
Journalistic Practices in Restrictive Contexts
A Sociological Approach to the Case of Iran
- 132 pages
- English
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Journalistic Practices in Restrictive Contexts
A Sociological Approach to the Case of Iran
About this book
Based on fieldwork conducted in Iran, this book discusses how it is possible for journalism to exist and function in a restrictive context.
The book brings together a range of structural (macro), organizational (meso), and individual (micro) processes to analyze journalistic practice in a politically restrictive setting, a context thus far dominated by structural explanations. Using Pierre Bourdieu's work as a starting point, Banafsheh Ranji develops an explanatory framework for how Iranian journalists navigate the daily 'minefield' of their professional environment. The analysis sheds light on the everyday reality of journalism in Iran, addressing factors that hinder journalists' work while also showing how journalists use a set of double game strategies to simultaneously circumvent constraints and avoid retaliation. Moving beyond notions of censorship and repression that accompany discussions of journalism in such settings, the book instead focuses on how we may think of critical journalism, professionalism, and journalistic power, agency, and autonomy in restrictive contexts.
Offering powerful insights into the realities of journalism in a tightly controlled environment, this book will be a key resource for scholars and students of journalism, media and communication studies, political science, sociology, Iranian studies, and Middle East studies.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction: Journalism in restrictive contexts
- 2. A historical outline of the Iranian media field
- 3. Conceptualizing journalistic practices in a restrictive context
- 4. Professional identity of Iranian journalists
- 5. Iranian journalism as a field of divergent forces
- 6. Journalistic double game strategies
- 7. Conclusion: Why micro and meso processes matter
- Index