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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2023(VI-I).01 10.31703/gfpr.2023(VI-I).01 Published : Mar 2023News Coverage of US Withdrawal from Afghanistan: A Study of the Dawn, New York Post and Afghanistan Times (14th April - 31st August 2021)
The aim of the present study is to investigate the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in the news coverage of Pakistani newspaper Dawn, U.S. newspaper New York Post and Afghanistan newspaper Afghanistan Times during the period 14th April to 31st August 2021 in accordance with their foreign policy.The purpose of the study how the newspapers of three major stakeholder countries cover the withdrawal in the light of their respective national interest. The interest of these countries differs from one another in terms of foreign policy. Media is the fourth pillar of the state; the media can be a great way to promote any policy.Agenda-setting theory and media framing theory plays an important role in giving importance to certain aspects of news and ignoring certain aspects according to the set agenda. A mixed methods approach combination of qualitative and quantitative content analysis was used and three newspapers coverage was chosen. A total of 229 news were extracted. The results indicate that the news coverage contents of Pakistani, American, and Afghanistan newspapers are in accordance with their foreign policy. Results show each country’s media presents international issues pertaining to foreign policy in accordance with the national interest.
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U.S Withdrawal, Foreign Policy, Newspapers, News Coverage, Media Framing
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(1) Aqdas Waheed
Lecturer, Department of Mass Communication, University of Minhaj, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Amna Rafique
MPhil., Department of Mass Communication, University of Minhaj, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Shazia Ismail Toor
Assistant Professor, School of Communication Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Waheed, A., Rafique, A., & Toor, S. I. (2023). News Coverage of US Withdrawal from Afghanistan: A Study of the Dawn, New York Post and Afghanistan Times (14th April - 31st August 2021). Global Foreign Policies Review, VI(I), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2023(VI-I).01
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CHICAGO : Waheed, Aqdas, Amna Rafique, and Shazia Ismail Toor. 2023. "News Coverage of US Withdrawal from Afghanistan: A Study of the Dawn, New York Post and Afghanistan Times (14th April - 31st August 2021)." Global Foreign Policies Review, VI (I): 1-13 doi: 10.31703/gfpr.2023(VI-I).01
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HARVARD : WAHEED, A., RAFIQUE, A. & TOOR, S. I. 2023. News Coverage of US Withdrawal from Afghanistan: A Study of the Dawn, New York Post and Afghanistan Times (14th April - 31st August 2021). Global Foreign Policies Review, VI, 1-13.
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MHRA : Waheed, Aqdas, Amna Rafique, and Shazia Ismail Toor. 2023. "News Coverage of US Withdrawal from Afghanistan: A Study of the Dawn, New York Post and Afghanistan Times (14th April - 31st August 2021)." Global Foreign Policies Review, VI: 1-13
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MLA : Waheed, Aqdas, Amna Rafique, and Shazia Ismail Toor. "News Coverage of US Withdrawal from Afghanistan: A Study of the Dawn, New York Post and Afghanistan Times (14th April - 31st August 2021)." Global Foreign Policies Review, VI.I (2023): 1-13 Print.
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OXFORD : Waheed, Aqdas, Rafique, Amna, and Toor, Shazia Ismail (2023), "News Coverage of US Withdrawal from Afghanistan: A Study of the Dawn, New York Post and Afghanistan Times (14th April - 31st August 2021)", Global Foreign Policies Review, VI (I), 1-13
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TURABIAN : Waheed, Aqdas, Amna Rafique, and Shazia Ismail Toor. "News Coverage of US Withdrawal from Afghanistan: A Study of the Dawn, New York Post and Afghanistan Times (14th April - 31st August 2021)." Global Foreign Policies Review VI, no. I (2023): 1-13. https://doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2023(VI-I).01