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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... 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 easy to see . But were these flaws discernible from the vantage point of the 1970s ( to say ...
... 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 easy to see . But were these flaws discernible from the vantage point of the 1970s ( to say ...
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... given the American media's vast re- sources , What is reasonable to be expected of journalists ? Do they open or close questions of political motive and action by using loaded frames or biased language ? What use do they make of avail ...
... given the American media's vast re- sources , What is reasonable to be expected of journalists ? Do they open or close questions of political motive and action by using loaded frames or biased language ? What use do they make of avail ...
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... given credence by highly West - centered preconceptions and an inter- nalized cold - war - oriented ideology . Implicit in such an assumption were the beliefs that the Iranian people were incapable of politics , that they were incapable ...
... given credence by highly West - centered preconceptions and an inter- nalized cold - war - oriented ideology . Implicit in such an assumption were the beliefs that the Iranian people were incapable of politics , that they were incapable ...
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... given the historical evidence , seriously mis- interprets and overemphasizes the adversary nature of the press . While there may be evidence that the press has grown more cynical and less trusting toward the presidency in the past ten ...
... given the historical evidence , seriously mis- interprets and overemphasizes the adversary nature of the press . While there may be evidence that the press has grown more cynical and less trusting toward the presidency in the past ten ...
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... is presented in the mainstream media . Is a criticism given legitimacy by the media , or is it ignored , denigrated , or framed in such a way that there is no opportunity to persuade decent opinion ? IRAN , THE PRESS , AND FOREIGN POLICY ...
... is presented in the mainstream media . Is a criticism given legitimacy by the media , or is it ignored , denigrated , or framed in such a way that there is no opportunity to persuade decent opinion ? 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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