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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... elite , press and its bearing on foreign policy in that no other Third World country has figured so prominently in American fortunes since World War II as has Iran . We should be clear from the beginning that we believe the link between ...
... elite , press and its bearing on foreign policy in that no other Third World country has figured so prominently in American fortunes since World War II as has Iran . We should be clear from the beginning that we believe the link between ...
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... elites ? What does it matter , finally , whether the press misinformed the American public about U.S. - Iran relations if the press and public opinion are not significant factors in the making or carrying out of foreign policy ? The ...
... elites ? What does it matter , finally , whether the press misinformed the American public about U.S. - Iran relations if the press and public opinion are not significant factors in the making or carrying out of foreign policy ? The ...
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... elites . That such elites were often hampered by an imperfect press and a wrongheaded public was precisely his concern . Far from not intervening in the foreign policy arena , public opinion and the press too often were getting in the ...
... elites . That such elites were often hampered by an imperfect press and a wrongheaded public was precisely his concern . Far from not intervening in the foreign policy arena , public opinion and the press too often were getting in the ...
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... elites who used to help manage the choice [ of a president ] . Their power is all the stronger because it looks , to the casual observer , like no power at all . Much as the old party bosses used to pass themselves off as mere ...
... elites who used to help manage the choice [ of a president ] . Their power is all the stronger because it looks , to the casual observer , like no power at all . Much as the old party bosses used to pass themselves off as mere ...
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... elites begin to defect , opening up public debate ; ( 3 ) a president seems unsure in his actions ; or , finally , ( 4 ) there is evidence of a coverup of some sort . The point to be made here is that the press does not usually initiate ...
... elites begin to defect , opening up public debate ; ( 3 ) a president seems unsure in his actions ; or , finally , ( 4 ) there is evidence of a coverup of some sort . The point to be made here is that the press does not usually initiate ...
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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