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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... established regimes . Indeed , no one , journalist or otherwise , should permit himself or herself to conclude that he or she knew the outcome of a popular revolutionary movement in ad- vance . For history shows that revolutions , like ...
... established regimes . Indeed , no one , journalist or otherwise , should permit himself or herself to conclude that he or she knew the outcome of a popular revolutionary movement in ad- vance . For history shows that revolutions , like ...
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... established by the major print media and the two wire services . " Subjective as our method of analysis may be , we are convinced that a useful examination of today's press performance in many im- portant ways is dependent on an ...
... established by the major print media and the two wire services . " Subjective as our method of analysis may be , we are convinced that a useful examination of today's press performance in many im- portant ways is dependent on an ...
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... establish a clear - cut image of himself as an effective and forceful leader in the domestic political realm . An administration's domestic programs can become bogged down in partisan politics , paralyzed by special - interest groups ...
... establish a clear - cut image of himself as an effective and forceful leader in the domestic political realm . An administration's domestic programs can become bogged down in partisan politics , paralyzed by special - interest groups ...
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... establishing the boundaries of policy . By late October 1980 , Carter and Ronald Reagan were running neck and neck , according to polls taken by Pat Caddell of the White House staff . Yet , to the detriment of Carter's hopes for ...
... establishing the boundaries of policy . By late October 1980 , Carter and Ronald Reagan were running neck and neck , according to polls taken by Pat Caddell of the White House staff . Yet , to the detriment of Carter's hopes for ...
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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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