Abstract
This study provides a comparative study of media coverage of issues of the province arise by the recent conflict in mainstream media of Pakistan. Thematic content analysis method has been applied in the study to determine how media covers issues subjectively. The study tries to determine the reasons why mainstream media prioritises the issues and covers selective issues due to filters and how that ultimately costs the media its journalistic objectivity while covering conflict in journal and the province of Balochistan in particular. Systematic sampling of two leading newspapers and two TV channels were done and the stories were divided in themes to understand the objectivity of the news stories. The study tries to identify the factors due to which TV and newspaper set their priority in selecting and covering issues of regions in conflict.
Iftikhar Ahmed, Fahim Baloch, Dr. Aurangzaib Alamgeer. (2020) Conflict in Balochistan and its Impact on the objectivity of news reporting in mainstream media; A comparative study of TV and Press Iftikhar Ahmed, Balochistan Review, Volume 2, Issue 2.
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