At this Fit for the Future session on user-generated content, BBC Persian TV presenter, Pooneh Ghoddoosi, discussed why UGC is such a valuable journalism tool when reporting on an area such as Iran, where the BBC has limited access.
This video, which contains some disturbing footage, is of an alleged attack by Iranian security forces and plain-clothed basijis on a university dormitory. The video was sent to BBC Persian TV, by a member of the security forces eight months after the incident. The film underwent extensive analysis by Persian TV and the UGC hub at TV Centre before it was broadcast, to make sure it was genuine.
Click here for another example of UGC footage on Persian TV.
