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POLITICAL ARENA IN PAKISTAN AND OBJECTIVITY OF URDU PRINT MEDIA A STUDY OF PANAMA ISSUE

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2020(V-IV).03      10.31703/gpr.2020(V-IV).03      Published : Dec 2020

Political Arena in Pakistan and Objectivity of Urdu Print Media: A Study of Panama Issue

Abstract

    This research paper examined the scenario of objectivity in Pakistani print media keeping in view the reportage of Panama issue in leading Urdu Dailies. The study investigated the situation whether the Urdu print media remained objective, unbiased, and non-judgmental during reportage of the big corruption scandal of the history of the political arena in Pakistan. The paper assessed the position of factual and non-factual reportage rate in three big Urdu Dailies. The study might be help full to understand the scenario of reportage on big venality issues in Urdu Print World. The results presented the outlines behind the picture of alteration in facts and framed news coverage. The study is concluded with the indications of policy change on news reportage. The applying position of ethical grounds of news coverage of Panama Issue also remained questionable. The study is the outcome of content analysis and in-depth interviews of senior communication experts.

    Objectivity, Non-Judgmental, Political Arena, Urdu Dailies, Venality Issues, Unbiased, Political Arena.

    (1) Irem Sultana
    Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Hamid Yaseen Ahmed
    M.Phil Scholar, Department of Mass Communication, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Rao Shahid Mahmood Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Sultana, I., Ahmed, H. Y., & Khan, R. S. M. (2020). Political Arena in Pakistan and Objectivity of Urdu Print Media: A Study of Panama Issue. Global Political Review, V(IV), 21-29. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2020(V-IV).03

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Sultana, Irem, Hamid Yaseen Ahmed, and Rao Shahid Mahmood Khan. 2020. "Political Arena in Pakistan and Objectivity of Urdu Print Media: A Study of Panama Issue." Global Political Review, V (IV): 21-29 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2020(V-IV).03

HARVARD

    HARVARD : SULTANA, I., AHMED, H. Y. & KHAN, R. S. M. 2020. Political Arena in Pakistan and Objectivity of Urdu Print Media: A Study of Panama Issue. Global Political Review, V, 21-29.

MHRA

    MHRA : Sultana, Irem, Hamid Yaseen Ahmed, and Rao Shahid Mahmood Khan. 2020. "Political Arena in Pakistan and Objectivity of Urdu Print Media: A Study of Panama Issue." Global Political Review, V: 21-29

MLA

    MLA : Sultana, Irem, Hamid Yaseen Ahmed, and Rao Shahid Mahmood Khan. "Political Arena in Pakistan and Objectivity of Urdu Print Media: A Study of Panama Issue." Global Political Review, V.IV (2020): 21-29 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Sultana, Irem, Ahmed, Hamid Yaseen, and Khan, Rao Shahid Mahmood (2020), "Political Arena in Pakistan and Objectivity of Urdu Print Media: A Study of Panama Issue", Global Political Review, V (IV), 21-29

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Sultana, Irem, Hamid Yaseen Ahmed, and Rao Shahid Mahmood Khan. "Political Arena in Pakistan and Objectivity of Urdu Print Media: A Study of Panama Issue." Global Political Review V, no. IV (2020): 21-29. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2020(V-IV).03