Role of Print Media during Flood Disaster in Pakistan
Journals and newspapers played a crucial role during the floods in Pakistan in 2022. They provided people with updates and information by informing and guiding them about the consequences of the flood. Floods, droughts, and other exciting weather events are anticipated to increase as a result of climate change, which will have a profoundly negative impact on human and environmental systems. This study evaluates the role of print media with regard to social responsibility. The results of the study show that the media could have contributed more to the disaster of the floods in Pakistan by encouraging readiness and reconstruction. The media gives aiding those in need top priority regarding disaster response and policy-related messaging. Its multifaceted contributions include timely information dissemination, public awareness raising, coordination support, policy advocacy, and accountability throughout the disaster management process, from preparation to recovery.
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Environment, Flood, Pakistan, Print Media, Content Analysis
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(1) Hafsa Javed Rao
M.Phil Scholar, Institute of Media and Communication Studies Bahauddin Zakariya University, Punjab. Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Ahsan Bhatti
Assistant Professor, Institute of Media and Communication Studies Bahauddin Zakariya University, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Waseem Shahzad
M.Phil Scholar, Institute of Media and Communication Studies Bahauddin Zakariya University, Punjab, Pakistan.
Cite this article
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APA : Rao, H. J., Bhatti, M. A., & Shahzad, W. (2024). Role of Print Media during Flood Disaster in Pakistan. Global Regional Review, IX(I), 132-141. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2024(IX-I).11
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CHICAGO : Rao, Hafsa Javed, Muhammad Ahsan Bhatti, and Waseem Shahzad. 2024. "Role of Print Media during Flood Disaster in Pakistan." Global Regional Review, IX (I): 132-141 doi: 10.31703/grr.2024(IX-I).11
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HARVARD : RAO, H. J., BHATTI, M. A. & SHAHZAD, W. 2024. Role of Print Media during Flood Disaster in Pakistan. Global Regional Review, IX, 132-141.
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MHRA : Rao, Hafsa Javed, Muhammad Ahsan Bhatti, and Waseem Shahzad. 2024. "Role of Print Media during Flood Disaster in Pakistan." Global Regional Review, IX: 132-141
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MLA : Rao, Hafsa Javed, Muhammad Ahsan Bhatti, and Waseem Shahzad. "Role of Print Media during Flood Disaster in Pakistan." Global Regional Review, IX.I (2024): 132-141 Print.
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OXFORD : Rao, Hafsa Javed, Bhatti, Muhammad Ahsan, and Shahzad, Waseem (2024), "Role of Print Media during Flood Disaster in Pakistan", Global Regional Review, IX (I), 132-141
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TURABIAN : Rao, Hafsa Javed, Muhammad Ahsan Bhatti, and Waseem Shahzad. "Role of Print Media during Flood Disaster in Pakistan." Global Regional Review IX, no. I (2024): 132-141. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2024(IX-I).11