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PRESS TV is an English-language international television news channel. Press TV is based in Tehran and broadcasts in English on a round-the-clock schedule. With 26 international correspondents and more than 400 staffs around the world, its stated mission is to offer a different and unbiased view of the world events.

History

The channel's website launched in late January 2007.. Test satellite transmissions were conducted in late April 2007. The planned launch date for the channel is July 2, 2007.

Vision

• To break the global media stranglehold of western outlets.
• To bridge cultural divisions pragmatically.
• To highlight the versatility and vitality of political and cultural differences, making up the human condition.

The policy makers of Press TV believe that since the 9/11 attacks, the world's media had divided into two camps: On the one side was the perspective offered by Western media, while the other side (al-Jazeera) was pro-Taleban and pro-al-Qaeda. The stated mission of PRESS TV is to offer a different view, unlike Al-Jazeera and western media (such as BBC and CNN).

References

1. Iran launches English TV channel
2. Iran to launch press TV
3. ISNA (2007-01-24). "IRIB-Iran launches Press TV website". Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 2007-06-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
4. The Associated Press (2007-06-26). "Iran Launches English Satellite Channel". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-06-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
5. Iran launches English TV channel

External links

• Press TV - Official website of PRESS TV.

Template:International news channels

• Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
• 24-hour television news channels