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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... the Journalism of Deference William A. Dorman, Mansour Farhang. WILLIAM A. DORMAN AND MANSOUR FARHANG THE U.S. PRESS AND IRAN FOREIGN POLICY AND THE JOURNALISM OF DEFERENCE THE U.S. PRESS AND IRAN THE U.S. PRESS AND IRAN. Front Cover.
... the Journalism of Deference William A. Dorman, Mansour Farhang. WILLIAM A. DORMAN AND MANSOUR FARHANG THE U.S. PRESS AND IRAN FOREIGN POLICY AND THE JOURNALISM OF DEFERENCE THE U.S. PRESS AND IRAN THE U.S. PRESS AND IRAN. Front Cover.
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... covers a United States ally in the Third World is essential to anyone who is concerned about the course of American foreign relations . And we believe our research and analysis have implications that go far beyond a case study of Iran ...
... covers a United States ally in the Third World is essential to anyone who is concerned about the course of American foreign relations . And we believe our research and analysis have implications that go far beyond a case study of Iran ...
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... cover as a closed society than the USSR . Moreover , as British journalist and author Martin Walker has observed , " other sources were available . Academics in the West who knew Iranian society and its history were not hard to find ...
... cover as a closed society than the USSR . Moreover , as British journalist and author Martin Walker has observed , " other sources were available . Academics in the West who knew Iranian society and its history were not hard to find ...
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... cover it the Times is probably the most widely read and influential newspaper in the United States . Our study also revealed that the Times had devoted far more space to Iran than had any other periodical in the country , as might be ...
... cover it the Times is probably the most widely read and influential newspaper in the United States . Our study also revealed that the Times had devoted far more space to Iran than had any other periodical in the country , as might be ...
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... cover- age of Iran with scholarly evidence . At the second level , we have used a form of what has been called frame analysis . 12 As we use the term , frames are simply constructions of social reality that result from journalistic ...
... cover- age of Iran with scholarly evidence . At the second level , we have used a form of what has been called frame analysis . 12 As we use the term , frames are simply constructions of social reality that result from journalistic ...
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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