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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... believe that Iran will continue to have enormous strategic significance for American foreign policy . As Amos Perlmutter , editor of the Journal of Strategic Studies , has ob- served , " Iran , whether its ruler is the Shah or Khomeini ...
... believe that Iran will continue to have enormous strategic significance for American foreign policy . As Amos Perlmutter , editor of the Journal of Strategic Studies , has ob- served , " Iran , whether its ruler is the Shah or Khomeini ...
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... believe the link between press and policy is enormously complex and subtle . We certainly do not mean to suggest that there is a simple cause - and- effect relationship . But if the press does not make foreign or defense policy , in ...
... believe the link between press and policy is enormously complex and subtle . We certainly do not mean to suggest that there is a simple cause - and- effect relationship . But if the press does not make foreign or defense policy , in ...
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... believe it has the potential to make a significant contribution to the formulation of a rational for- eign policy . Our standard for criticism of the media throughout is relatively simple : Did the press report what was reasonably ...
... believe it has the potential to make a significant contribution to the formulation of a rational for- eign policy . Our standard for criticism of the media throughout is relatively simple : Did the press report what was reasonably ...
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... believe , a kind of " trickle - down " journalism at work , with the prestige print media , for the most part , providing the trickle . All the available evidence convinces us that in the area of foreign coverage , television news ( and ...
... believe , a kind of " trickle - down " journalism at work , with the prestige print media , for the most part , providing the trickle . All the available evidence convinces us that in the area of foreign coverage , television news ( and ...
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... believe that these frames are susceptible to textual analysis in much the same manner as literary texts . Throughout the book we have tried to use examples that are rep- resentative of press performance rather than atypical , and we ...
... believe that these frames are susceptible to textual analysis in much the same manner as literary texts . Throughout the book we have tried to use examples that are rep- resentative of press performance rather than atypical , and we ...
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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