Soft news in soft war: Maximum pressure, Voice of America, and outrage media in Iran

IF 1.3 3区文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

International Communication Gazette Pub Date : 2022-11-01 DOI:10.1177/17480485221088395

Gilda Modjtahedi, Piotr M. Szpunar

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Abstract

The US Maximum Pressure campaign, a conglomeration of diplomatic, economic, and military sticks, was ostensibly designed to force Iran into renegotiating the 2015 nuclear deal; critics say the real aim is regime change. The auxiliary media efforts in support of the policy are part of an ongoing soft war. One dimension of these efforts is the export of a popular American media format, the outrage genre or cable news magazine, to Iran via Voice of America. Last Page (safhe-ye akhar) is an attempt, like much international propaganda, to reinforce rather than change opinions. This paper examines how the program attempts to reinforce anti-regime sentiment not by informing its audience but by providing a space of mediated belonging in which the host ‘gets you,’ feels the news with you, and feels for you. The paper concludes with a discussion about the potential uses and limitations of outrage media in international propaganda.

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软战争中的软新闻:最大压力，美国之音和伊朗的愤怒媒体

美国的最大压力运动是外交、经济和军事大棒的集合体，表面上是为了迫使伊朗重新谈判2015年的核协议；批评人士说，真正的目的是政权更迭。支持该政策的辅助媒体努力是正在进行的软战争的一部分。这些努力的一个方面是通过美国之音向伊朗出口一种流行的美国媒体形式，即愤怒类型或有线新闻杂志。《最后一页》（safhe ye akhar）和许多国际宣传一样，是一种强化而非改变观点的尝试。本文探讨了该节目如何试图强化反政权情绪，不是通过告知观众，而是通过提供一个中介归属的空间，让主持人“了解你”，与你一起感受新闻，并为你感到同情。文章最后讨论了愤怒媒体在国际宣传中的潜在用途和局限性。

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International Communication Gazette COMMUNICATION-

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4.40

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5.30%

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