Abstract
The research aims to see as to how identity discourse of national dallies contributes to
the process of national integration by analyzing newspapers’ coverage of ethnic issues
in the communally-battered Karachi. For the purpose, two major Urdu and English
newspapers in Jang and Dawn published in 2007, 2008 and 2009 are selected for
textual analysis; with the May 12, 2007 ethnic carnage being in spotlight. The findings
are a mixed bag containing both positives and negatives. Apart from increased
realization in discourse of both dailies that ethnicity is a problem, Dawn has got no
place for nationalistic rhetoric based on one Islamic identity which may have positive
implications for national integration. Nonetheless, Jang, as per the findings, is yet to
wean itself off the nationalistic rhetoric.
Imtiaz Ahmad, Tahir Masood. (2017) NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS’ ROLE IN NATIONAL INTEGRATION AND THEIR COVERAGE OF ETHNIC ISSUES IN KARACHI, Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Volume 56, Issue 1 .
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