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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... course of American foreign relations . And we believe our research and analysis have implications that go far beyond a case study of Iran , for there has been no apparent reduction in American involve- ment abroad in relationships quite ...
... course of American foreign relations . And we believe our research and analysis have implications that go far beyond a case study of Iran , for there has been no apparent reduction in American involve- ment abroad in relationships quite ...
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... course , may 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 ...
... course , may 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 ...
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... course of events be- cause they were much better equipped than their secular counter- parts , both ideologically and rhetorically , to address the grievances of the poor and appeal to their passion in order to sustain momentum . The ...
... course of events be- cause they were much better equipped than their secular counter- parts , both ideologically and rhetorically , to address the grievances of the poor and appeal to their passion in order to sustain momentum . The ...
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... course , Robespierrism , Stalinism , and Khomainism must have had roots in the latent politi- cal culture of ... courses . Thus to search for the complex causes of a successful revolt in the excesses of postrevolutionary developments is ...
... course , Robespierrism , Stalinism , and Khomainism must have had roots in the latent politi- cal culture of ... courses . Thus to search for the complex causes of a successful revolt in the excesses of postrevolutionary developments is ...
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... such a century may provide . This development , of course , does not necessarily mean that Americans are better informed than they were in Lippmann's time ( although they probably are ) ; it means 16 IRAN , THE PRess , and forEIGN POLICY.
... such a century may provide . This development , of course , does not necessarily mean that Americans are better informed than they were in Lippmann's time ( although they probably are ) ; it means 16 IRAN , THE PRess , and forEIGN POLICY.
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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