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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... White House , every president since Roosevelt has behaved as if it did , and has done little to discourage the notion that it ought to . As a result , presidential power and politics now are linked more than ever to foreign policy , and ...
... White House , every president since Roosevelt has behaved as if it did , and has done little to discourage the notion that it ought to . As a result , presidential power and politics now are linked more than ever to foreign policy , and ...
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... White House in the formulation of policy until well after a policy appears to be in serious trouble . Vietnam and the national debate which surrounded the United States ' role is no exception , for popular concern about the war was ...
... White House in the formulation of policy until well after a policy appears to be in serious trouble . Vietnam and the national debate which surrounded the United States ' role is no exception , for popular concern about the war was ...
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... White House , and if the president is portrayed as sure - handed and resolute , all is well and good for the chief executive . If the media come to provide a dramat- ically different version of events abroad , however , or if a ...
... White House , and if the president is portrayed as sure - handed and resolute , all is well and good for the chief executive . If the media come to provide a dramat- ically different version of events abroad , however , or if a ...
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... White House staff . Yet , to the detriment of Carter's hopes for reelection , the anniversary of the hostage - taking fell on election eve . According to Jordan's recollection : All three networks concluded not with stories about the ...
... White House staff . Yet , to the detriment of Carter's hopes for reelection , the anniversary of the hostage - taking fell on election eve . According to Jordan's recollection : All three networks concluded not with stories about the ...
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... White House press " and that those around Carter did not appreciate the " extent to which the Washington press corps had changed in the past decade . " Jordan believes that Watergate and Vietnam " pushed the American media from ...
... White House press " and that those around Carter did not appreciate the " extent to which the Washington press corps had changed in the past decade . " Jordan believes that Watergate and Vietnam " pushed the American media from ...
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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