This study employs quantitative content analysis to examine six issues of Hamshahri Economy magazine published during the Ninth Government, with the aim of identifying the magazine’s orientation toward the national economy and the discourse of the Islamic Revolution.The results indicate that the dominant orientation of the magazine is the reinforcement of the national economy, with only 4% of the content reflecting themes that may, intentionally or unintentionally, undermine it. Among the 96% of content aligned with strengthening the national economy, the most prominent theme is the realistic representation of the strengths and weaknesses of the national economy (34%), followed by support for domestic production and Iranian labor and capital and monitoring and promoting transparency in government economic performance (each 24%). The analysis of media functions reveals a marked imbalance, as entertainment content is entirely absent and promotional material is nearly negligible, while educational and advisory functions clearly dominate. indicating that the prevailing—and indeed exclusive—orientation is aligned with its realization; however, the high proportion of neutral content (78%) suggests limited active engagement with this discourse, compared to only 22% of material that directly contributes to its articulation and consolidation. Among the core indicators of this discourse, economic independence and self-sufficiency and poverty alleviation emerge as the most prominent. Finally, the magazine’s stance toward the government is predominantly critical: although 53% of the content adopts no explicit position, only 6% is supportive, whereas 41% of the total content reflects a critical perspective on government performance