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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... premier power made them more aware of the foreign scene . . . . Burdened with the defense of the " free world , " touched in countless ways by the rise of a " military - industrial complex , " charged with securing U.S. interests abroad ...
... premier power made them more aware of the foreign scene . . . . Burdened with the defense of the " free world , " touched in countless ways by the rise of a " military - industrial complex , " charged with securing U.S. interests abroad ...
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... 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 and the court . At the ...
... 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 and the court . At the ...
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... premier soon after . A close examination of American press coverage for the period from 1951 to 1953 suggests that there were several distinct phases in press treatment of the postwar oil crisis . Each phase had an accom- panying ...
... premier soon after . A close examination of American press coverage for the period from 1951 to 1953 suggests that there were several distinct phases in press treatment of the postwar oil crisis . Each phase had an accom- panying ...
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... Premier Mohammed Mossadegh's remarkable 90 - to - 0 vote of confidence in the Majlis ... last Sunday was not achieved without assistance from his stealthy , ever - present partner - incipient terrorism . ” 4 The press for the most part ...
... Premier Mohammed Mossadegh's remarkable 90 - to - 0 vote of confidence in the Majlis ... last Sunday was not achieved without assistance from his stealthy , ever - present partner - incipient terrorism . ” 4 The press for the most part ...
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... Premier Mohammed Mossadegh did not faint once . He shed no tears . He acted as a normal human being . " There was no attempt by the press to place his " antics , " including bouts of weeping , press conferences conducted while he was ...
... Premier Mohammed Mossadegh did not faint once . He shed no tears . He acted as a normal human being . " There was no attempt by the press to place his " antics , " including bouts of weeping , press conferences conducted while he was ...
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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