Journal of Mass Communication & Journalism

Pakistan is considered as one of the most dangerous and unsafe country for women in the world, because of the increasing rate of crimes against women in the shape of honor killing and honor related violence. This study attempted to determine how English newspapers of Pakistan give coverage about Honor Killing crime to escalate awareness among general public. This research adopted quantitative approach of content analysis for a period of five months from 1st July 2017 to 30th November, 2017. This study population comprised of 306 editions of Dawn and Express Tribune of Pakistan two most largely circulated English newspapers. The result of the findings shows that newspaper’s coverage remained negligible in dignifying information of honor killing crime. Dawn and Express tribune both remain unsuccessful in maintaining balance between news function and editorial function of the newspaper.

Today, media form and often fuel the narrative which inevitably covers mega infrastructural projects. This study examines, through the content analysis, how the transnational, i.e., Pakistan, China and India, press frames China- Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Framing was applied as a theoretical foundation of the study which was most relevant and congruent to the aim of the research. By using multi-stage sampling technique, a sample of 399 news stories from timeline of April 20, 2015 to April 30, 2017 was drawn from the selected press to explore the frames used while reporting CPEC. By and large, the findings indicate that the transnational press presented CPEC as an economic game-changer which would help stakeholders build a community of common destiny. At an individual level, the Pakistani press focuses on the presentation of the economic game-changer whereas the Chinese and the Indian press concentrate on trust restoration among key players involved. The overall difference in framing of CPEC among the selected press was found significant. The implications of the findings have also been discussed.

In a world where people can be connected 24/7, is “heritage” still relevant? Given that Kuwait has changed so drastically in the last fifty years, does it matter that many aspects of tradition, language, and architecture have disappeared? This paper examines a variety of research articles related to heritage in Kuwait and the media’s involvement in preservation of national heritage. The literature review also discusses the “natural selection” of heritage: although certain aspects of history have been “lost,” this “loss” was not due to “lack of preservation,” but due to a more natural process of learning what benefits the economy and what detracts from the economy. The paper also looks at media patterns in Kuwait and the significant role of social media in the nation. If one begins to embrace a broader definition of heritage—that of a “journey” related to identity—rather than something related to aspects of antiquity that may or may not be supportive of a nation’s development, the process of preservation takes on an entirely different form. In order to preserve heritage in a way that benefits Kuwaiti society, it is important that media creators identify what, exactly, needs to be saved and what role media should play in heritage preservation.