The Taliban factor: conflict in Afghanistan and elite South Asian newspapers<sup>†</sup>

Rasul, Azmat; Robinson, Barbara; McDowell, Stephen D.

doi:10.1080/13216597.2015.1106960

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“…However, the discourse in the editorial varied in coverage by the The News, The Nation and Dawn. Rasul et al (2016) argued that elite English press of South Asia (India and Pakistan) reflects the foreign policy elements of their governments on the Afghan Taliban or conflict in Afghanistan. However, slightest coverage in editorials are given by The Nation in year 2006 which was (23.08%) and very significant by Dawn in year 2004 (40.54%).…”

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“…However, slightest coverage in editorials are given by The Nation in year 2006 which was (23.08%) and very significant by Dawn in year 2004 (40.54%). Rasul et al (2016) assert that Dawn report Taliban in their editorials engrossed and composed. Significant focus remained on the issues how government of Pakistan took initiatives to reduce the threat of terrorism from Taliban and their associates.…”

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“…Malik & Iqbal (2010) affirm in the discourse analysis of editorials of Dawn and The News that Taliban image is constructed negative in the editorial of English press where they presented derogatory and stereotypical in the framing of English press. Rasul et al (2016) noted that in the latent meaning and manifest Taliban and Afghan war is portrayed negatively in the English newspapers of Pakistan. They also assert that editorials stressed the regional corporation to curb the menace of terrorism in the region.…”

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The Portrayal of Taliban in the Editorials of English Press of Pakistan: An Evaluation From 11 September 2001 to 30 September 2007

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2021

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The invasion of United Sates and Allies in Afghanistan after 9/11, it becomes center of attraction for International media outlets. Taliban as former successors of Afghanistan and deadliest insurgents against the U.S. invasion and had influenced significantly socio-economic and security situation of Pakistan. Taliban widely debated in Pakistan among policy makers, security institutions, politicians, academia and media. This article analyzed the portrayal of Taliban in the English Press in the first seven years of U.S. invasion in Afghanistan. For this purpose, a qualitative study is conducted to analyze the editorials of three leading English language newspapers of Pakistan; The News, The Nation and Dawn from 11 September, 2001 to 30th September, 2007. Accumulatively 1537 editorials are analyzed which reflect Taliban in the latent and manifested context in editorials. The coding sheet framed Taliban in the content and context as positive, negative and neutral. The finding of study revealed that all three leading English newspapers of Pakistan; The News, The Nation and Dawn significantly projected Taliban negative and neutral whereas they got meager positive portrayal. However, studies (Nadeem, 2017; Rasul et. al., 2016) assert that it is in line with State policy, which reflect them as terrorist and threat to the internal security of Pakistan

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The Portrayal of Taliban in the Editorials of English Press of Pakistan: An Evaluation From 11 September 2001 to 30 September 2007

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“…While scholars have noted the conceptual inconsistency of framing tradition and its application (Entman, 1993) framing theory is still widely used in the media research to examine the role of the news media in constructing meanings about international issues and their influence on the public interpretation of the issues (Rasul et al, 2015) to make a mental map about the world (Zhu & Lu, 2013). Newspapers were selected because they are still considered to be the basic sources of information for audience especially during the crises Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences,5(2), 2017 situations to read the news in more details are argued to be important sites for articulating nationalism and national agendas (Li, 2009;Billig, 1995).…”

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“…We were interested to study how the press in Pakistan constructs narratives surrounding the drones. As scholar have noted that the press has significant role in framing and reporting different international events and that the public is stated to be dependent on media for information on internal and external issues (Rasul et al, 2015) .With this backdrop in mind we selected two major elite English dailies of Pakistan namely Daily Times and The Express Tribune in order to examine the discourse and framing of the US drones in the elite press of Pakistan. This article proceeds first by briefly elucidating the existing literature on news media and drones.…”

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Elite Pakistan Press Discourse on US Drone Policy

Ali

2017

Pak. J. Humanit. Soc. Sci

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Scholars in the arena of media and communication have paid attention to the news framing of the controversial US drone policy in the post 9/11 mainly from the Western media perspectives. Scant scholarly heed has been given to examine the media framing of the US drone strikes from the national media perspectives of the targeted countries. The current study attempts to build on the existing scholarship on US drone policy by exploring the news media framing in two elite national newspapers of Pakistan. Using inductive framing as methodological approach and qualitative analysis as methodology, the study analyzed the editorial discourse in the selected dailies on the US drones. The findings reveal that both the newspapers covered the drones using strikingly different frames. The Daily Times constructed the discourse on US drones using the efficacy frame predominantly- that the drones are effective and doing ‘good job’ against the militants. The Express Tribune framed the drones as violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and counterproductive. The discussion elaborates the possible factors for the differential framing of US drones in the two national dailies of Pakistan.

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News Media Exposure and Community Consensus on Terrorism in a Developing Country: First and Second Level Agenda-Setting Effects

Yousaf

Raza

2022

Media Watch

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This study investigates how increased news media use corresponds to an increasing consensus among different subgroups in society regarding social issues (first level of agenda-setting) and consensus on the attributes of the terrorism issue (second level of agenda-setting). With its cross-sectional design, the study, includes a content analysis of three leading newspapers and three television channels, coupled with a systematic random sample survey of the audience. Results indicated that news media use and consensus-building studies regarding an agenda of important issues confronting the community were not replicated within the Pakistani public. In contrast, the pattern of increased news media use and consensus on the attributes of the terrorism issue was strongly replicated in Pakistan. The findings further showed that news media reduced differences among divergent demographic subgroups and contributed to how these groups think about and understand issues. It was concluded that news media, by emphasising certain aspects of terrorism, contributed to the development of social consensus among diversified segments of a population concerning to their opinion about different aspects of terrorism. Thus, the media must be free of political and ideological pressures to act as a pluralistic platform to form an informed public opinion.

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The Taliban factor: conflict in Afghanistan and elite South Asian newspapers^†

Cited by 7 publications

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The Portrayal of Taliban in the Editorials of English Press of Pakistan: An Evaluation From 11 September 2001 to 30 September 2007

The Portrayal of Taliban in the Editorials of English Press of Pakistan: An Evaluation From 11 September 2001 to 30 September 2007

Elite Pakistan Press Discourse on US Drone Policy

News Media Exposure and Community Consensus on Terrorism in a Developing Country: First and Second Level Agenda-Setting Effects

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The Portrayal of Taliban in the Editorials of English Press of Pakistan: An Evaluation From 11 September 2001 to 30 September 2007

The Portrayal of Taliban in the Editorials of English Press of Pakistan: An Evaluation From 11 September 2001 to 30 September 2007

Elite Pakistan Press Discourse on US Drone Policy

News Media Exposure and Community Consensus on Terrorism in a Developing Country: First and Second Level Agenda-Setting Effects

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