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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... society . Now that the shah's empire has collapsed in a heap , the prerevolution weaknesses in the 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 ) ...
... society . Now that the shah's empire has collapsed in a heap , the prerevolution weaknesses in the 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 ) ...
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... society by serving a half- or quarter - true stereotype . Yet no more inaccurate conclusion could be drawn by journalists or policy makers than that Iranians in revolt were not engaged in an authentic quest for freedom motivated by long ...
... society by serving a half- or quarter - true stereotype . Yet no more inaccurate conclusion could be drawn by journalists or policy makers than that Iranians in revolt were not engaged in an authentic quest for freedom motivated by long ...
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... societies and of the inherently interpretive nature of reporting , which is to say a healthy respect for the dangers of being culture bound . The methods and information useful for understand- ing other political cultures are readily ...
... societies and of the inherently interpretive nature of reporting , which is to say a healthy respect for the dangers of being culture bound . The methods and information useful for understand- ing other political cultures are readily ...
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... society where men had contact with only a tiny part of the world on which they were being asked to make deci- sions . This ruthless analysis left Lippmann with the conclusion that de- mocracy could work only if men escaped from the ...
... society where men had contact with only a tiny part of the world on which they were being asked to make deci- sions . This ruthless analysis left Lippmann with the conclusion that de- mocracy could work only if men escaped from the ...
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... society it allows foreign policy to be made — and carried out . In this regard , it is not necessary in a democracy for public opinion to be vigorously supportive of a particular foreign policy ; it is necessary for public opinion not ...
... society it allows foreign policy to be made — and carried out . In this regard , it is not necessary in a democracy for public opinion to be vigorously supportive of a particular foreign policy ; it is necessary for public opinion 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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