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Veiled Ideologies: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Indian and Pakistani Newspaper Editorials
Abstract
The present study focuses on the more than half century old issue, the Kashmir conflict to make the Indian and the Pakistani media ideologies more visible and study them in a microscopic mode. It not only brings the Indo-Pak ideologies over Kashmir in spotlight but also sheds light on how those ideologies are projected and defended through the language use. In order to analyze the role of media discourse within geo-political scenario, 6 newspapers editorials have been analyzed 3 from Pakistani newspapers and 3 from Indian newspapers. Editorials published from July, 2016 to November, 2016 have been selected purposively. The Van Dijk’s (2000) model related to ideology and discourse has been chosen as the theoretical framework. The analysis shows that all the editorials are loaded with veiled ideologies. Furthermore, the study reveals that conflicting and opposite ideologies are constructed in newspaper editorials written across the border.
Authors
Nadeem Akram
Lecturer, Department of English, University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan
Intzar Ahmad
Lecturer, Department of English, Govt. Degree College Arup, Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Kanwal Zahra
Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords
Discourse, Editorials, Geo-Political Scenario, Ideologies, Media Discourse
