ARTICLE

REPRESENTATION OF US PAKISTANI GOVERNMENT AND ITS MILITARY AFTER THE OPERATION NEPTUNE SPEAR IN THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE GUARDIAN

  1. HOME
  2. ARTICLE

02 Pages : 10-19

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2021(IV-III).02      10.31703/gdpmr.2021(IV-III).02      Published : Sep 2021

Representation of US, Pakistani Government and its Military after the Operation 'Neptune Spear' in The New York Times and The Guardian

Abstract

    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 Pakistani government 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.

    Bin Laden's Death, Abbottabad Operation, Representation, Pakistani Government, Pakistani Military, US Government/ Army, Critical, Friendly

    (1) Amir Hamza Marwan
    Lecturer, Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Danish Baber
    PhD Scholar, Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Khayam Hassan
    Visiting Lecturer, Department of Media and Communication Studies, University of Swat, KP, Pakistan.
Fulltext PDF

References

  • Ahmad, H. M. (2008) 'War in Iraq: Comparative Coverage of The Toronto Star and The New York Times', Canadian Journal of Media Studies, 3(1), pp. 33-56.
  • BBC News. (2011) Osama Bin Laden's death: Political reaction in quotes. London. (accessed 21 August 2017). http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us- canada-13256956
  • Berger, A. A. (2000) Media and Communication Research Methods: An Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. 1st edn. London: Sage Publications.
  • Bromley, M., & Cushion, S. (2002). ‘Media fundamentalism: the immediate response of the UK national press to September 11', in Zelizer, B. and Allen, S. (ed.) Journalism after September 11. London: Routledge, pp. 160-177.
  • Carter, B., & Barringer, F. (2001) In Patriotic Time, Dissent Is Muted. US: The New York Times. (accessed 24 August 2017). http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/28/busin ess/media/28TUBE.html
  • Dawn. (2011a). 'Obama got Osama', Ground Zero echoed with slogans. Dawn, 3 May, p.12.
  • Dawn. (2011b). Was Osama killed by US troops or his own guard? Islamabad, Pakistan. (accessed 21 August 2017). https://www.dawn.com/news/625664
  • Haes, J. W. (2003). ‘September 11 in Germany and the United States: Reporting, Reception and Interpretation' in Noll, A. M. (ed.) Crisis Communication, Lessons from September 11. Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield, pp. 125- 132.
  • Hansen, A., Cottle, S., Negrine, R., & Newbold, C. (1998). Mass Communication Research Methods. 1st edn. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Holsti, O. R. (1969) Content Analysis for the Social Sciences and Humanities. Reading,Mass: Addison-Wesley Pub. Co. I knew bin Laden (2011) Aljazeera English, 10 May. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm4DM g1vQ7s (Accessed 12 September 2017). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27rX- HR0EIs
  • Magder, T. (2003). 'watching what we say: Global communication in a time of fear', in Thussu, D.K. and Freedman, D. (ed.) War and the Media: Reporting Conflict 24/7. London: Sage, pp. 28-44.
  • Marwan, A. H. (2016). 'Pakistan's official stand on the killing of Osama bin Laden: A case study of the Daily Dawn' PUTAJ - Humanities and Social Sciences, 23(1).
  • Mir, A. (2011). Osama-Nawaz ties to haunt PML- N. Pakistan: (accessed 19 May 2017). http://www.thenews.com.pk/todays-news- 13-5923-osama-nawaz-ties-to-haunt-pml-n
  • News Bulletin. (2011). Geo News, 2 May, 07.00hrs.
  • Riffe, D., Lacy, S., & Fico, F. (1998) Analyzing Media Messages: using quantitative content analysis in research. 1st edn. London: Erlbaum.
  • Schudson, M. (2002). 'What's unusual about covering politics as usual', in Zelizer, B. and Allen, S. (ed.) Journalism after September 11. London: Routledge, pp. 36-47.
  • Storie, L. K., Madden, S. L., & Liu, B. F. (2014). 'The death of bin Laden: How Russian and U.S. media frame counterterrorism', Public Relations Review, 40, pp. 429-439.
  • The Washington Post. (2011). The life and death of Osama bin Laden. Washington. (accessed 13 November 2017). http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- srv/special/world/timeline-life-of-osama- bin-laden/
  • Thussu, D. K. (2000). International Communication: Continuity and Change. 1st edn. London: Arnold.
  • Thussu, D. K., & Freedman, D. (2003). 'Introduction', in Thussu, D.K. and Freedman, D. (ed.) War and the Media: Reporting Conflict 24/7. London: Sage, pp. 1-12.
  • Tomsen, P. (2013). The wars of Afghanistan: Messianic terrorism, tribal conflicts, and the failures of Great Powers. 1st edn. Public Affairs.
  • Ward, S. J. A. (2010). Carrying a torch for ethics. Center for Journalism Ethics: University of Wisconsin. (accessed 9 August 2017). https://ethics.journalism.wisc.edu/2010/08/ 23/carrying-a-torch-for-ethics/
  • Zardari, A. A. (2011). Pakistan did its part. Washington: The Washington Post (accessed 23 August 2017). . https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions /pakistan-did-its- part/2011/05/02/AFHxmybF_story.html

Cite this article

APA

    APA : Marwan, A. H., Baber, D., & Hassan, K. (2021). Representation of US, Pakistani Government and its Military after the Operation 'Neptune Spear' in The New York Times and The Guardian. Global Digital & Print Media Review, IV(III), 10-19. https://doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2021(IV-III).02

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Marwan, Amir Hamza, Danish Baber, and Khayam Hassan. 2021. "Representation of US, Pakistani Government and its Military after the Operation 'Neptune Spear' in The New York Times and The Guardian." Global Digital & Print Media Review, IV (III): 10-19 doi: 10.31703/gdpmr.2021(IV-III).02

HARVARD

    HARVARD : MARWAN, A. H., BABER, D. & HASSAN, K. 2021. Representation of US, Pakistani Government and its Military after the Operation 'Neptune Spear' in The New York Times and The Guardian. Global Digital & Print Media Review, IV, 10-19.

MHRA

    MHRA : Marwan, Amir Hamza, Danish Baber, and Khayam Hassan. 2021. "Representation of US, Pakistani Government and its Military after the Operation 'Neptune Spear' in The New York Times and The Guardian." Global Digital & Print Media Review, IV: 10-19

MLA

    MLA : Marwan, Amir Hamza, Danish Baber, and Khayam Hassan. "Representation of US, Pakistani Government and its Military after the Operation 'Neptune Spear' in The New York Times and The Guardian." Global Digital & Print Media Review, IV.III (2021): 10-19 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Marwan, Amir Hamza, Baber, Danish, and Hassan, Khayam (2021), "Representation of US, Pakistani Government and its Military after the Operation 'Neptune Spear' in The New York Times and The Guardian", Global Digital & Print Media Review, IV (III), 10-19

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Marwan, Amir Hamza, Danish Baber, and Khayam Hassan. "Representation of US, Pakistani Government and its Military after the Operation 'Neptune Spear' in The New York Times and The Guardian." Global Digital & Print Media Review IV, no. III (2021): 10-19. https://doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2021(IV-III).02