Portrayal of Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act in Leading Liberal Dailies of Pakistan
The content analysis is used to quantitatively analyze the portrayal of the Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) in leading English language dailies of Pakistan, Dawn, The News International and Express Tribune, for three (3) months, from 22 February 2022 to 22 May 2022. The News International seems to portray Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) more when compared with Dawn and Express Tribune. All three newspapers emphasize freedom of expression, and no newspaper adopts the-stance toward censorship or regulation of media. However, The Expression Tribune does hint at the need for censorship in one news article. The Dawn newspaper also emphasizes the voice of opposition and legal proceedings.The study is likely to have implications for the socially responsible role of mass media in contexts of factual news and the emerging issue of fake news by the inclusion of diverse voices. Unfortunately, the selected newspapers did not show cultural pluralism.
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Portrayal, Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), English Dailies, Freedom of Expression, Censorship, Voices
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(1) Amir Mehmood Bajwa
Chairperson, Department of Mass Communication, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
(2) Mudassar Hussain
Lecturer, Department of Mass Communication, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Maham Arif
Lecture, Department of Mass Communication, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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APA : Bajwa, A. M., Hussain, M., & Arif, M. (2022). Portrayal of Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act in Leading Liberal Dailies of Pakistan. Global Digital & Print Media Review, V(II), 105-111. https://doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-II).10
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CHICAGO : Bajwa, Amir Mehmood, Mudassar Hussain, and Maham Arif. 2022. "Portrayal of Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act in Leading Liberal Dailies of Pakistan." Global Digital & Print Media Review, V (II): 105-111 doi: 10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-II).10
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HARVARD : BAJWA, A. M., HUSSAIN, M. & ARIF, M. 2022. Portrayal of Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act in Leading Liberal Dailies of Pakistan. Global Digital & Print Media Review, V, 105-111.
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MHRA : Bajwa, Amir Mehmood, Mudassar Hussain, and Maham Arif. 2022. "Portrayal of Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act in Leading Liberal Dailies of Pakistan." Global Digital & Print Media Review, V: 105-111
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MLA : Bajwa, Amir Mehmood, Mudassar Hussain, and Maham Arif. "Portrayal of Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act in Leading Liberal Dailies of Pakistan." Global Digital & Print Media Review, V.II (2022): 105-111 Print.
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OXFORD : Bajwa, Amir Mehmood, Hussain, Mudassar, and Arif, Maham (2022), "Portrayal of Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act in Leading Liberal Dailies of Pakistan", Global Digital & Print Media Review, V (II), 105-111
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TURABIAN : Bajwa, Amir Mehmood, Mudassar Hussain, and Maham Arif. "Portrayal of Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act in Leading Liberal Dailies of Pakistan." Global Digital & Print Media Review V, no. II (2022): 105-111. https://doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-II).10