The
following is from an article at “Conservative
Review” by Jordan Schachtel:
Regime-friendly NY Times makes big money selling Iran tours
Conflict of interest?
The
recent protests in Iran have raised many red flags and questions as
to whether the Times is reporting the news objectively. As videos
continue to surface on social media, showing masses of people calling
for an end to the regime (and even “death to
the Islamic Republic”), the New York Times has downplayed the
protests as merely economic
disputes. Moreover, the paper’s Tehran-based reporter was
conveniently “on vacation” as the most consequential, anti-regime
protests in years spread through Iran like wildfire.
It
turns out that The New York Times has a special financial
relationship with the Iranian regime, likely unknown to many of its
readers. As one of the few U.S.-based Iran tour providers, The Grey
Lady delivers unprecedented access to the theocratic nation for a
price.
Based
on publicly available data on
the New York Times travel website, Conservative Review has analyzed
that the organization’s “Iran: Tales from Persia” trip, which
is hosted by New York Times journalists and opinion writers, is a
cash cow that has reaped millions of dollars in revenue for the
publication.
The
Times’ travel website lists nine publicly available trips to Iran
in 2018, with an average group size of 20 people. The Iran tour costs
$7,895 per person (based on double occupancy. Single travelers pay an
additional $1,500), plus $425 for internal airfare. The price does
not include international airfare.
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more at “Conservative
Review” by clicking here.
