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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE KASHMIR CONFLICT COVERAGE IN PAKISTANI AND INDIAN PRESS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).01      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).01      Published : Sep 3

A Comparative Study of the Kashmir Conflict Coverage in Pakistani and Indian Press

Abstract

    The paper compares the coverage of JNK conflict in the Pakistani and Indian English press. The objective of the study is to figure out the differences in the coverage of Kashmir conflict by the Indian and Pakistani press along with determining the prominence of war or peace frames in the coverage. Content Analysis was carried out of the news stories published on the international and national pages of English daily The Nation and Dawn from Pakistani press and English daily The Hindu and Times of India from the Indian press. The results revealed that war framing was recorded as the most dominant coverage pattern with respect to Kashmir conflict. War frames were more dominant in the Indian press coverage as compared to the Pakistani press and the differences in the coverage of the press of the two countries are significant.

    War Journalism, Peace Journalism, Jammu & Kashmir

    (1) Ayesha Saddiqa
    PhD. Scholar,Centre for Media and Communication Studies, University of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Farish Ullah Yousafzai
    Dean,Faculty of Arts, University of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Saddiqa, Ayesha, and Farish Ullah Yousafzai. 2019. "A Comparative Study of the Kashmir Conflict Coverage in Pakistani and Indian Press." Global Social Sciences Review, IV (III): 1-9 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).01

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