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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... sub- stance of this book , should be of interest to students of Iran , the American foreign policy process , the press , the Middle East , U.S. relations with developing nations , or any combination of these 1 Introduction.
... sub- stance of this book , should be of interest to students of Iran , the American foreign policy process , the press , the Middle East , U.S. relations with developing nations , or any combination of these 1 Introduction.
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... interest in or understanding of the area . What most Americans knew of the Middle East came to them through such films as Lawrence of Arabia or Exodus , or novels such as James A. Mich- ener's Caravans , or news coverage of periodic ...
... interest in or understanding of the area . What most Americans knew of the Middle East came to them through such films as Lawrence of Arabia or Exodus , or novels such as James A. Mich- ener's Caravans , or news coverage of periodic ...
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... interests of the United States in the region , but to the policy makers ' own stated objectives as well . It is not our intention here to suggest a conspiracy theory of the media , in which we do not believe , nor is it our purpose to ...
... interests of the United States in the region , but to the policy makers ' own stated objectives as well . It is not our intention here to suggest a conspiracy theory of the media , in which we do not believe , nor is it our purpose to ...
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... interest or excite the average citizen , whose knowl- edge of it is practically nonexistent ? More significant , isn't foreign policy left almost entirely in the hands of elites ? What does it matter , finally , whether the press ...
... interest or excite the average citizen , whose knowl- edge of it is practically nonexistent ? More significant , isn't foreign policy left almost entirely in the hands of elites ? What does it matter , finally , whether the press ...
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... interest in what happens in the world . As historian Robert Dallek has noted : Whereas numerous Americans as late as ... interests abroad , Americans could no longer turn their backs on world affairs . 6 Moreover , the rise of television ...
... interest in what happens in the world . As historian Robert Dallek has noted : Whereas numerous Americans as late as ... interests abroad , Americans could no longer turn their backs on world affairs . 6 Moreover , the rise of television ...
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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