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Censorship and the Islamic Republic: Two Modes of Regulatory Measures for Media in Iran

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This article focuses on censorship in Iran and offers an overall view on the control of information through complex regulatory and cultural practices that make media production possible under the Islamic Republic. In contrast to conventional views of censorship as simply restricting content, this article defines two types of regulatory measures: reactive and proactive. It is argued that the latter is distinctive since it generates an environment that establishes pervasive control of what individuals or groups may be able to say or do in a public setting.

Document Type: Research Article

Publication date: June 1, 2015

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