http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2016(I-I).04
10.31703/gmcr.2016(I-I).04
Published : Dec 2016
News Coverage of Child Labor Issue in Pakistani Press: A Comparative Analysis of Daily Dawn and Daily Jang
The aim of this research was to evaluate child labor issue in the news coverage of in mainstream Pakistani press. The study also examined the news about awareness and education of the public towards the child labor issue. Quantitative content analysis was done for collection of data. A comparative study was conducted, where the news of the front and back page of the daily Dawn (English) and daily Jang (Urdu) were analyzed through purposive sampling technique from January 1st, 2016 to June 30th, 2016. The study revealed that the issue had not given more coverage, the newspapers had published more news single column, the government organizations had given more information instead of non-government organizations, and both newspapers had given more news about the violation of the child labor rights. While to educate and aware the public less coverage had been given.
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Child labor, Daily Dawn, Daily Jung
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(1) Adnan Ali
Student, Department of Media and Communication Studies, University of Swat, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Arshad Rehman
Student, Department of Media and Communication Studies, University of Swat, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Khayam Hassan
Visiting Lecturer, Department of Media and Communication Studies, University of Swat, KP, Pakistan.
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Cite this article
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APA : Ali, A., Rehman, A., & Hassan, K. (2016). News Coverage of Child Labor Issue in Pakistani Press: A Comparative Analysis of Daily Dawn and Daily Jang. Global Mass Communication Review, I(I), 40-51. https://doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2016(I-I).04
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CHICAGO : Ali, Adnan, Arshad Rehman, and Khayam Hassan. 2016. "News Coverage of Child Labor Issue in Pakistani Press: A Comparative Analysis of Daily Dawn and Daily Jang." Global Mass Communication Review, I (I): 40-51 doi: 10.31703/gmcr.2016(I-I).04
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HARVARD : ALI, A., REHMAN, A. & HASSAN, K. 2016. News Coverage of Child Labor Issue in Pakistani Press: A Comparative Analysis of Daily Dawn and Daily Jang. Global Mass Communication Review, I, 40-51.
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MHRA : Ali, Adnan, Arshad Rehman, and Khayam Hassan. 2016. "News Coverage of Child Labor Issue in Pakistani Press: A Comparative Analysis of Daily Dawn and Daily Jang." Global Mass Communication Review, I: 40-51
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MLA : Ali, Adnan, Arshad Rehman, and Khayam Hassan. "News Coverage of Child Labor Issue in Pakistani Press: A Comparative Analysis of Daily Dawn and Daily Jang." Global Mass Communication Review, I.I (2016): 40-51 Print.
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OXFORD : Ali, Adnan, Rehman, Arshad, and Hassan, Khayam (2016), "News Coverage of Child Labor Issue in Pakistani Press: A Comparative Analysis of Daily Dawn and Daily Jang", Global Mass Communication Review, I (I), 40-51
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TURABIAN : Ali, Adnan, Arshad Rehman, and Khayam Hassan. "News Coverage of Child Labor Issue in Pakistani Press: A Comparative Analysis of Daily Dawn and Daily Jang." Global Mass Communication Review I, no. I (2016): 40-51. https://doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2016(I-I).04