Sheena Shirani, Waqar Rizvi, Kaneez Fatima . Also anchoring Sports Int'l news in Tehran are: Junot Castelyn and David Sanati.

History of website and satellite TV launch

The channel's website, directed by American fugitive Hassan Abdulrahman,^[97] launched in late January 2007.^[98] Test satellite transmissions were conducted in late April 2007. The launch date for the channel was July 3, 2007.^[99] On March 18, 2009, Press TV launched a new website with a modified graphical user interface.^[100] The new website was available on an alternative address (www.presstv.ir/new) until March 31, 2009 when the old website was put out of service. On April 5, 2009, Press TV made it possible to view its website in two different versions - the old version (Classic Version) and the ordinary version.

Current programmes

• Africa Today - Analytical weekly review of political, economic and social events in Africa, the world's second largest continent.
• The Agenda - A political commentary show hosted by Yvonne Ridley formerly broadcast on the Islam Channel.^[57]
• American Dream - A political roundtable offering a warts-and-all picture of life in the USA from ghettos to gated communities.
• Autograph - A 25min weekly interview with academics, authors, politicians and dignitaries encompassing a whole range of different topics from cultural to highly political issues hosted by Susan Modaress.^[101]
• CinePolitics - A weekly 25-minute show, hosted by the Emmy-nominated film-maker Russell Michaels. The show examines current cinematic releases, and explores the underlying political and social issues that shape them.
• Comment - A live show from London hosted by George Galloway. A platform to ask the presenter questions or argue with him live on controversial issues.
• East Asia Now - "Piercing questions, challenging experts, backed up by other opinions, statistics, as well as comments and questions from correspondents on East Asian stories."^[102]
• Fine Print - A twice-weekly analysis of on-line mainstream media hosted by Amir Arfa.
• Forum - A debate programme presented by the former BBC journalist Andrew Gilligan, featuring Nick Ferrari and others.
• Iran - A 25-minute weekly show covering topical issues on Iran plus reports and interviews on major cultural events held in the country over the week. The show is hosted by Setareh Ghane.
• Iran Today - a show aired 5 times a week examining various issues about Iran in the presence of a panel of guests. The show was called-out by digital-ed.com^[103] on July 8, 2009, alleging manipulation of an interview through selective editing.
• Islam & Life - A weekly show presented by Tariq Ramadan in London, dealing with the challenges and opportunities facing Muslims, especially in the west.
• Middle East Press - A daily review of regional newspapers, highlighting various views on hottest issues impacting the region, hosted by Nadine Mazloum and Serena Shim in Beirut.
• The Real Deal - A wide-ranging weekly show by George Galloway, the British member of parliament, and head of the Respect party.
• Remember the Children of Palestine - A weekly 1-hour show hosted by Lauren Booth and Amina Taylor covering the issues that concern children living in Palestine, including music, films, photos, poems and artwork made in aid of their remembrance.
• Reporters' File - A weekly reportage-oriented programme, dealing with various Iranian and world stories, from a local correspondent's perspective. The show is produced & hosted by Joobin Zarvan.

Former programmes

• Between the Headlines - A review of the day's headlines hosted by Mark Watts, Lauren Booth, Afshin Rattansi, Amina Taylor and Jan Fossgard, aired live from London.
• Canon - A 25-minute weekly show debating the legal perspective on the social and political issues around the world.
• Energy World - A 25-minute weekly show, dealing with current energy issues together with their political undercurrents, presented by former Russia Today host Amanda Burt.
• Epilogue - A 25-minute weekly programme on literature, featuring interviews with writers and critics, hosted by Derek Conway, Bob Stewart, Hugo de Burgh and James Whale.
• Euro Focus - Presented by Roshan Muhammed Salih and Fareena Alam, offers a weekly round-up of news and features from all over Europe.
• Four Corners - 25 minutes of live daily news commentary panel discussion, hosted by Shahab Mossavat, Joobin Zarvan and Nargess Moballeghi, broadcast from Tehran. The show covers critical news stories from across the globe.
• Hart of the Matter - A show where the veteran broadcast journalist Alan Hart goes searching for the truth of matters by engaging a host of intellectuals, investigative journalists and activists, among others, in conversation.
• Hearts and Minds - 45 Minute Panel Discussion on U.S. Foreign Policy hosted by Stephanie Woods.
• Middle East Today - 25 minutes of daily panel discussion on the region's most news-making events, broadcast live from Tehran, formerly hosted by Chris Gelken and Joobin Zarvan and now presented by Marziyeh Hashemi. The show is also aired on weekends, from Beirut by Mariam Saleh and Marlin Dick and Zeinab Safar.
• Minbar - A weekly Q&A about Islam presented by Ahmad Haneef.
• Off The Cuff - Another audience-driven programme hosted by James Whale and Mike Mendoza. The show focuses on controversial issues where the presenter asks the questions around the theme and the audience express their views.
• Outside the Box - A weekly 25-minute show, accentuating voices usually unheard of in the West.^{[citation needed]} The show is hosted by Tina Richards.
• Women's Voice - A programme made by women for women. The show scrutinizes the status of women in the West and deals with their common issues, challenges and upheavals.
• World Week Watch - Half-hour round-up of world events by Oscar Reyes and Kristiane Backer.

References

External links

• Press TV
• PressTV free streaming
• Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)
• Press TV tackles the media monsters by launching on Sky FullScreen
• PressTV streamed on MuslimCo
• How to watch Press TV for free via Satellite in North America
• Press TV profile on USC Center on Public Diplomacy wikipedia
• The Iranian Press - Iranian RSS News Feed

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