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FRAMING OF POLITICAL NEWS IN PAKISTANI NEWSPAPERS COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE CAMPAIGN ISSUE 2022

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-II).12      10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-II).12      Published : Jun 2024

Framing of Political News in Pakistani Newspapers: Comparative Analysis of Vote of No Confidence Campaign Issue 2022

Abstract

    Pakistan has always gone through political instability since its inception.(Zahid, A, et al.,2021).The study investigated the role of leading Pakistani newspapers during the vote on the issue of no-confidence. Two newspapers, Dawn News(English) and The Daily Jang(Urdu) were selected for comparative framing analysis. Content analysis using the Categorization Scheme, with pre-established categories developed with the Framing theory as a basis, is employed. Five different frames determined by Semetko and Volkenburg(2000) are observed in the selected newspapers. The result of this study showed that there was a significant difference between the coverage of Dawn News and The Daily Jang. The conflict frame was dominant in The Daily Jang, whereas the responsibility frame was dominant in Dawn News' coverage. Dawn News presented a more neutral Slant than The Daily Jang. Future studies will be done with a larger sample of newspapers and qualitative interviews with editors to gain insight into political issues.

    Framing Analysis, Political News, Vote of No Confidence, Pakistani Newspapers

    (1) Ayesha Shabbir
    Mphil Scholar, Fatima Jinnah Women's University Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Ayesha Qamar
    Assistant. Professor, Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Sadaf Irtaza
    Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, University of Balochistan, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Shabbir, A., Qamar, A., & Irtaza, S. (2024). Framing of Political News in Pakistani Newspapers: Comparative Analysis of Vote of No Confidence Campaign Issue 2022. Global Political Review, IX(II), 131-142. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-II).12

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Shabbir, Ayesha, Ayesha Qamar, and Sadaf Irtaza. 2024. "Framing of Political News in Pakistani Newspapers: Comparative Analysis of Vote of No Confidence Campaign Issue 2022." Global Political Review, IX (II): 131-142 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-II).12

HARVARD

    HARVARD : SHABBIR, A., QAMAR, A. & IRTAZA, S. 2024. Framing of Political News in Pakistani Newspapers: Comparative Analysis of Vote of No Confidence Campaign Issue 2022. Global Political Review, IX, 131-142.

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    MHRA : Shabbir, Ayesha, Ayesha Qamar, and Sadaf Irtaza. 2024. "Framing of Political News in Pakistani Newspapers: Comparative Analysis of Vote of No Confidence Campaign Issue 2022." Global Political Review, IX: 131-142

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    MLA : Shabbir, Ayesha, Ayesha Qamar, and Sadaf Irtaza. "Framing of Political News in Pakistani Newspapers: Comparative Analysis of Vote of No Confidence Campaign Issue 2022." Global Political Review, IX.II (2024): 131-142 Print.

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    OXFORD : Shabbir, Ayesha, Qamar, Ayesha, and Irtaza, Sadaf (2024), "Framing of Political News in Pakistani Newspapers: Comparative Analysis of Vote of No Confidence Campaign Issue 2022", Global Political Review, IX (II), 131-142

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Shabbir, Ayesha, Ayesha Qamar, and Sadaf Irtaza. "Framing of Political News in Pakistani Newspapers: Comparative Analysis of Vote of No Confidence Campaign Issue 2022." Global Political Review IX, no. II (2024): 131-142. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-II).12