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Framing of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Evaluating the treatment of Facebook Posts of Dawn and China Daily from 2015-2019

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  • Mudassar Hussain Shah

    (University of Sargodha, Pakistan)

  • Saima Kausar

    (University of Sargodha, Pakistan)

  • Tahir Idrees

    (University of Sargodha, Pakistan)

Abstract

China – Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is significant economic cooperation between China and Pakistan that will connect China and resources rich Central Asian countries and Afghanistan with Arabian Sea through Gwadar. Present study examines that how Pakistan’s newspaper Dawn and China’s newspaper China Daily framing CPEC in their Facebook posts during 2015 to 2019. For this purpose, the content analysis is performed on the posts appeared on Facebook pages of Dawn and China Daily with key word search CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor). Accumulative 184 news related to CPEC appeared on the Facebook pages of above said newspapers within the time frame of 2015-2019.The broader aspects, categories are formed; as development, economy, political, social, strategic and other, examined the treatment on their frequency, positivity, negativity and neutral frames. The findings of the study reveals that there is significant difference between the Dawn and China Daily on the coverage of CPEC. The Dawn gave significance to the aspects of development, economy, strategic and marginal significance is given to political, social and other issues in their posts while significant post are positive whereas negative posts are also reflecting in results. China Daily has given significance to the issues related to development, economy and strategic whereas political and social issues are not appeared in any post whereas only neutral frames appeared on all posts of China Daily. The Dawn and China Daily reflect not much significance to the CPEC during year 2015 and 2016 whereas in year 2017 to 2019 the significant posts appeared related to CPEC on Facebook pages. Findings also reveal that Pakistani media outlet give significance to CPEC from aspects and likely to consider it a momentous in future.

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  • Mudassar Hussain Shah & Saima Kausar & Tahir Idrees, 2021. "Framing of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Evaluating the treatment of Facebook Posts of Dawn and China Daily from 2015-2019," Journal of Media & Communication (JMC), Ilma University, Faculty of Media & Design, vol. 1(2), pages 230-246.
    • Handle: RePEc:aib:fmdjmc:v:1:y:2021:i:2:p:230-246
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.46745/ilma.jmc.2020.01.02.01
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