Abstract
This study analyzes the coverage of an incident of lynching of
Christian couple alleged of blasphemy in November 2014, in English
press of Pakistan. Three leading English dailies were taken as a
sample and their coverage pertaining to the said event was analyzed
for a period of one week after the incident. Newspapers collectively
published 60 news stories and six editorials during first week of the
incident. Content Analysis of these stories reveal that only nine were
descriptive news stories, 29 stories condemned the incident and
called for action , 18 were stories of protests and four stories dealt
with how violence against minorities in Pakistan has become a
common phenomenon.
Rabia Ashfaq. (2015) Coverage of incidents of violence against minorities in English press of Pakistan: A study of lynching of Christian couple, Journal of Media Studies, Volime 30, Issue 1.
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