1. What type of bias does Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad highlight in her Washington Post commentary?

2. Maybe it is too difficult for  journalists from CNN, NY Times, Reuters, ABC, NBC, CBS, et al to interview Iranians so they instead take the word of the Iranian media, which is controlled by the Iranian government.  Why do you think there are widespread reports of the great mourning over the death of Soleimani across Iran - and no reports on the differing account by Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad - that many Iranians are happy over his death? And that he was responsible for the deaths of thousands of Iranians who peacefully protested for change?

3. What do you think of the following points made by Ms. Alinejad?

• On the huge crowds across Iran mourning the death of Soleimani: Don’t take what you’re seeing at face value.
• This past November, thousands of Iranians took to the streets across the country to protest against the regime… - more than 1,500 people were killed by security forces, including units of Soleimani’s Revolutionary Guard, and at least 7,000 have been arrested….The protesters had harsh words for Soleimani and his foreign adventures, chanting against Iran’s involvement in Syria and its support of Hezbollah.
• But what to make of the crowds of flag-waving mourners streaming across TV screens? Without doubt, Soleimani had support among hard-liners and regime loyalists. The regime is not taking any chances, though. In the city of Ahvaz, where large numbers of people turned out to mourn Soleimani, the government has forced students and officials to attend.
• The media in the Islamic Republic is heavily controlled. Public gatherings are allowed only if they are pro-regime. Critics are jailed or shot. (Even I, living outside the country, have received a death threat on Iranian national TV for my coverage of Soleimani’s killing.) So it’s not hard to use all the tools and resources of the state to stage a funeral procession.
• These families of those killed are not mourning Soleimani.