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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... instance , Americans depended heavily on the mass media , as they usually do for news of foreign affairs , and despite their cynical , time- honored claim not to " believe what they read in the newspapers , " most Americans probably did ...
... instance , Americans depended heavily on the mass media , as they usually do for news of foreign affairs , and despite their cynical , time- honored claim not to " believe what they read in the newspapers , " most Americans probably did ...
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... instance , the frequently indifferent if occasionally intrusive public of the 1920s of which Lippmann wrote was trans- formed into a citizenry with far more of a sustained interest in what happens in the world . As historian Robert ...
... instance , the frequently indifferent if occasionally intrusive public of the 1920s of which Lippmann wrote was trans- formed into a citizenry with far more of a sustained interest in what happens in the world . As historian Robert ...
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... instance , has proven to be far more willing to accept uncritically a chief executive's judgment to send military aid or U.S. troops to some foreign land , in the " national interest . " Domestic politics , by comparison , is positively ...
... instance , has proven to be far more willing to accept uncritically a chief executive's judgment to send military aid or U.S. troops to some foreign land , in the " national interest . " Domestic politics , by comparison , is positively ...
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... instance , the preoccupation of the administration with how the president's actions abroad were being perceived by the electorate is a major theme , particularly as they concerned the hostages . This concern is summed up in an ex ...
... instance , the preoccupation of the administration with how the president's actions abroad were being perceived by the electorate is a major theme , particularly as they concerned the hostages . This concern is summed up in an ex ...
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... instance , who received gifts of caviar and champagne while in the Johnson White House and also when he joined the network , believes this may have been the case . According to Moyers , he did not know Zahedi personally , does not ...
... instance , who received gifts of caviar and champagne while in the Johnson White House and also when he joined the network , believes this may have been the case . According to Moyers , he did not know Zahedi personally , does not ...
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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