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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... argument . Julie Kniseley and Thea Wares provided research assistance at a critical moment in the writing of the book . Their contribution was indispensable . Fergel Ringrose and John Hoffman also helped in this regard . Our editor ...
... argument . Julie Kniseley and Thea Wares provided research assistance at a critical moment in the writing of the book . Their contribution was indispensable . Fergel Ringrose and John Hoffman also helped in this regard . Our editor ...
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... argue that the case of Iran offers compelling new evidence for the contention that the press , far from fulfilling the watchdog role as- signed it in democratic theory or popular imagination , is deferential rather than adversative in ...
... argue that the case of Iran offers compelling new evidence for the contention that the press , far from fulfilling the watchdog role as- signed it in democratic theory or popular imagination , is deferential rather than adversative in ...
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... argue that what was reasonably knowable in Iran under the shah was not very much , given the closed nature of the society . Now that the shah's empire has collapsed in a heap , the prerevolution weaknesses in the regime are easy to see ...
... argue that what was reasonably knowable in Iran under the shah was not very much , given the closed nature of the society . Now that the shah's empire has collapsed in a heap , the prerevolution weaknesses in the regime are easy to see ...
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... argued , " It is not hard to posit a ' worst possible ' scenario should Khomeini take over . Khomeini's obscurantist religious pronouncements , his anti- Americanism ... all portend the kind of chaos that underground Communist movements ...
... argued , " It is not hard to posit a ' worst possible ' scenario should Khomeini take over . Khomeini's obscurantist religious pronouncements , his anti- Americanism ... all portend the kind of chaos that underground Communist movements ...
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... argue that we have avoided all pitfalls . Our effort is intended to produce a tenable and open explanation of the relevant issues through textual analysis . This book should not be considered a comprehensive study of Iran since 1951. A ...
... argue that we have avoided all pitfalls . Our effort is intended to produce a tenable and open explanation of the relevant issues through textual analysis . This book should not be considered a comprehensive study of Iran since 1951. A ...
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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