Finding peace journalism
An analysis of Pakistani media discourse on Afghan refugees and their forced repatriation from Pakistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7497151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ayesha Jehangir (0000-0002-5814-0482, University of Technology Sydney, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 582-598 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media War & Conflict (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1750-6352 • E-ISSN: 1750-6360 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/17506352221149559 |
| OpenAlex | W4318334806 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 39 |
This study investigates media coverage of Afghan refugees by English-language media in Pakistan and explores how coverage is shaped by a shift in the political stance of the Pakistani state and establishment towards Afghanistan. The author examines how Afghan refugees, their forced repatriation from Pakistan, and the subsequent conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan were framed in both long-form and short-form media coverage over three years. Using Galtung’s Peace and War Journalism Model to inform the Critical Discourse Analysis, this study finds that conflict-escalatory frames dominated media coverage, and media stance changed over time to reflect state policy on the forced repatriation of over three million Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Findings reveal that the coverage in all four publications was highly politicized and inflammatory, the voice of Afghan refugees was significantly missing from coverage, while the Pakistani government and military elite were predominantly used as news sources. Based on the findings, the author argues that pressures from the Pakistani state and military establishment are key reasons why media coverage of Afghan refugees frequently contained negative frames of terrorism and ethnonationalism. Sporadic employment of limited peace-oriented framing was, however, observed in some of the coverage
Afghan · Elite · Framing (construction · Geography · Journalism · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Refugee · Repatriation · Sociology · State (computer science · Terrorism · Gender Studies · Global Security and Public Health · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |