Global Regional Review

Abstract

This study has examined how the leading Pakistani and American newspapers portrayed the war on terror and militancy in Pakistan during Republican (George W. Bush) and Democratic (Barack Obama) regimes. All the editorials were analyzed which were published on the subjects during the timeline of sixteen years (January 2001 - January 2017). The results show that both the newspapers are independent, balanced and suggestive. Overall coverage of editorials remained higher (59%) in the democratic regime as compared to that of the republican regime (41%). On the issue of Pakistan's support in the war against terrorism, both the newspapers gave mixed framing. Dawn gave Pakistan more favorable portrayal. NYT remained more unfavorable towards Pakistan, especially during democratic regime. The study reveals that Pak-US relations remained more hostile during Obama regime. However the overall foreign policy remains similar in America irrespective of its administration.

Authors

1-Aatif Iftikhar
PhD Scholar,Department of Media Studies,The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.

2-Zubair Shafiq
Assistant Professor,Department of Media Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.

Keywords

War on Terror, Militants, Democratic, Republican, Pakistan, United States, Media

DOI Number

10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).02

Page Nos

10-19

Volume & Issue

IV - III