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Analysis of Dunya News stories in text and English, located on the Dunya online news site.
Content Characteristics: Optimistic tone (“Pakistani authorities did not know
about Osama’s presence in Pakistan”, “the US wanted a stable, secure and prosperous Pakistan”)
Bias towards US, contains only US sources Sources: US Secretary Hillary Clinton, Mike Mullen
(Admiral, US Joint Chiefs of Staff) Audience views/Public Opinion: quotes Hillary
acknowledging “differences exist with Pakistan on some issues”, states US wants Pakistan to aid in fight against terrorism.
Content Characteristics Language: “dashes” evokes urgency, “reconciliatory”
statement implies US is attempting to right a wrong Bias: fairly objective
Sources: President Barack Obama, unspecified “reports”
Audience Views/Public Opinion: Hillary is said to be coming to Pakistan to “ease the tensions”, evokes idea of strife between US/PAK relationship
Content Characteristics: Misleading lead- Story does not mention any
clarification of misunderstandings, rather the topic of the visit (drone attacks, national sovereignty) is mentioned
Sources: Pakistan Foreign office spokesperson Tehmina Janjua
Audience Views/Public Opinion: Story says “relations with US have recently been bumpy,” evokes idea that relationship is strained
The 3 news stories are fairly objective, relying on mainly US sources. This could be due to the fact that the stories are in English and reach either English-speaking natives or Western audiences.
These news stories seem to reflect the result of the “Pakistani Public Opinion on Democracy” study by the Institute of Peace and WorldPublicOpinion.org where a majority of Pakistanis don’t believe the US can be trusted to act responsibly. The longer lasting affects of US/Pak talks will remain to be seen post Osama bin Laden.