Analysis of 9apos9Editorial Treatment9apos9 of US Drone Attacks by the Prominent English Dailies in Pakistan

Arshad Ali, Sobia Abid and Muhammad Zahid Bilal
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Arshad Ali: Assistant Professor,Center for Media and Communication Studies,University of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.
Sobia Abid: Lecturer,Center for Media and Communication Studies, University of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.
Muhammad Zahid Bilal: Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies,University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.

Global Regional Review, 2019, vol. 4, issue 4, 10-18

Abstract: Drone attacks inside Pakistan remained the core issue in international relations and communication scholarship. This study aims to investigate the editorial treatment of US drone attacks inside Pakistan. The researcher has employed a content analysis method to examine the frequency and themes within the editorial published by The Nation and Daily Times from February 18th 2008 to February 28th 2011. The study found that Daily Times supports the Pakistani government stance on US drone attacks inside Pakistan and The Nation as opponent to the government regarding US drone attacks inside Pakistan. The findings imply that media in Pakistan is presenting diverse and pluralistic voices on political issues specifically on an international issue of drone attacks. In this way, its role in public opinion formations cannot be under estimated in the working democracy of Pakistan.

Keywords: Editorial Treatment; Drone Attacks; English Dailies; Content Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).02

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