From Peace Talks to Military Operation

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12 - From Peace Talks to Military Operation

Pakistani Newspapers’ Representation of the TTP Conflict

from Part III - Media Discourse and Conflict Resolution

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 April 2022

Lubna Shaheen and

Muhammad Tarique

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Innocent Chiluwa

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Innocent Chiluwa: Affiliation:
Covenant University, Nigeria

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This chapter analyzes news discourses covering the peace talks between the Pakistan government and the TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan), the culmination of which resulted in a military operation known as Zarb e Azab. The data are news stories extracted from mainstream English-language newspapers in Pakistan – Dawn and The Nation. The aim is to examine the types of discourses constructed by the print media during the peace talks. To achieve this, a qualitative analysis is employed comprising a socio-cognitive approach to CDA that focuses on the use of language and the ideological construction of peace and war situations. The chapter also highlights the importance of responsible and ethical journalism and professional journalistic practices that may help to refine the ideological sensibilities of journalists.

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socio-cognitive approach news discourses qualitative analysis CDA responsible journalism ethical journalism ideological sensibilities

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Type: Chapter
Information: Discourse, Media, and Conflict
Examining War and Resolution in the News
, pp. 278 - 299

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009064057.014 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2022

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