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PERSUADING THROUGH THE PRINT MEDIA A DISCOURSE HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF NO CONFIDENCE RESOLUTION AGAINST IK IN PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-I).13      10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-I).13      Published : Mar 2022

Persuading Through the Print Media: A Discourse Historical Analysis of No- confidence Resolution Against IK in Pakistan

Abstract

    This research aims at addressing the newspaper headlines during the time of the no-confidence motion to oust the then Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr Imran Khan and in doing so it highlights the various linguistic choices which help the journalists to persuade the masses. It is found that the newspapers employ various techniques and ways to portraya political conflict and bring it to the public's eye. Drawing on Wodak's Discourse Historical Approach (DHA, 2016) for Critical Discourse Analysis(Fairclough, 1995) the study highlights the ideological perspective presented by the different newspapers through their respective linguistic choices for the same move. It reveals how the various uses of language portray the events differently. The overall findings show that newspapers steer the viewpoint of the general public, and how the news coverage cast an impact on the audience and shapes their opinion. Moreover, the newspapers sensationalize the situation to create the desired impact. By the use of metaphors, phrases and idioms the papers intensify the scenario and paint a dramatic color to the picture.

    Critical Discourse Analysis, Discourse Historical Analysis, News Reporting, Linguistic Choices

    (1) Tazanfal Tehseem
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Wajiha Amjad
    Research Scholar, Department of English, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Abbas
    Undergraduate Scholar, Department of Gender Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Tehseem, T., Amjad, W., & Abbas, M. (2022). Persuading Through the Print Media: A Discourse Historical Analysis of No- confidence Resolution Against IK in Pakistan. Global Digital & Print Media Review, V(I), 131-143. https://doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-I).13

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Tehseem, Tazanfal, Wajiha Amjad, and Muhammad Abbas. 2022. "Persuading Through the Print Media: A Discourse Historical Analysis of No- confidence Resolution Against IK in Pakistan." Global Digital & Print Media Review, V (I): 131-143 doi: 10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-I).13

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    HARVARD : TEHSEEM, T., AMJAD, W. & ABBAS, M. 2022. Persuading Through the Print Media: A Discourse Historical Analysis of No- confidence Resolution Against IK in Pakistan. Global Digital & Print Media Review, V, 131-143.

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    MHRA : Tehseem, Tazanfal, Wajiha Amjad, and Muhammad Abbas. 2022. "Persuading Through the Print Media: A Discourse Historical Analysis of No- confidence Resolution Against IK in Pakistan." Global Digital & Print Media Review, V: 131-143

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    MLA : Tehseem, Tazanfal, Wajiha Amjad, and Muhammad Abbas. "Persuading Through the Print Media: A Discourse Historical Analysis of No- confidence Resolution Against IK in Pakistan." Global Digital & Print Media Review, V.I (2022): 131-143 Print.

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    OXFORD : Tehseem, Tazanfal, Amjad, Wajiha, and Abbas, Muhammad (2022), "Persuading Through the Print Media: A Discourse Historical Analysis of No- confidence Resolution Against IK in Pakistan", Global Digital & Print Media Review, V (I), 131-143

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Tehseem, Tazanfal, Wajiha Amjad, and Muhammad Abbas. "Persuading Through the Print Media: A Discourse Historical Analysis of No- confidence Resolution Against IK in Pakistan." Global Digital & Print Media Review V, no. I (2022): 131-143. https://doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-I).13