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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... International and Associated Press . We also sampled the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal , using the same critical - incident method . For 1953 and 1978 , two particularly critical years in contemporary Iranian history , we ...
... International and Associated Press . We also sampled the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal , using the same critical - incident method . For 1953 and 1978 , two particularly critical years in contemporary Iranian history , we ...
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... need for such a treatment . In writing this book , however , we felt it neces- sary to offer a general historical picture for the benefit of those read- ers who come from fields such as international relations or 8 INTRODUCTION.
... need for such a treatment . In writing this book , however , we felt it neces- sary to offer a general historical picture for the benefit of those read- ers who come from fields such as international relations or 8 INTRODUCTION.
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... international relations or journal- ism . Without some historical orientation , our criticism of press performance in Iran would make little sense to those who do not have a specialist's knowledge of the region . Finally , in our own ...
... international relations or journal- ism . Without some historical orientation , our criticism of press performance in Iran would make little sense to those who do not have a specialist's knowledge of the region . Finally , in our own ...
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... international image . Marcos could even claim that the image of Benigno Aquino , the opposition leader who was assassinated in 1983 on his return from exile as a political hero , was wholly a product of Western journalism . Dictators ...
... international image . Marcos could even claim that the image of Benigno Aquino , the opposition leader who was assassinated in 1983 on his return from exile as a political hero , was wholly a product of Western journalism . Dictators ...
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Contents
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The Consolidation of Power 19541962 | 63 |
Modernization Myth and Media 19631973 | 82 |
Further Illusions 19631973 | 116 |
The New Persian Empire 19731977 | 131 |
The Press and the 1978 Revolution West Meets East | 152 |
Journalism as Capitalism | 183 |
The Journalism of Deference | 201 |
Conclusion | 229 |
Notes | 237 |
Index | 265 |
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