The approach of Akhtar newspaper (1314 AH-129 AH) to the status of the press in the modernization of Iran.

 The Nasiri period can be considered one of the most important periods in the history of Iran. During this period extensive contact with Europe awakened the Iranians. Awareness of the developments in Europe had caused the Iranian revolutionaries to call for the strengthening of the means of communication to acquire the components of the power of the Europeans. The press could play a decisive role in awakening Iranians and transmitting the foundations of modernism. From Akhtar's point of view, this study aims to address the importance of the press in the modernization of Iran and to determine in what aspects the press could contribute to Iran's modernization. European developments played a decisive role in introducing modernism. According to the editors of Akhtar newspaper, the press, while leading to the development of other developed countries, facilitated the generalization of knowledge and in domestic affairs, by protecting the law, was introduced as the first mediator of reforms and the language of the nation in the country's progress. In the present study an attempt will be made to examine the position of the press in the modernization of Iran in an analytical descriptive manner based on the contents of the Akhtar newspaper.