Comments on: @PersianKiwi Liveblogs Moussavi

By: persian kiwi

persian kiwi — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:12:47 +0000

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By: jigsawnovich

jigsawnovich — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:49:47 +0000

Gee, why didn't Pitney publish the name of his source? Could it be that your publishing the name of a source in Iran stupidly endangers that source–especially when the Iranian intelligence is doing all they can to track and arrest anyone who talks to Western media? How stupid can you be?

By: Basia

Basia — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:58:57 +0000

Also, since apparently nobody has thought of this in the 5 days since I asked for the piece to be removed, I have contacted the editor to make the same request.

By: Basia

Basia — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:54:40 +0000

Gee thanks van_proog

I wasn't sent from anywhere, and I asked that the entire thing be removed. Were that the case, my post would also be gone, and yours would be likewise irrelevant. Since the entire article has NOT been removed, my use of the name means nothing. Spencer Ackerman did the damage, not I. Feel important now, Hon?

By: A tweeter

A tweeter — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:39:19 +0000

Please remove the Twitter's username. It is endangering him. Use “a source from Iran” or just “from Iran.”

By: van_proog

van_proog — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:32:02 +0000

“But whatever” ?? What kind of journalistic deduction is that? Listen to these people. Anyone in the loop on the tweeting of the Iranian protests understands that putting out the names of these real people, REAL PEOPLE, on the streets, guns pointed at them, is incredibly dangerous and stupid! Please, change that part of both your article and the comment below (from Basia) that lists the name of the tweeter (apparently those of us being sent from Twitter to chastise you are also susceptible to complete idiocy).

By: MikeO

MikeO — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:45:16 +0000

Not sure why Nico doesn't cite the source directly? To not get the source killed! The Iranian government is actively trying to locate and stop anyone broadcasting this type of info. Iranians on Twitter have repeatedly requested that everyone NOT identify them directly. So take Nico's lead and keep the names of Tweeters out of your articles. You really could get someone killed. No joke.

By: Kellen

Kellen — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:36:21 +0000

He doesn't link to that twitter user specifically because it would endanger him/her. If you had paid attention at all to the events of #iranelection, you would realize that reposting Iranian users' Twitter names helps nothing and hurts everything.

Please remove that user's name from your post and replace it with, “a reliable source in Iran” or “RT from Iran.”

By: Basia

Basia — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:15:58 +0000

Pitney does not cite @persiankiwi because it risks her being traced, having her equipment destroyed, and worse. Twitterers do not cite sources when RTing an Iranian source. They say “RT from Iran”. We have been asked to set our locations to Tehran in order to help mask those who are trying to keep the flow of info going. By “outing” such a source, you place that source in danger. Please consider removing your piece.