The U.S. Press and Iran: Foreign Policy and the Journalism of DeferenceUniversity of California Press, 2023 M04 28 - 300 pages No one seriously interested in the character of public knowledge and the quality of debate over American alliances can afford to ignore the complex link between press and policy and the ways in which mainstream journalism in the U.S. portrays a Third World ally. The case of Iran offers a particularly rich view of these dynamics and suggests that the press is far from fulfilling the watchdog role assigned it in democratic theory and popular imagination. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988. No one seriously interested in the character of public knowledge and the quality of debate over American alliances can afford to ignore the complex link between press and policy and the ways in which mainstream journalism in the U.S. portrays a Third Worl |
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... Iran from 1951 to 1978. During the quarter of a century spanned by our study the United States developed unprecedented bonds with Iran . Indeed , even though deep mutual estrangement followed the 1979 hostage crisis , most analysts ...
... Iran from 1951 to 1978. During the quarter of a century spanned by our study the United States developed unprecedented bonds with Iran . Indeed , even though deep mutual estrangement followed the 1979 hostage crisis , most analysts ...
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... Iran ? Some observers , of course , may argue that what was reasonably knowable in Iran under the shah was not very much , given the closed nature of the society . Now that the shah's empire has collapsed in a heap , the prerevolution ...
... Iran ? Some observers , of course , may argue that what was reasonably knowable in Iran under the shah was not very much , given the closed nature of the society . Now that the shah's empire has collapsed in a heap , the prerevolution ...
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... Iran an economic and military power . Khomeini's contribution so far has been largely destructive.4 A similar appraisal in Business Week in February 1979 argued , " It is not hard to posit a ' worst possible ' scenario should Khomeini ...
... Iran an economic and military power . Khomeini's contribution so far has been largely destructive.4 A similar appraisal in Business Week in February 1979 argued , " It is not hard to posit a ' worst possible ' scenario should Khomeini ...
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... Iran from 1951 to 1978 in the New York Times , more than 1,600 items in all . We used the Times as the foun- dation for our study for several reasons , some of which have theoret- ical significance , and others , practical . For those ...
... Iran from 1951 to 1978 in the New York Times , more than 1,600 items in all . We used the Times as the foun- dation for our study for several reasons , some of which have theoret- ical significance , and others , practical . For those ...
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... Iran since 1951. A learned examination of Iran's history , economic devel- opment , and religious orientation would be a much different kind of scholarly undertaking . Yet we do include some historical background on Iran and its ...
... Iran since 1951. A learned examination of Iran's history , economic devel- opment , and religious orientation would be a much different kind of scholarly undertaking . Yet we do include some historical background on Iran and its ...
Contents
19511953 | 31 |
19541962 | 63 |
19631973 | 82 |
19631973 | 116 |
19731977 | 131 |
West Meets | 152 |
Journalism as Capitalism | 183 |
The Journalism of Deference | 201 |
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