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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... regime are easy to see . But were these flaws discernible from the vantage point of the 1970s ( to say nothing of the 1960s and 1950s ) ? The contention that hindsight was necessary to recognize the frac- tured society that was Iran ...
... regime are easy to see . But were these flaws discernible from the vantage point of the 1970s ( to say nothing of the 1960s and 1950s ) ? The contention that hindsight was necessary to recognize the frac- tured society that was Iran ...
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... regime became more apparent , the urban poor began to join the demonstrations in ever - increasing number . By September 1978 the lower - class participants in the upris- ings constituted the dominant force of the movement . From this ...
... regime became more apparent , the urban poor began to join the demonstrations in ever - increasing number . By September 1978 the lower - class participants in the upris- ings constituted the dominant force of the movement . From this ...
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... 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 hurricanes ...
... 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 hurricanes ...
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... newscaster or reporter , and that the ambassador's largess explained the U.S. me- dia's favorable coverage of the shah's regime . Zahedi's intentions or hopes to the contrary , such an 24 IRAN , THE Press , and foREIGN POLICY.
... newscaster or reporter , and that the ambassador's largess explained the U.S. me- dia's favorable coverage of the shah's regime . Zahedi's intentions or hopes to the contrary , such an 24 IRAN , THE Press , and foREIGN POLICY.
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... regime , were not on the list . The embassy's gift list , therefore , is not so much evidence of cor- ruption as it is compelling testimony that the shah's representative perceived Iran's image in the mainstream media as acceptable if ...
... regime , were not on the list . The embassy's gift list , therefore , is not so much evidence of cor- ruption as it is compelling testimony that the shah's representative perceived Iran's image in the mainstream media as acceptable if ...
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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