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MORALITY FRAMING IN CROSSBORDER POLITICAL ISSUES BETWEEN INDIAN AND PAKISTANI PRINT MEDIA

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-I).08      10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-I).08      Published : Mar 2022

Morality Framing in Cross-border Political Issues between Indian and Pakistani Print Media

Abstract

    Media framing has a significant role in demonstrating a certain perspective and eventually determining the context and intention of the news creator. While this research focused on the trends in framing news on cross-border political issues in Times of India and The Hindu from India and Dawn and The Nation from Pakistan from June 1st, 2014, to May 31st,2018. The news coverage of political issues pertaining to morality;exploitation of religious, moral, and ethical sentiments across the board,were studied to examine the political agenda-setting by the selected dailies.The data of 7236 were collected on census bases from the selected dailies and analyzed with respect to three main indicators of morality framing;religion, ethics, and moral values. The research concludes that both India and Pakistani media use the moral aspect of religion and ethics in framing political issues to set certain political agendas and deteriorated bilateral political efforts.

    Framing, Politics, India, Pakistan

    (1) Abul Hassan
    Assistant Professor, School of Creative Arts, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Abdul Basit
    Lecturer, School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Sumair Ahmad
    Lecturer , School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Hassan, A., Basit, A., & Ahmad, M. S. (2022). Morality Framing in Cross-border Political Issues between Indian and Pakistani Print Media. Global Digital & Print Media Review, V(I), 75-85. https://doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-I).08

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Hassan, Abul, Abdul Basit, and Muhammad Sumair Ahmad. 2022. "Morality Framing in Cross-border Political Issues between Indian and Pakistani Print Media." Global Digital & Print Media Review, V (I): 75-85 doi: 10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-I).08

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    HARVARD : HASSAN, A., BASIT, A. & AHMAD, M. S. 2022. Morality Framing in Cross-border Political Issues between Indian and Pakistani Print Media. Global Digital & Print Media Review, V, 75-85.

MHRA

    MHRA : Hassan, Abul, Abdul Basit, and Muhammad Sumair Ahmad. 2022. "Morality Framing in Cross-border Political Issues between Indian and Pakistani Print Media." Global Digital & Print Media Review, V: 75-85

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    MLA : Hassan, Abul, Abdul Basit, and Muhammad Sumair Ahmad. "Morality Framing in Cross-border Political Issues between Indian and Pakistani Print Media." Global Digital & Print Media Review, V.I (2022): 75-85 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Hassan, Abul, Basit, Abdul, and Ahmad, Muhammad Sumair (2022), "Morality Framing in Cross-border Political Issues between Indian and Pakistani Print Media", Global Digital & Print Media Review, V (I), 75-85

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Hassan, Abul, Abdul Basit, and Muhammad Sumair Ahmad. "Morality Framing in Cross-border Political Issues between Indian and Pakistani Print Media." Global Digital & Print Media Review V, no. I (2022): 75-85. https://doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-I).08