Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age The 2009 Presidential Election Uprising in Iran

by Kamalipour, Yahya R.; Acuff, Jonathan M.; Afshar, Sareh; Akdenizli, Banu; Allam, Rasha; Al-Marashi, Ibrahim; Arora, Payal; Dakroury, Aliaa; Disney, Patrick; Eid, Mahmoud; Elliott, David J.; el-Nawawy, Mohammed; Fisher, Ali; Gheytanchi, Elham; Hashem, Mahb

• ISBN13: 9781442204157
• ISBN10: 144220415X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-11-16
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Focusing on the Iranian presidential elections of 2009 and ensuing demonstrations in major cities across Iran and world, Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age provides a balanced discussion of the role and impact of modern communication technologies, particularly the novel utilization of 'small digital media' vis-^-vis the elections and global media coverage. Written in a non-technical, easy to read, and accessible manner, the volume will appeal to scholars, students, policy makers and print professionals alike. To provide a global overview of media coverage and diverse perspectives on the controversial 2009 presidential election, this book consists of 24 original essays, covering issues from global media coverage to new media-social networking, from the ideological-political dimensions to the cultural facets of the elections. Organized in a cohesive manner, the writing styles and presentation remain varied and richly informative.

Author Biography

Yahya R. Kamalipour is professor of mass and international communication, head of the Department of Communication and Creative Arts, and director of the Center for Global Studies, Purdue University, Indiana.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xvii
About Iran	p. xxiii
Map of Iran	p. xxv
Global Media Dimensions
The 2009 Iranian Presidential Election in the Coverage of CNN and Al-Jazeera English Websites	p. 3
The Canadian Media-Framing of the 2009 Iranian Presidential Election	p. 15
The 2009 Iranian Presidential Election in the Polish Media	p. 41
The Portrait of Iran: How the Turkish Press Covered the 2009 Presidential Election	p. 47
A Comparative Analysis of the Egyptian and Iranian Presidential Elections Media Coverage	p. 63
The Presidential Election in Iran in 2009: Pre- and Postelection News Coverage in the German Press	p. 71
How the Mass Media Defined Iran's Destiny: A General Overview of the Role of Media Outlets in Iran's June 2009 Presidential Election	p. 79
Televised Presidential Election Debates: A Brief Comparative Analysis of the American and Iranian Debates	p. 87
New Media and Social Networking Dimensions
What's That Chirping I Hear? From the CNN Effect to the Twitter Effect	p. 97
Bullets with Butterfly Wings: Tweets, Protest Networks, and the Iranian Election	p. 105
Graphic Content: The Semiotics of a YouTube Uprising	p. 119
The Role and Impact of New Information Technology (NIT) Applications in Disseminating News about the Recent Iran Presidential Election and Uprisings	p. 125
The Role of E-diplomacy in Iranian and Xinjiang Riots	p. 143
Ideological-Political Dimensions
Khameni's Group against Khomeini Followers	p. 153
Silencing Iran's Twitterati: How U.S. Sanctions Muzzle Iran's Online Opposition	p. 161
Legal Opinion as Political Action: The Significance of Ayatollah Montazeri's Postelection Fatwa in Delegitimizing the Islamic Republic of Iran	p. 171
Televising the "Velvet Revolution": Show Trials in the Aftermath of Iran's Tenth Presidential Election	p. 183
The Ramadan Controversy: Dilemmas in Mediating between Cultures through the Study of Dutch and Iranian Media Discourses in the Post-Iranian Uprising	p. 191
Cultural and Communication Dimensions
Faster Than a Speeding Bullet, More Powerful Than a Locomotive: Mutual Instrumentalization of Culture, Cinema, and Media by Iran and the United States	p. 205
Social Networking Media and the Revolution That Wasn't: A Realistic Assessment of the Revolutionary Situation in Iran	p. 221
Are We Neda? The Iranian Women, the Election, and International Media	p. 235
Symbols, Signs, and Slogans of the Demonstrations in Iran	p. 251
Friend or Foe? The Challenges and Tribulations of Iranian Reporters Working for Western Media	p. 265
Cyber Disobedience: Weapons of Mass Media Distruction?	p. 277
Recommended Sources	p. 289
Index	p. 293
About the Contributors	p. 305
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