Framing of Jamat-e-Islami Bangladesh leaders’ execution
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2015
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University of Management and Technology Lahore
Abstract
Newspaper coverage of an issue leaves a positive or negative impact on the minds of public. This study examines the impact of framing of Jamat-e-Islami leaders' execution in Bangladesh. Jamat-e-Islami leaders were accused of being involved in massacre and atrocity during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. Framing analysis was employed. The purpose of study was to identify how the leading dailies ‘The Daily Star' Bangladesh and ‘The Nation' Pakistanhave covered the event by using different frames in the same story to influence the public opinion. To investigate the issue, content analysis was conducted and framing as a tool was employed. Framing was analyzed from coding process which was done on two stages. On the first stage, open coding was performed. All the news text was read carefully and significant sentences and phrases were picked up and labeled according to the idea conveyed. On the second stage, all the labeled sentences and phrases were observed and analyzed thoughtfully to see if they show strong association to any of the seven frames extracted as result of first coding, i-e ‘National Vendetta frame, Historical Conflict frame, Human Rights frame, Public Reaction frame, Victory of Spectacle. Judicial frame and Religious frame. Five frames were extracted from the news story of ‘The Daily Star' Bangladesh whereas four frames were extracted from the news story of ‘The Daily Nation, Pakistan. The frequency of occurrence of these frames is such as; National Vendetta frame was the most frequently used frame, Victory of Spectacle frame was second frequently used frame. Judicial frame was the third frequently used frame, Human Rights frame was the fourth frequently used frame, Public Reaction frame was the fifth frequently used frame while Religious frame was the least used frame in ‘The Daily Star' Bangladesh. Whereas in ‘The Nation' Pakistan, Historic Conflict frame was most frequently used frame, Human Rights frame was the second frequently used frame, Religious frame was the third frequently used frame while Public reaction was the least used frame. The study has concluded that the incident of execution was widely celebrated in Bangladesh as it was deemed justice with victim families whereas slighty contemplated and condemned in Pakistan
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Supervised by: Dr. Muhammad Khalid
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Framing, Newspaper coverage, Jamat-e-Islami Leaders, M.Phil Thesis