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082			_a079.55 _bRAN-J
100			_aRanji, Banafsheh
245			_aJournalistic practices in restrictive contexts : _ba sociological approach to the case of Iran _cby Banafsheh Ranji
260			_aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c©2023
300			_aviii, 131 p. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_t1. Introduction: Journalism in restrictive contexts
505			_t2. A historical outline of the Iranian media field
505			_t3. Conceptualizing journalistic practices in a restrictive context
505			_t4. Professional identity of Iranian journalists
505			_t5. Iranian journalism as a field of divergent forces
505			_t6. Journalistic double game strategies
505			_t7. Conclusion: why micro and meso processes matter
520			_aBased 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 analyse 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-- Provided by publisher. Collapse summary.
650			_aJournalism -- Social aspects
650			_aFreedom of the press -- Iran
650			_aMass media -- Political aspects
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