COVERAGE OF PAKISTANI PRINT MEDIA ABOUT TRANSPARENCY OF JUSTICE: A CASE OF PAKISTANI JUSTICE SYSTEM REGARDING CORRUPTION

Authors

  • Aamir Mehmood Bajwa Department of Mass Communication, Lahore Garrison University, Pakistan
  • Madiha Maqsood School of Communication Studies, University of the Punjab Lahore Pakistan
  • Ayesha Iqbal Department of Mass Communication, Lahore Garrison University, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v4i03.731

Abstract

This research explores how leading English newspapers “Dawn”, and the Urdu newspaper “Jang” covered the judicial proceedings of political corruption cases in the light of Agenda Setting and Framing theories. News stories on the front and back pages and editorials of these two newspapers for two years (December 1, 206 to December 1, 2018) were selected. Corruption Cases (Panama gate case, Ephedrine case, Al- Azizia steel mill, Ashiana Iqbal Scam, Saaf Pani Case, Paragon housing society case, Fake Bank Accounts, and Nandipur case) were taken for data collection. The researcher used the Content Analysis method for gathering data. The Result indicates that Daily Dawn and Daily Jung covered judicial proceedings of mega political corruption cases differently. The findings reveal that Daily Dawn blamed all sides for corruption while Daily Jung blamed state institutions. The view of Daily Dawn in this regard is Objective, while the idea of Daily Jung is Subjective. The researcher suggested that the dailies should play a neutral role, and the content of dailies should be critical despite being absurd or baseless. Moreover, Dailies should convey reality to the public.

Keywords:  Political Corruption cases, Newspapers Coverage, Judicial Proceedings, Media Activism, Judicial Activism

Author Biographies

  • Aamir Mehmood Bajwa, Department of Mass Communication, Lahore Garrison University, Pakistan

    Assistant Professor

     

  • Madiha Maqsood, School of Communication Studies, University of the Punjab Lahore Pakistan

    Lecturer

     

  • Ayesha Iqbal, Department of Mass Communication, Lahore Garrison University, Pakistan

    MPhil Mass Communication

Additional Files

Published

2022-09-30

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 03 (2022): Pakistan Journal of Social Research PJSR

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

[1]
“COVERAGE OF PAKISTANI PRINT MEDIA ABOUT TRANSPARENCY OF JUSTICE: A CASE OF PAKISTANI JUSTICE SYSTEM REGARDING CORRUPTION”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 4, no. 03, pp. 411–422, Sep. 2022, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v4i03.731.