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Authors

• Seyed Ali Mortazavi Emami Zavareh ¹
• Hossein Rouhani ²

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, Arak University, Arak, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

This study examines the representation of resistance economic policies in the Iranian media and their impact on public attitudes toward the national economy. The main question of the study is how the media use linguistic and visual tools to shape the audience’s understanding of these policies. The hypothesis of the study is that by positively representing resistance economic policies, the Iranian media have sought to create or change public attitudes in favor of the national economy. To answer this question, the study used the qualitative content analysis method and data were collected from articles published in 15 reputable Iranian media outlets during the years 2011 to 2014. The statistical population includes all media outlets that have analyzed resistance economic policies, and the statistical sample was selected from media outlets such as Mehr News, Donyay Eqtesad, and Mashreq News. The results of the study show that the media, using nationalist concepts and emphasizing resistance to sanctions, have been trying to attract public support for resistance economic policies by relying on these headlines, articles, and analyses. These representations have clearly sought to reinforce the importance of domestic production and self-sufficiency in the minds of the audience.

Keywords

• Representation
• media
• resistance economic policies
• national economy
• domestic production
• public attitude