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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... reader at the University of California Press . Drawing on a sin- gularly impressive command of Iranian history , her stylistic and sub- stantative comments were invariably on the mark . We are deeply grateful for corrections she offered ...
... reader at the University of California Press . Drawing on a sin- gularly impressive command of Iranian history , her stylistic and sub- stantative comments were invariably on the mark . We are deeply grateful for corrections she offered ...
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... reader will discover , we make liberal use of the work of a wide range of talented scholars and writers , whose names appear in the text and notes . Without their work , ours could not have fol- lowed . We particularly want to thank ...
... reader will discover , we make liberal use of the work of a wide range of talented scholars and writers , whose names appear in the text and notes . Without their work , ours could not have fol- lowed . We particularly want to thank ...
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... to suggest that the shah's critics were nothing more than benighted reactionaries . We argue that this was particularly the case during the 1978 revolution . Undoubtedly , some readers of our book will hold the opinion that , INTRODUCTION ...
... to suggest that the shah's critics were nothing more than benighted reactionaries . We argue that this was particularly the case during the 1978 revolution . Undoubtedly , some readers of our book will hold the opinion that , INTRODUCTION ...
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... readers to have been confirmed by history . There is no doubt that the tragic outcome of the revolution itself impedes a full understanding of the complexity of Iranian society by serving a half- or quarter - true stereotype . Yet no ...
... readers to have been confirmed by history . There is no doubt that the tragic outcome of the revolution itself impedes a full understanding of the complexity of Iranian society by serving a half- or quarter - true stereotype . Yet no ...
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... Readers ' Guide to Periodical Literature . In addition , using the dates of critical historic incidents or developments in Iran , we sampled various newspapers over the period of the study to provide a profile of coverage by the ...
... Readers ' Guide to Periodical Literature . In addition , using the dates of critical historic incidents or developments in Iran , we sampled various newspapers over the period of the study to provide a profile of coverage by the ...
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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