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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... suggest that there is a simple cause - and- effect relationship . But if the press does not make foreign or defense policy , in some important ways it helps set the boundaries within which policy can be made . In this respect , the ...
... suggest that there is a simple cause - and- effect relationship . But if the press does not make foreign or defense policy , in some important ways it helps set the boundaries within which policy can be made . In this respect , the ...
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... suggesting that the press consciously set out to serve either the shah or U.S. policy makers . Moreover , we should ... suggest that the shah's critics were nothing more than benighted reactionaries . We argue that this was particularly ...
... suggesting that the press consciously set out to serve either the shah or U.S. policy makers . Moreover , we should ... suggest that the shah's critics were nothing more than benighted reactionaries . We argue that this was particularly ...
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... suggest a conspiracy theory of the media , in which we do not believe , nor is it our purpose to pursue what might be termed a " running dog of imperialism " line of criti- cism . Rather , our view of contemporary press behavior is that ...
... suggest a conspiracy theory of the media , in which we do not believe , nor is it our purpose to pursue what might be termed a " running dog of imperialism " line of criti- cism . Rather , our view of contemporary press behavior is that ...
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... suggest here that what has confused Jordan , as it has many press critics , is the reality that while the press is usually quies- cent on strategic matters and is willing to go along with official Washington's foreign policy consensus ...
... suggest here that what has confused Jordan , as it has many press critics , is the reality that while the press is usually quies- cent on strategic matters and is willing to go along with official Washington's foreign policy consensus ...
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... suggests . The gifts perhaps can best be understood as Zahedi's way of recognizing and consolidating what he considered to be a useful relationship . The gifts were not so much causes as they were effects . In this context , it does not ...
... suggests . The gifts perhaps can best be understood as Zahedi's way of recognizing and consolidating what he considered to be a useful relationship . The gifts were not so much causes as they were effects . In this context , it does 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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