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Freedom of Expression versus Blasphemy: A Comparative Study of Pakistan and United States9apos9 News Media

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  • Tasaddaq Hussain

    (PhD Scholar, Department of Media and Communication Studies,Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.)

  • Muhammad Aslam Pervez

    (Professor,Department of Media and Communication Studies, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.)

  • Syed Inamur Rahman

    (Assistant Professor, Department of Media and Communication Studies,International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.)

Abstract

This study compares the freedom of expression exercised by news media of the United States and the Pakistan; with reference to the controversial movie trailer "Innocence of Muslims"; released on You-tube by July 1, 2012. Content analysis research design is applied. Our time frame is September 11-30, 2012 and 50 opinion articles from the Washington post, the Los Angeles Times, Dawn and the Express Tribune are our sample. The framing theory is applied; consistency and discord frame category system is adopted. Dominant frames and their changing trends in different quarters of the timeframe are studied. It was found that discord frame was dominant frame on both sides. The vitality of the discord and consistency frame coverage in Pakistani media was higher than United States' media. The US media was consistency oriented whereas PN media was discord oriented. However, overall trend of both media were found leaning towards the settlement.

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  • Tasaddaq Hussain & Muhammad Aslam Pervez & Syed Inamur Rahman, 2019. "Freedom of Expression versus Blasphemy: A Comparative Study of Pakistan and United States9apos9 News Media," Global Regional Review, Humanity Only, vol. 4(4), pages 130-139, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:aaw:grrjrn:v:4:y:2019:i:4:p:130-139
    DOI: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).15
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