Violence and mourning: a critical analysis of the mainstream media portrayal of tragic events
Degree
BS (Social Sciences & Liberal Arts)
Faculty / School
School of Economics and Social Sciences (SESS)
Department
Department of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts
Date of Award
Fall 2022
Date of Submission
2022-07-17
Advisor
Dr. Laila Sohail Farooq, Assistant Professor & Director CBER, Department of Social Sciences
Committee
Shahzeb Ahmed Hashim, Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences
Project Type
SSLA Culminating Experience
Access Type
Restricted Access
Keywords
Violence, Mourning, Media Coverage of Tragedies, Balochistan
Abstract
We are living in the age of media in which cases of violence and tragedies make a substantial part of the news media. Media has the sole discretion in deciding the importance of tragic news, how it is reported and in what manner. The language that is used while communicating news in print and electronic media decisively shapes the imagination and opinion of the public about a particular issue. The research, in particular, analyzed the way media coverage of tragedies and violence in Balochistan shaped the perception of common people. In addition to that, this study further examined if current news coverage regarding Balochistan was to give its reader a sensitive view of the situation. Lastly, insurgenct and state violence were analyzed in view of general public sentiments on Twitter through content analysis.
Pages
59
Recommended Citation
Tariq, K. (2022). Violence and mourning: a critical analysis of the mainstream media portrayal of tragic events (Unpublished undergraduate project). Institute of Business Administration, Pakistan. Retrieved from https://ir.iba.edu.pk/sslace/120
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