Social Responsibility, Journalistic Values, and Ethics of Conflict Coverage: A Critical Analysis of the Coverage of the Mumbai Attacks in Indian and Pakistani Elite Press
Document Type
Book Chapter
Source of Publication
Handbook of Conflict and Peace Communication
Publication Date
8-3-2025
Abstract
South Asia is a conflict zone where media have been very influential in generating mutually hostile perceptions. Many analysts of Indo-Pakistan relations believe that jingoistic attitude of media in the subcontinent obstruct all peace moves in the region. Media have been responsible to increase the level of tension between both countries and resultantly incapacitate the governments' abilities to take concrete steps toward peace. This article is a case study of the performance of media in the realm of conflict management in South Asia. The study focuses on the coverage of escalating tension between India and Pakistan after the Mumbai attacks in 2008 by major media companies of both countries. Four leading English newspapers, two each from India and Pakistan, have been selected and their editorial treatment of the Mumbai attacks during November 2008 to November 2009 is analyzed.
DOI Link
ISBN
[9781119246350, 9781119246442]
Publisher
Wiley
First Page
46
Last Page
60
Disciplines
Communication | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Keywords
Conflict management, Conflict zones, Editorials, India, Journalistic values, Mumbai terrorist attacks, Pakistan, South Asia
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Recommended Citation
Rasul, Azmat, "Social Responsibility, Journalistic Values, and Ethics of Conflict Coverage: A Critical Analysis of the Coverage of the Mumbai Attacks in Indian and Pakistani Elite Press" (2025). All Works. 7650.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/7650
Indexed in Scopus
yes
Open Access
no