Abstract
Looking through the history it has been observed that international discourses have become a major portion in Pakistani media. This study explores the international discourses in the editorials of print media in Pakistan. Being an active part of Global village, international relations for Pakistan are game-changer-cordial for survival, sustainability, and development. In the same lines, media discourses are important to keep the citizens informed while the editorial discussions play the leading and guiding role in the process. A proper and true portrayal of international events and its linkage with the country’s interests in the editorials, reflects the Agenda Building character of the Press. In Pakistan, Urdu as a national language is the linking and communicational medium among the masses and understood by 90 percent of the citizens while English is the official language, spoken by less than 2 percent of public. But besides the tabloids, there is a distinct division of National Press in English and Urdu Press whereas English Press is generally considered more objective and policy-oriented while Urdu Press is said to be the medium of commons people. Therefore, different approaches towards national and international discourses are assumed based on the general conceptions of the masses. This research investigates the editorials of daily Jang and daily Dawn, which are the most read national newspapers of Pakistan, from Jan.1, 2020, to Dec.31, 2020, to locate the comparative framing of contents concerning the international discourses. This paper also provides workable data for the political communication relevant to the editorial policies of the press in Pakistan
Highlights
Press as the mirror of society reflecting the collective behavior of the governing and governed entities of the state whereas the news media plays the Agenda Setting and Agenda Building role before the creation of individual and general will (Sial, 2010)
The Quantitative Comparative study is based on the number of editorials discussing the international discourses and so that is the simple statistical operation based on the Quantitative Comparative Analysis method while for further scientific estimation, the study incorporates the Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) which comes under the sphere of Qualitative research module
Teun A. van Dijik suggests the CDA for the study of discourse exploration related to text, language, and semiotics (Dijik, 2000) which this study is incorporating in its analysis to effectively identify the editorial discussions concerning international discourses in the National Press of Pakistan
Summary
Press as the mirror of society reflecting the collective behavior of the governing and governed entities of the state whereas the news media plays the Agenda Setting and Agenda Building role before the creation of individual and general will (Sial, 2010). A reflection of national and international issues in the press acquires magnificent importance for policymaking in the domains of national and foreign affairs. Because the sorting mechanism of key issues and the editorial analysis provides expert lines for the discursive analog to follow the most opted direction in decision making. Editorials of news media interpret the policy lines of the paper on one hand and depict the most important trending issues on the other so that editorials frame the strategical directions for policymakers in a very systematic way
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