| ID | 129002 |
| Title Proper | Political satire as an index of press freedom |
| Other Title Information | a review of political satire in the Iranian press during the 2000s |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Farjami, Mahmud |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Political satire has had a prominent part to play in the social and political sphere of journalism in Iran since the appearance of an independent press in the country at the beginning of the twentieth century. This paper examines the problems of political satire in the Iranian press during the 2000s with respect to their historical context during the past century. The paper argues that, addressing the essential relationship between satire and criticism, and the primary role that criticism has in the freedom of press, what happened to political satire and satirists in Iran can be seen as an index of the freedom of the press and journalistic expression for an era. |
| `In' analytical Note | Iranian Studies Vol.47, No.2; March 2014: p.217-239 |
| Journal Source | Iranian Studies Vol.47, No.2; March 2014: p.217-239 |
| Key Words | Politics ; Iranian Politics ; Political Satire ; Press Freedom ; Political Ban ; Iran ; Historical Context ; Iranian Press ; Iranian Journalistics |