The author studies the patterns of selection and presentation of news relating to the Iranian Revolution in the newspapers of India and the USA in the light of the great debate on the New International Information and Communication Order (NIICO). Exposing the media's strong reliance on official sources which perceive events from the perspective of their respective national government's foreign policy makers, this book stresses the need for the media of developed as well as developing countries to re-assert their independence from news managers and information manipulators at the national, international and governmental levels.
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`In this highly interesting book, the author deals with the manner in which two culturally distinct and geographically distant press systems - that of India and the USA - present foreign news.... There is no doubt that this book will be of invaluable utility all to those who, directly or indirectly are striving of the establishment of world peace and understanding.' - Amrita Bazar Patrika
`This book provides what it promises: a well thought-out, well-researched, and well-documented critical evaluation. In raising several theoretical and philosophical questions that must be answered if the NICO debate is to continue and succeed, the book is a welcome and valuable contribution to the literature and will interest students of political science and international politics as well as international communication and journalism.' - Journal of Communication
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978-0-8039-9595-6 (9780803995956)
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John V Vilanilam is the former Head of the Department of Communication and Journalism, University of Kerala, Trivandrum where he also served as the Vice-Chancellor between 1992 and 1996. He is an expert in the field of Development and Development Communication, having authored numerous books including titles such as Reporting a Revolution: The Iranian Revolution and the NIICODebate (1989), Science Communication and Development (1993), MoreEffective Communication: A Manual for Professionals (2000), Advertising Basics (2004) and Mass Communication in India: A Sociological Perspective (2005). Dr Vilanilam is an extremely prolific writer and has published articles in renowned journals such as Journalism Quarterly, Journal of Communication, Media Asia, Communicator, Media Culture, and Society, Gazette (Amsterdam) and several front-ranking newspapers and professional journals.
The New International Information and Communication Order (NIICO) - with a foreword by Denis McQuail
The Process of News Selection
General Characteristics of Foreign News
The Study at the First Level
The Reporting of a Revolution
The Study at the Second Level
More Questions, More Answers, Still More Questions
Khomeini and the Shah
Distortions in their Images
Foreign Policy Influence on Iranian News Reporting
Epilogue
The Great Debate Fading?
