Representation of Immigration and Refugee Issues in Pakistani Mainstream Print Media:  A Content Analysis of News Coverage of US Presidential Election 2016

Mian Ramzan; Saqib Riaz; Babar Hussain  Shah

Representation of Immigration and Refugee Issues in Pakistani Mainstream Print Media

A Content Analysis of News Coverage of US Presidential Election 2016

Authors

Mian Ramzan Senior Manager, Riphah International University, Islamabad
Saqib Riaz Chairman/ Professor in the Department of Mass Communication at Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad
Babar Hussain Shah Assistant Professor in the Department of Mass Communication at Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad

Keywords:

Agenda setting, Conflict, Xenophobic, Hate, Racist, Hope, Content Analysis, Trump, Immigration, Refugees

Abstract

This study investigates the stance of Donald Trump on the issue of refugees and immigration through the technique of content analysis. For this study framing analysis of two prominent English newspapers- the daily Dawn and The News International, from Pakistan was carried out. Articles were evaluated for the extent of coverage and tone from August 2016 to February 2017. The quantity of coverage, frequency, and tone of the coverage in these sample newspapers was determined by content analysis. Overall, the trends from all these sample sources suggest that most stories focused on immigration in general, with some articles focusing explicitly on refugees. Furthermore, the focus on immigration broadly supports the agenda-setting theory; the news outlets analysed most frequently described Donald Trump's immigration statements negatively.

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Published

2022-12-20

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Ramzan, M., Riaz, S., & Shah , B. H. . (2022). Representation of Immigration and Refugee Issues in Pakistani Mainstream Print Media: A Content Analysis of News Coverage of US Presidential Election 2016. Journal of Peace, Development and Communication, 6(04). Retrieved from http://pdfpk.net/ojs/index.php/jpdc/article/view/450

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Vol. 6 No. 04 (2022): Volume 06 - Issue 04 (October - December 2022)

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