CNN’s special report on Iranian prisons has changed the media landscape.
On November 21, CNN released a special report on the sexual assaults and abuses of Iranian prisoners and detainees. This was accompanied by a special documentary film and interviews with the report’s producer, which were featured on the network’s news sites.
The report includes interviews and conversations with the victims of these assaults, verification of statements, and tracking of protest areas and locations, especially detention centers and prisons. The special and significant coverage given to specific events in Iran and the follow-ups by CNN’s news program creators, following the repeated broadcast of the documentary, marks a notable shift in the coverage of Iranian events in Western media.