Pulwama Attack: Comparative Analysis of Pakistani and Indian Print Media

Abstract

Research assesses the issue of Pulwama attack the comparative analysis of Pakistani and Indian print media. Study was aimed to explore the nature of issue portrayed by the print media of both countries i.e., Pakistan and India. To conduct this research, researchers collected the data using content analysis technique and news stories of both newspapers i.e., “The Nation” from Pakistan and “The Hindu” from India selected for the period of three months from February 15, 2019 to May 15, 2019. The researchers designed codding sheet to categories the data. The researchers made three categories including Neutral, War and Peace frames. The results showed that Indian newspaper “The Hindu” focused more 57.7% on war frame for the same conflict between India and Pakistan. The content proved that Pakistan print media mostly focused on peace frame while Indian print media focus on war frame.