… and I normally really like CNN.

The New York Times today reported on CNN’s lacking coverage of the post-election riots in Tehran (which I blogged about yesterday, too).

Apparently thousands of Twitter users, along with the social networking blog Mashable, quite vocally criticized CNN for inadequately covering the story.

From the NYT article:

It was a departure for CNN, known for its breaking news coverage, including its celebrated reporting during the Tiananmen Square crackdown 20 years ago. But the Tehran protests were not covered with rolling live coverage for hours at a time.

Untold thousands used the label “CNNfail” on Twitter to vent their frustrations. Steve LaBate, an Atlanta resident, said on Twitter, “Why aren’t you covering this with everything you’ve got?” About the same time, CNN was showing a repeat of Larry King’s interview of the stars of the “American Chopper” show. For a time, new criticisms were being added on Twitter at least once a second.

Discovered via Library Stuff.