The December 2003 Bam earthquake caused particular outrage and made clear the necessity for blogging as a news source . While the regime was ill-equipped to deal with the disaster where an estimated 30,000 people lost their lives . The aftermath was tremendous in damages , and a lack of journalists to cover the quake . Blogs , therefore , became a central source of information . For example , Dr. Marajan Haj-Ahmadi 's blog became one of the most read , as she was based in the bordering city of Kerman and was able to report from the area and provide information as to the medical inadequacies . Others included Baba 's blog , an anonymous ex-newspaper journalist who entered the region to provide accurate news reports from the disaster zone . The survivors of the Bam earthquake also began protesting due to lack of governmental support , which went unreported in the official news but the shooting of two individuals at a Friday prayer was reported by bloggers
2003 Bam earthquake
2003 Bam earthquake
Blogging in Iran