Journal of Media Studies, Vol 29, No 2 (2014)

Font Size:  Small  Medium  Large

Thematic analysis of the international pages of Pakistani English dailies

Lubna Shaheen

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


Archetti, C. (2008). News coverage of 9/11 and the demise of the mediaflows, globalization and localization hypotheses. InternationalCommunication Gazette, 70(6), 463-485.Bonn, S. A. (2010). Mass deception: Moral panic and the US war on Iraq.Rutgers University Press.Boyatzis, R. E. (1998). Thematic analysis and code development:Transforming qualitativeinformation. London and New Delhi: Sage Publications.Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis inpsychology.Qualitative research inpsychology, 3(2), 77-101.Archetti, C. (2008). News coverage of 9/11 and the demise of the mediaflows, globalization and localization hypotheses. InternationalCommunication Gazette, 70(6), 463-485.Bonn, S. A. (2010). Mass deception: Moral panic and the US war on Iraq.Rutgers University Press.Boyatzis, R. E. (1998). Thematic analysis and code development:Transforming qualitativeinformation. London and New Delhi: Sage Publications.Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis inpsychology.Qualitative research inpsychology, 3(2), 77-101.

Full Text: PDF

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Institute of Communication Studies
University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore - 54590, Pakistan.

E-Mail : ed.jms.ics@gmail.com

Phone No. : 92-42-99231225