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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... , this historic relationship between the poor and the Shi'i clergy was transformed into an un- precedented revolutionary alliance . On the one hand , the poor simply hoped to improve their marginal existence ; on the 4 INTRODUCTION.
... , this historic relationship between the poor and the Shi'i clergy was transformed into an un- precedented revolutionary alliance . On the one hand , the poor simply hoped to improve their marginal existence ; on the 4 INTRODUCTION.
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... revolutionary movement were not fully understood until the complete seizure of state power by the militant clergy in 1980. Indeed , the political , economic , and social abuses of the re- gime had caused such intense discontent that the ...
... revolutionary movement were not fully understood until the complete seizure of state power by the militant clergy in 1980. Indeed , the political , economic , and social abuses of the re- gime had caused such intense discontent that the ...
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... revolutionary movement in ad- vance . For history shows that revolutions , like hurricanes , do not follow predictable courses . Thus to search for the complex causes of a successful revolt in the excesses of postrevolutionary ...
... revolutionary movement in ad- vance . For history shows that revolutions , like hurricanes , do not follow predictable courses . Thus to search for the complex causes of a successful revolt in the excesses of postrevolutionary ...
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... revolutionary movements in the underdevel- oped world ; and ( 2 ) to maintain order and stability within the estab- lished framework . Where Iran was concerned , it meant suppressing those forces that challenged the existing structures ...
... revolutionary movements in the underdevel- oped world ; and ( 2 ) to maintain order and stability within the estab- lished framework . Where Iran was concerned , it meant suppressing those forces that challenged the existing structures ...
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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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