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Thematic analysis of the international pages of Pakistani English dailies
Abstract
The aim of this study is to analyze the international pages ofthree most widely read English dailies of Pakistan i.e. the Dawn, TheNews and the Nation after 9/11. In this paper, the focus has been theanalysis of ten years' time period starting from 9/11 incident.Qualitative thematic analysis is done through selecting 42 stories fromthree newspapers. Themes are operationalized. The results indicatedthat foreign news agencies had a great impact on what they said andconveyed to the public especially in the underdeveloped countries tothe extent that they sometimes influenced the judgments made by thenews receiving countries like Pakistan.
References
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