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22 Pages : 171-179

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).22      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).22      Published : Dec 2019

Association of Print Media Agenda and Policy Agenda on International Relations of Pakistan with USA

    The aim of the study was to examine the the association between print media agenda and policy agenda (State and NGOs) and its impact on the foreign policy of Pakistan with USA from 2015 till 2017 on categorized issues. Data is collected from DAWN and The News International of Pakistan. Quantitative research method was adopted and content of newspapers and policy documents (State and NGOs) was analyzed to find out the coverage, rank order, frame, slant and association between print media agenda and policy agenda (State and NGOs) regarding Pak-US relations issues. Findings revealed that print media agenda and state policy agenda are associated (rs =+.362) having moderate positive association and print media agenda and non-government policy agenda are associated (rs=+.490) having moderate positive association. Hence, hypotheses are supported.

    Content Analysis, DAWN, International Relations, The News International, Print Media Agenda, Policy Agenda.
    (1) Hayam Qayyoum
    PhD Scholar , Department of Mass Communication, Allama Iqbal Open University ,Islamabad, Pakistan
    (2) Saqib Riaz
    Chairman, Department of Mass Communication, Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Punjab, pakistan.
    (3) Babar Hussain Shah
    Lecturer,Department of Mass Communication,Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Punjab, pakistan.