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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... affairs , few have concentrated on the role of the press in the foreign policy process , and we know of no study such as ours that examines how the press covered a client state over so long a period of time . Moreover , in our view ...
... affairs , few have concentrated on the role of the press in the foreign policy process , and we know of no study such as ours that examines how the press covered a client state over so long a period of time . Moreover , in our view ...
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... affairs than do the print media . 10 There is in the reporting of foreign affairs , we believe , a kind of " trickle - down " journalism at work , with the prestige print media , for the most part , providing the trickle . All the ...
... affairs than do the print media . 10 There is in the reporting of foreign affairs , we believe , a kind of " trickle - down " journalism at work , with the prestige print media , for the most part , providing the trickle . All the ...
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... affairs story of our time . Our standard for judging the media's performance in Iran is based on a comparison of what the press said was going on with what was reasonably knowable at the time . We believe that this standard is a fair ...
... affairs story of our time . Our standard for judging the media's performance in Iran is based on a comparison of what the press said was going on with what was reasonably knowable at the time . We believe that this standard is a fair ...
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... affairs , and generally to accept the state's judgment in the latter but not the former . The arguments most often heard in mitigation against close study of foreign policy , the media , and public opinion are cloaked in the language of ...
... affairs , and generally to accept the state's judgment in the latter but not the former . The arguments most often heard in mitigation against close study of foreign policy , the media , and public opinion are cloaked in the language of ...
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... affairs can be left only to experts . According to Lippmann , " The function of news is to signalize an event , the function of truth is to bring to light the hidden facts . " 3 The press , Lippmann wrote , plays at best a limited role ...
... affairs can be left only to experts . According to Lippmann , " The function of news is to signalize an event , the function of truth is to bring to light the hidden facts . " 3 The press , Lippmann wrote , plays at best a limited role ...
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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