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. |
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... Mosaddeq and the U.S. Press : 1951-1953 , 31 3 4 The Consolidation of Power : 1954-1962 , 63 Modernization , Myth , and Media : 1963-1973 , 82 5 Further Illusions : 1963-1973 , 116 6 The New Persian Empire : 1973-1977 , 131 7 The Press ...
... Mosaddeq and the U.S. Press : 1951-1953 , 31 3 4 The Consolidation of Power : 1954-1962 , 63 Modernization , Myth , and Media : 1963-1973 , 82 5 Further Illusions : 1963-1973 , 116 6 The New Persian Empire : 1973-1977 , 131 7 The Press ...
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... subjected to sustained criticisms of any sort in the U.S. media . The fifth period covers the year of revolution , 1978 . 2 Mosaddeq and the U.S. Press : 1951-1953 Before World 309 IRAN , THE PRESS , AND FOREIGN POLICY.
... subjected to sustained criticisms of any sort in the U.S. media . The fifth period covers the year of revolution , 1978 . 2 Mosaddeq and the U.S. Press : 1951-1953 Before World 309 IRAN , THE PRESS , AND FOREIGN POLICY.
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... Mosaddeq and the U.S. Press : 1951-1953 Before World War II , the influence of great powers in the internal affairs ... Mosaddeq . The National Front's unifying ob- 2: Mosaddeq and the U.S. Press: 1951-1953.
... Mosaddeq and the U.S. Press : 1951-1953 Before World War II , the influence of great powers in the internal affairs ... Mosaddeq . The National Front's unifying ob- 2: Mosaddeq and the U.S. Press: 1951-1953.
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... Mosaddeq . The National Front's unifying ob- jective was to nationalize the Anglo - Iranian Oil Company and to end British interference in the internal affairs of the country . During the war the Iranian army had been aided by United ...
... Mosaddeq . The National Front's unifying ob- jective was to nationalize the Anglo - Iranian Oil Company and to end British interference in the internal affairs of the country . During the war the Iranian army had been aided by United ...
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... Mosaddeq actually became premier , and the holding of free parliamentary elections throughout the country . The efforts to bring about economic and political reforms were destined to create confrontations between Mosaddeq's government ...
... Mosaddeq actually became premier , and the holding of free parliamentary elections throughout the country . The efforts to bring about economic and political reforms were destined to create confrontations between Mosaddeq's government ...
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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