ARTICLE

FRAMING OF AFGHAN TALIBAN REGIME 2022 IN PASHTO PRESS AN ANALYSIS OF DAILY HEWAD AMP DAILY WAHDAT

12 Pages : 112-123

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-I).12      10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-I).12      Published : Mar 2024

Framing of Afghan Taliban Regime (2022) in Pashto Press: An Analysis of Daily Hewad & Daily Wahdat

    This research article is an attempt to understand the depiction of the Taliban government in two Pashto dailies Daily Wahdat (Pakistan) and Daily Hewad (Afghanistan). Using the mixed-method approach the current study investigates the way media organizations selectively portray different events and themes. The results show that both the dailies had focused on the conflict narrative & emphasized the controversial nature of the Taliban rule. The Pakistani daily "Wahdat" is found to follow the narrative and persuasive strategies for news to shape public opinion however, the Afghanistan-based Pashto daily, "Hewad" tends to follow analytical and detailed stories for their audience. Both the dailies used numerous frames, techniques, and tones to demonstrate the impact of media framing on public discourse.

    Framing Theory, Print Media, Taliban Regime, Content Analysis
    (1) Mohammad Amjad
    MS Scholar, Department of Media & Communication Studies, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Rooh Ul Amin Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Media & Communication Studies, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Bin Yamin Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Communication & Media Studies, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
  • Ahmadzai, A. K. (2009). Media landscape in post-Taliban Afghanistan. Kabul Press Review, 12(3), 34-42.

  • Ahmadzai, A. K. (2009). Media landscape in post-Taliban Afghanistan. Kabul Press Review, 12(3), 34-42.

  • Althaus, S. L., & Salamon, L. M. (2006). Framing the war in Iraq: The influence on global perceptions of US foreign policy. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 50(4), 615-641.
  • Althaus, S. L., & Salamon, L. M. (2006). Framing the war in Iraq: The influence on global perceptions of US foreign policy. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 50(4), 615-641.
  • Ayazi, M. (2018). Media landscape in post-Taliban Afghanistan. Journal of Afghan Studies, 2(1), 45-60.
  • Baden, C., & Meyer, C. (2018). Framing Syrian conflict: The power of language in media coverage. Media, War & Conflict, 11(4), 359-382.
  • Entman, R. M. (2007). Framing bias: Media in the distribution of power. Journal of Communication, 57(1), 163-173. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.2006.00336.x
  • Entman, R. M. (2007). Framing bias: Media in the distribution of power. Journal of Communication, 57(1), 163-173. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.2006.00336.x
  • Fahmy, S. (2010). Contrasting visual frames of our times: A framing analysis of English- and Arabic-language press coverage of war and terrorism. International Communication Gazette, 72(8), 695–717. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748048510380801
  • Fahmy, S. (2010). Contrasting visual frames of our times: A framing analysis of English- and Arabic-language press coverage of war and terrorism. International Communication Gazette, 72(8), 695–717. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748048510380801
  •  Gall, C. (2014). The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001–2014. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
  • Habib, S. (2012). The Pashto media: A long way ahead. Media Asia, 39(2), 98-104.
  • Hertog, J. K., & McLeod, D. M. (2001). A Multiperspectival Approach to Framing Analysis: A Field guide. In Routledge eBooks (pp. 157–178). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781410605689-16
  • Hertog, J. K., & McLeod, D. M. (2001). A Multiperspectival Approach to Framing Analysis: A Field guide. In Routledge eBooks (pp. 157–178). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781410605689-16
  •  Husain, S. (2017). Media, politics, and the state in Pakistan. Routledge.

  • Johnson, T. J., & Fahmy, S. (2010). Framing the Taliban: An analysis of media coverage. International Journal of Communication Studies, 6(2), 204-224.
  • Johnson, T. J., & Fahmy, S. (2010). Framing the Taliban: An analysis of media coverage. International Journal of Communication Studies, 6(2), 204-224.
  • Johnson, T., & Kaye, T. (2008). Afghan media in the 21st century. Center for Strategic and International Studies.
  • Kaplan, R. D. (2011). Monsoon: the Indian Ocean and the future of American power. Choice Reviews Online, 48(09), 48–5347. https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.48-5347
  • Khalil, A. (2014). Pashtun narratives: The evolution of media and Taliban. Journal of South Asian Studies, 2(1), 45-56.
  • Khalil, A. (2014). Pashtun narratives: The evolution of media and Taliban. Journal of South Asian Studies, 2(1), 45-56.
  • Khan, S., & Akbar, Z. (2019). Framing of the Taliban in Pakistani Media: A complex narrative. South Asian Media Studies Journal, 12(3), 233-250.
  • Khattak, N. G. (2018). Pashto press in Pakistan: Challenges and opportunities. Pakistan Media Review, 4(2), 113-127.
  • Livingston, S., & Eachus, T. (2019). Media Framing of the Yemeni Civil War: Context and content analysis. Journal of Middle Eastern Politics, 15(3), 287-305.
  • Marsden, P. S. (1999). The Taliban: war, religion and the new order in Afghanistan. Choice Reviews Online, 36(07), 36–4149. https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.36-4149
  •  Rahmani, F. (2015). The evolution and impact of print media in Afghanistan. Afghan Studies Journal, 6(1), 75-89.
  • Brown, L. C., & Rashid, A. (2000). Taliban: Militant Islam, oil and fundamentalism in Central Asia. Foreign Affairs, 79(4), 159. https://doi.org/10.2307/20049858
  • Brown, L. C., & Rashid, A. (2000). Taliban: Militant Islam, oil and fundamentalism in Central Asia. Foreign Affairs, 79(4), 159. https://doi.org/10.2307/20049858
  •  Quandt, W. B., & Rubin, B. R. (1995). The fragmentation of Afghanistan: state formation and collapse in the international system. Foreign Affairs, 74(5), 179. https://doi.org/10.2307/20047350
  • Skuse, A. (2003). Narrative and new media in Afghanistan: How a new class of media producers redefines a nation. South Asian Popular Culture, 1(1), 61-76.
  • Smith, A., & Yamani, H. (2021). Framing of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in digital media. Digital Journalism, 9(3), 381-400.
  • Smith, D. A. (2005). The Afghan Taliban: An organizational analysis. Military Review, 85(3), 58.
  • Smith, J. D. (2023). Governance shifts and global implications: A case study of Afghanistan post-2022. International Journal of Political Science, 58(2), 315-329.
  • Smith, J. D. (2023). Governance shifts and global implications: A case study of Afghanistan post-2022. International Journal of Political Science, 58(2), 315-329.
  • Thompson, F., & Lee, M. (2022). Media framing of the Ukraine-Russia conflict: A cross-national analysis. International Communication Gazette, 84(2), 146-165.
  • Thompson, F., & Lee, M. (2022). Media framing of the Ukraine-Russia conflict: A cross-national analysis. International Communication Gazette, 84(2), 146-165.
  • Wolfsfeld, G. (2004). Media and the path to peace. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511489105

Cite this article

    APA : Amjad, M., Khan, R. U. A., & Khan, B. Y. (2024). Framing of Afghan Taliban Regime (2022) in Pashto Press: An Analysis of Daily Hewad & Daily Wahdat. Global Political Review, IX(I), 112-123. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-I).12
    CHICAGO : Amjad, Mohammad, Rooh Ul Amin Khan, and Bin Yamin Khan. 2024. "Framing of Afghan Taliban Regime (2022) in Pashto Press: An Analysis of Daily Hewad & Daily Wahdat." Global Political Review, IX (I): 112-123 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-I).12
    HARVARD : AMJAD, M., KHAN, R. U. A. & KHAN, B. Y. 2024. Framing of Afghan Taliban Regime (2022) in Pashto Press: An Analysis of Daily Hewad & Daily Wahdat. Global Political Review, IX, 112-123.
    MHRA : Amjad, Mohammad, Rooh Ul Amin Khan, and Bin Yamin Khan. 2024. "Framing of Afghan Taliban Regime (2022) in Pashto Press: An Analysis of Daily Hewad & Daily Wahdat." Global Political Review, IX: 112-123
    MLA : Amjad, Mohammad, Rooh Ul Amin Khan, and Bin Yamin Khan. "Framing of Afghan Taliban Regime (2022) in Pashto Press: An Analysis of Daily Hewad & Daily Wahdat." Global Political Review, IX.I (2024): 112-123 Print.
    OXFORD : Amjad, Mohammad, Khan, Rooh Ul Amin, and Khan, Bin Yamin (2024), "Framing of Afghan Taliban Regime (2022) in Pashto Press: An Analysis of Daily Hewad & Daily Wahdat", Global Political Review, IX (I), 112-123
    TURABIAN : Amjad, Mohammad, Rooh Ul Amin Khan, and Bin Yamin Khan. "Framing of Afghan Taliban Regime (2022) in Pashto Press: An Analysis of Daily Hewad & Daily Wahdat." Global Political Review IX, no. I (2024): 112-123. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-I).12