Iran and the American Media: Press Coverage of the ‘Iran Deal’ in Context

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This book investigates the American media coverage of the historic nuclear accord between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the world powers, commonly known as the Iran Deal. The analysis examines the sources of news and opinion expressed about the Iran Deal in The New York Times, The Washington Post and the national newscast of broadcast networks. The empirical component uses media sociology and indexing theory to determine the extent to which the media covered the topic within a framework of institutional debates among congressional leaders, the executive branch and other governmental sources. The coverage is placed within a larger historical and interpretative framework that examines the construction of Iran in both the pre-revolution news narratives and in the post-revolution American media and popular culture. The book endeavors to reveal the place Iran occupies in the American political and cultural imagination. Contents List of Tables Chapter 1: The Iran Deal in Context: American Press Coverage of Iran from Coup to the Islamic Republic A Brief History of Iran’s Nuclear Program and the “Iran Deal” A Brief History of Iran and the American Journalism Post-revolution News Media and Iran References Chapter 2: Theoretical Framework: Media Sociology, Indexing, Source Usage, and Framing Media Sociology News Sources Indexing Framing Consequences of the Indexing Approach of Journalists References Chapter 3: Who Speaks in the Coverage of the Iran Deal in The New York Times and The Washington Post News Coverage of the Iran Deal Research Questions Methodology Results Op-Ed Coverage of the Iran Deal Research Questions Methodology Results Comparing News and Op-Ed Articles Discussion References Chapter 4: Who Speaks in the Broadcast News Coverage of the Iran Deal Indexing Theory Iran’s Nuclear Negotiations: A Background Research Questions Method Coding Procedure Reliability Findings Discussion Comparing Who Speaks in Broadcast and Print News Coverage of the Iran Deal References Chapter 5: Iran in the American Cultural and Political Imagination American Popular Culture and Iran By Way of Conclusion: Strategic Culture, Media, and Iran References Index