I think this quote refers specifically to one of the Iranian/American journalists who posted just one tweet about snow in Tehran during the nationwide protests in November 2019 (aka "bloody November").

In any case, reports about Iran are a little different from the Kardashian discussion. The goal of reports about Iran is not to gain viewers, but to convey a false (good) image of Iran. At least that's what many Iranians believe. Check out #NYTimesPropaganda on Twitter or this [0].

[0] https://medium.com/@iranfactrecords/open-letter-to-the-new-y...