Twitter Out of Iran: #CNNFail

From Change_for_Iran on Twitter:

... in this photo: our beloved ex president Khatam arrested; I really hope this is fake ...

See also, the Mousavi photostream at Flickr, care of The Lede.

The rise of alternative media, amid the collapse of much mainstream reporting, is shaping events on the ground. See, Daniel Terdiman / Webware.com, "‘#CNNFail’: Twitterverse slams network's Iran absence." Also, "'Traditional media have completely failed us' (Iranians turn to brave citizen journalists)," and "#CNNfail: Twitter Blasts CNN Over Iran Election‎."

This shot from Getty Images, "The Protest Turns Bloody":

More at Memeorandum.

The Los Angeles Times has actually had decent coverage. See, Ramin Mostaghim and Borzou Daragahi, "Iran election anger boils; Ahmadinejad defends results."

Also ...

* Betsy Newmark, "What Should We Do About a Rigged Election?"

* Gateway Pundit, "President Ahmadinejad Wears the Opposition's Colors at Acceptance Speech," and "Regime Unleashed - Gunshots & Beatings in Tehran (Video)."

* Gay Patriot, "Obama Administration: Where Reality Doesn’t Get in the Way of Foreign Policy."

* Hot Air, "At the brink: Ahmadinejad Refuses to Guarantee Mousavi’s Safety."

* Jihad Watch, "Obama Will Keep Trying to Appease Iran Despite Rigged Election."

* National Iranian American Council, "Election Uunrest, Day Two."

* Dan Riehl, "#CNNFail."

* Outside the Beltway, "Reality on Iran from Flynt Leverett."

* TigerHawk, "Is it 1956 or 1989 in Iran?"

* Yid With Lid, "Pictures and Latest News From Today's Iranian Protests."

Also, the left reacts, Think Progress, "The Right Wing Claims Ahmadinejad’s Reelection Was A Fraud, But Obama’s Responsible For It Anyway," and Newshoggers, "Still Confused About The Iranian Election."