scholarly journals Portrayal of civil and military leadership of Pakistan: Content analysis of Newspapers of UK and USA during PPP regimes

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-152
Author(s):  
Shahzad Ali ◽  
Ahmer Safwan ◽  
Muhammad Makkey Bhutta

Civil and military leadership of Pakistan have always played tremendous role and formulating and executing different policies regarding every issue of state. The significance of mainstream print media cannot be neglected as it forms public option regarding civil and military institutions in all countries. There, the research has been designed to analyse portrayal of Pakistani civil and military leadership by four newspapers of UK and USA (Telegraph, Guardian, New York Times & Washington Post) during tenures of PPP (1995-1996 & 2008-2013). Quantitative content analysis has been adapted as research methodology to analyse features/articles, editorials and news stories in 9 major categories and 13 sub-categories with total 4053 published items in domain of civil & military leadership of Pakistan regarding different issues of the tenures of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). Findings have divulged that British and American newspapers covered news stories against of military leadership of Pakistan especially in category of terrorism while greater pro-civilian coverage has been found in comparison of pro- military coverage in tenures PPP. Mr. Asif Ali Zardari has been covered with more negative representation before in power as compared to his regime as President of Pakistan. On the basis of cumulative representation in all categories, overall impression of Pakistan has been reflected negative and unfavourable in British and American Print Media.

Author(s):  
M. Chekunova

The presented article tests the application of the method of quantitative content analysis to identify the spread of confrontational tendencies in the public consciousness. It proves the broad possibilities of monitoring and forecasting conflicts in society on the basis of it. The source base of the study was the archives of the New York Times newspaper for the period from 1851 to 2019. The author calculated the number of used indicative conflict-containing lexemes, the integrated dynamics of which expresses the coefficient of confrontation. The coefficient of confrontation correlates with the dynamics of conflicts in the history of the United States and the world, explanations of the increase and decrease of the corresponding indicators are given. The maximum phases of the confrontation coefficient fall on the period of the Second World War and the modern period. Modern maximization is viewed as a significant threat to the security of Russian society.


2021 ◽  
Vol IV (III) ◽  
pp. 10-19
Author(s):  
Amir Hamza Marwan ◽  
Danish Baber ◽  
Khayam Hassan

This research study looks at the representation of USand Pakistani governments and their military in the coverage of TheNew York Times and The Guardian after the Abbottabad Operation.The coverage of these two newspapers has been studied for theconsecutive ten days. The aim is to show that whether these twonewspapers stayed critical or friendly of the Pakistani and the USgovernments? Will it also demonstrate that was the Pakistanigovernment criticized more in the coverage than its military? Thefindings, based on the Quantitative Content Analysis, demonstratethat The New York Times was more critical of the Pakistanigovernment than The Guardian. It further shows that both thenewspapers criticized the Pakistani military/ Intelligence Agenciesmore than the Pakistani government. The findings also reveal thatboth the newspapers appreciated the US in their coverage.


2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 467-480
Author(s):  
Xiaoqun Zhang

This study assessed the media visibility, a composite measure of attention and prominence, of China’s President Xi Jinping’s first 3-year governance in The New York Times. The assessment was based on the content analysis of 317 news articles focusing on Chinese President. Qualitative content analysis was used to identify three major frames, 12 mid-level frames, and 18 sub-frames. Quantitative content analysis was used to measure the attention, prominence, and the combination of these two parameters of these frames. The findings showed that The New York Times employed multiple frames to report Chinese President, and the two frames with the highest media visibility are (Domestic) Campaigns and Strategies and China-United States (relations), rather than Human Rights.


BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. e018705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gonzalo Casino ◽  
Roser Rius ◽  
Erik Cobo

ObjectivesTo analyse the total number of newspaper articles citing the four leading general medical journals and to describe national citation patterns.DesignQuantitative content analysis.Setting/sampleFull text of 22 general newspapers in 14 countries over the period 2008–2015, collected from LexisNexis. The 14 countries have been categorised into four regions: the USA, the UK, Western World (European countries other than the UK, and Australia, New Zealand and Canada) and Rest of the World (other countries).Main outcome measurePress citations of four medical journals (two American:NEJMandJAMA; and two British:The LancetandThe BMJ) in 22 newspapers.ResultsBritish and American newspapers cited some of the four analysed medical journals about three times a week in 2008–2015 (weekly mean 3.2 and 2.7 citations, respectively); the newspapers from other Western countries did so about once a week (weekly mean 1.1), and those from the Rest of the World cited them about once a month (monthly mean 1.1). The New York Times cited above all other newspapers (weekly mean 4.7). The analysis showed the existence of three national citation patterns in the daily press: American newspapers cited mostly American journals (70.0% of citations), British newspapers cited mostly British journals (86.5%) and the rest of the analysed press cited more British journals than American ones.The Lancetwas the most cited journal in the press of almost all Western countries outside the USA and the UK. Multivariate correspondence analysis confirmed the national patterns and showed that over 85% of the citation data variability is retained in just one single new variable: the national dimension.ConclusionBritish and American newspapers are the ones that cite the four analysed medical journals more often, showing a domestic preference for their respective national journals; non-British and non-American newspapers show a common international citation pattern.


2021 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
pp. 2150002
Author(s):  
SATYA PRAKASH DASH

The paper is a brief analysis of the various discussions and news reported in media of four countries, after the abrogation of Art. 35(A) and Art. 370. The paper also discusses the historical genesis of the Kashmir dynamics and how the Kashmir conflict has assumed different perceptions and distinction amid the international community. The paper tries to present the depiction of Kashmir, after abrogation, to the international audience within the bilateral dimension between India and Pakistan. Adhering to the principle of neutrality, the paper presents some of the factual topics of discussion after the abrogation of the special status of Kashmir under Art. 370 and Art. 35A. The paper analyzes the news and debates in Chinese CGTN TV and Global Times; select American print media Washington Post, New York Times, and USA Today; the India Today TV and Pakistan’s Geo News and ARY News. The paper shows how the contents vary according to the suitability of the particular countries’ priority and policies.


2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-162
Author(s):  
Hina Nawaz ◽  
Prof. Dr. Syed Abdul Siraj

This study is primarily a quantitative content analysis that attempts to explore episodic as well as thematic frames related to Islam and Muslims in the Guardian (UK), the Washington Post (USA), the Australian (Australia) and the National Post (Canada). The research aims to find out the extent and nature of the coverage of episodic and thematic frames in the selected newspapers on Islam and Muslims. The study also aims to explore the tone of coverage of the Western political leaders about Islam and Muslims in the selected newspapers. Drawing on framing theory and Said’s Orientalism/Occidentalism, this study found out that overall the coverage had more negative frames used for Islam and Muslims. Most of the stories were on Stereotypes/Prejudices/fundamentalism followed by Racism/Religious frame. Western newspapers have racial and stereotypical predispositions towards Islam and its adherents. Furthermore, Islam was framed more often as threatful and intolerant religion. It was also found out that in all the selected newspapers, coverage of the Western politicians was more harsh and negative than positive towards Islam and Muslims.


Journalism ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 146488492090161
Author(s):  
Nora Denner ◽  
Thomas Koch ◽  
Stephanie Senger

Journalists need to make complex economic issues comprehensible for their readers. One possibility to do so is using personalization and putting company representatives (e.g. CEO, spokesperson) instead of the company as an organization in the focus of their work. Especially in times of crisis, the use of personalization could increase because crises are often associated with great uncertainty and complexity. Therefore, this study examines personalization in corporate coverage during crisis and non-crisis periods. To this end, we analyzed the coverage of four different German print media before, during, and after six selected corporate crises using a quantitative content analysis. The study shows that journalists focus more on internal stakeholders of companies at times of crisis compared to non-crisis periods. In general, the internal stakeholders journalists focus on are the CEOs as well as members of the board and supervisory board. Interestingly, in times of crisis, the coverage about the CEO declines, whereas the members of the board and supervisory board receive more attention.


2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirstie Hettinga ◽  
Alyssa Appelman ◽  
Christopher Otmar ◽  
Alesandria Posada ◽  
Anne Thompson

A content analysis of corrections (N = 507) from four influential newspapers—the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Times—shows that they correct errors similar to each other in terms of location, type, impact and objectivity. Results are interpreted through democratic theory and are used to suggest ways for copy editors to most effectively proofread and fact-check.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-87
Author(s):  
Marsel Radikovich Nurkhamitov ◽  
Elena Nikolaevna Zagladina ◽  
Irina Zinov'evna Shakhnina

Abstract The given article is dedicated to consideration of military euphemisms used by the English language print media to describe various conflict-ridden actions in the course of military developments across the globe. Significance of the given research is stipulated by the vivid interest to the matters of euphemy penetrated into all areas of activity, especially in mass media language style. The aim of this paper is to examine the concept and the essence of euphemy and to reveal various military-political euphemisms widely used in press. Methods used to study the subject of the given paper were as follows: theoretical literature study within the given theme, a descriptive method, followed by the method of sampling euphemisms from Anglophone print media. The main result of the present study appears to be the finding, that euphemization presents a significant process of enormous importance in communication. The usage of euphemistical examples in the contemporary English-speaking press, namely, the New York Times, the Sun, the Telegraph, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post served as the main data for the given research.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Michele Goulart Massuchin ◽  
Thaísa Bueno ◽  
Regilson Furtado Borges ◽  
Suzete Gaia de Sousa

PT. A mudança nos modos de acesso aos conteúdos noticiosos nos espaços online leva a alterações na forma como se produz e se publica as notícias e outros materiais informativos. No Facebook é possível identificar essas novas características, especialmente porque é preciso disputar a atenção dos leitores e fazer com que as postagens sirvam de ponte para o acesso aos sites e portais de conteúdo. Com o jornalismo online, os títulos amplificaram seu prestígio como um possível diferencial mercadológico de atração e, mais uma vez, influenciados pela concorrência e pelas possibilidades do suporte, sofreram mudanças. Desse modo, este artigo tem a finalidade de identificar como os veículos brasileiros que migraram de plataformas tradicionais para o espaço digital têm feito uso de distintos elementos na construção das postagens quando se trata de publicações no Facebook. A proposta é entender como se configuram as estratégias narrativas e caça-cliques nos títulos produzidos nessa rede social, considerando para análise o conteúdo disponível na postagem realizada pelas empresas jornalísticas. Selecionou-se o conjunto que configura sua estrutura semântica –– frase, links, texto de apresentação, entre outros recursos encontrados – já que é a chamada total, e não apenas a frase textual do compartilhamento, que serve de isca naquele espaço. Para tanto, são analisados os posts no Facebook dos seguintes jornais: O Globo, Estadão, Gazeta do Povo, Diário Online, Diário de Pernambuco. Os dados foram coletados durante uma semana e totalizaram 1.745 textos, os quais foram analisados a partir do tema, do formato e da estrutura textual. Sobre a abordagem metodológica, a pesquisa fez uso da Análise de Conteúdo quantitativa. Pretende-se com o estudo contribuir para a discussão sobre estratégias de titulação associadas aos novos espaços de circulação de conteúdo e aprofundar o questionamento sobre as particularidades que definem os títulos nas redes sociais.    ***   EN. Changes in the way news content is accessed online leads to changes in the way news and other information are produced and published. These changes are readily identifiable on Facebook, both in response to the stiff competition for readers' attention, and because posts must serve as bridges to websites and content portals. This results in an increase in the importance of online headlines as vectors of attraction, and constant adaptation given the extreme competition and support opportunities. This study sets out to identify how Brazilian media enterprises that migrated from traditional to online platforms have made use of different elements in the construction of Facebook posts. The goal of this paper is to understand how narrative and click baiting strategies are configured into FB headlines and the content available in the posts. The overall configuration of the post's semantic structure is taken into consideration – phrasing, links, presentation text, where among other resources it is found – since it is the total appeal, and not just the textual phrasing, which serves as bait in that space. To this end, the FB posts of the following newspapers are analyzed: O Globo, Estadão, Gazeta do Povo, Diário Online, Diário de Pernambuco. Data were collected over a one week period (1745 texts) and an analysis conducted based on theme, format and textual structure. With respect to research methodology, the study made use of quantitative content analysis. The aim of the paper is to contribute to the discussion of headline strategies associated with new content dissemination platforms and to further analyze the particularities that define headlines on social networks.   ***   FR. Les changements dans la façon d'accéder au contenu des actualités en ligne ont entraîné des changements dans la façon dont les actualités et autres informations sont produites et publiées. Ces changements sont facilement identifiables sur Facebook, à la fois en réponse à la forte concurrence pour attirer l'attention des lecteurs et parce que les messages doivent servir de passerelle vers les sites web et les portails de contenu. Il en résulte une augmentation de l'importance des titres en ligne comme vecteurs d'attraction, et une adaptation constante compte tenu de la concurrence extrême et des possibilités de soutien. Cette étude vise à identifier comment les entreprises médiatiques brésiliennes qui ont migré des plateformes traditionnelles vers les plateformes en ligne ont utilisé différents éléments dans la construction des posts sur Facebook. L'objectif de cet article est de comprendre comment les stratégies de narration et de clickbait sont configurées dans les titres sur Facebook et dans contenu disponible dans les posts. La configuration globale de la structure sémantique du post est prise en considération - formulation, liens, texte de présentation, où entre autres ressources il se trouve - puisque c'est l'attrait total, et pas seulement la formulation textuelle, qui sert d'appât dans cet espace. À cette fin, les posts Facebook des journaux suivants ont été analysés : O Globo, Estadão, Gazeta do Povo, Diário Online, Diário de Pernambuco. Les données ont été collectées sur une semaine (1745 textes) et une analyse a été réalisée sur la base de la thématique, du format et de la structure textuelle. En ce qui concerne la méthodologie de recherche, l'étude a eu recours à une analyse quantitative du contenu. L'objectif est de contribuer à la discussion des stratégies de titres associées aux nouvelles plateformes de diffusion de contenu et d'analyser plus en profondeur les particularités qui définissent les titres sur les réseaux sociaux.   ***


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