How the Iranian election sparked ‘CNNFail’

As the Iranian election aftermath unfolded in Tehran and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets, an unexpected hashtag began to explode through the Twitterverse: “CNNFail.” Why? For most of Saturday, CNN had no stories about the massive protests in Iran. One Twitter member wrote: “Election went bad. Iran went to hell. Media went to bed.”

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