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JOURNALISM VERSUS ANCHORISM A CASE STUDY OF SAREAAM PROGRAM OF ARY TV AND ITS REPORTING APPROACHES

07 Pages : 63-70

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-III).07      10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-III).07      Published : Sep 2024

Journalism Versus Anchorism: A Case Study of Sar-E-Aam Program of ARY TV and its Reporting Approaches

    The study explores the effects of media with regard to different programs designed to highlight social issues. This is the critical analysis of “Sar e Aam” programmes by the ARY News. It is known for attracting viewers through investigative journalism, and the content claims that it exposes corruption, crimes, and social injustices through operations. The show's content is qualitatively analyzed through the pattern of anchorism, which is linked with journalism by some anchors without having education in media studies. Based on the Social Responsibility Theory, the study finds that while focusing on sensationalism some aspects of standardized journalism have been challenged. It was found that the anchor invaded the subjects' privacy during the operations, which is the mandate of law enforcement agencies. This research contributes to the broader discourse on media ethics in Pakistan, calling for a more balanced approach that upholds journalistic integrity while serving the public interest.

    (1) Samina Kalsoom
    M.Phil Scholar, Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Bakht Zaman
    Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Arooba Iftikhar
    MPhil Scholar, Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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    APA : Kalsoom, S., Zaman, B., & Iftikhar, A. (2024). Journalism Versus Anchorism: A Case Study of Sar-E-Aam Program of ARY TV and its Reporting Approaches. Global Social Sciences Review, IX(III), 63-70. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-III).07
    CHICAGO : Kalsoom, Samina, Bakht Zaman, and Arooba Iftikhar. 2024. "Journalism Versus Anchorism: A Case Study of Sar-E-Aam Program of ARY TV and its Reporting Approaches." Global Social Sciences Review, IX (III): 63-70 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-III).07
    HARVARD : KALSOOM, S., ZAMAN, B. & IFTIKHAR, A. 2024. Journalism Versus Anchorism: A Case Study of Sar-E-Aam Program of ARY TV and its Reporting Approaches. Global Social Sciences Review, IX, 63-70.
    MHRA : Kalsoom, Samina, Bakht Zaman, and Arooba Iftikhar. 2024. "Journalism Versus Anchorism: A Case Study of Sar-E-Aam Program of ARY TV and its Reporting Approaches." Global Social Sciences Review, IX: 63-70
    MLA : Kalsoom, Samina, Bakht Zaman, and Arooba Iftikhar. "Journalism Versus Anchorism: A Case Study of Sar-E-Aam Program of ARY TV and its Reporting Approaches." Global Social Sciences Review, IX.III (2024): 63-70 Print.
    OXFORD : Kalsoom, Samina, Zaman, Bakht, and Iftikhar, Arooba (2024), "Journalism Versus Anchorism: A Case Study of Sar-E-Aam Program of ARY TV and its Reporting Approaches", Global Social Sciences Review, IX (III), 63-70
    TURABIAN : Kalsoom, Samina, Bakht Zaman, and Arooba Iftikhar. "Journalism Versus Anchorism: A Case Study of Sar-E-Aam Program of ARY TV and its Reporting Approaches." Global Social Sciences Review IX, no. III (2024): 63-70. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-III).07