Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Government through the Lense of Print Media: Exploring the Predominant Narratives
Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) was a significant political alliance formed in 2020, comprising major opposition parties in Pakistan. The PDM came into power as a result of a 'no-confidence-motion' (NCM) against the then Prime Minister Mr Imran Khan in April 2022. The NCM and its consequences are very interesting given the fact that this 'political move' was very first of its kind in the history of Pakistan which resulted in the toppling of a democratically elected PM. The move and its subsequent political result i.e. the formation of the PDM government received a variety of coverage in the media. This study is an attempt to explore the coverage of PDM government-related issues by dailies The Dawn and The News International from February 2022 to August 2022. This research is an attempt to determine and analyze the predominant narratives produced by the selected newspapers regarding the PDM government in their editorials.
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PDM, No-Confidence-Motion, Imran Khan, Content Analysis, Framing
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(1) Syed Abid Ali Bukhari
PhD Scholar, Department of Media Studies, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Nadia Saleem
Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication, Virtual University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Waqar Ahmad
Independent Researcher, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.