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Reporting Afghanistan: Mapping Afghan Conflict in Pakistani Media

Intermedia Pakistan (2013), 88 pp.

Contains many diagrams

"This report documents and analyzes coverage of the Afghan Conflict and related issues in six mainstream Pakistani news outlets [from May1, 2012 to August 31, 2012]. The following sub-themes have been tracked for monitoring and analysis: Terrorism in Afghanistan – Drone Strikes – Cross Border Attacks and Incursions – NATO Supply Lines – NATO Pullout and Afghan Peace Process – Pak-Afghan and Pak U.S. Relationship." (Pages 2-3)
News demographics: Newspaper coverage, 17
News demographics: Television coverage, 23
Coverage of terrorism in Afghanistan, 31
Coverage of cross-border incursions, 37
Coverage of drone strikes, 45
Coverage of NATO supply issue, 49
Coverage of NATO pullout and Afghan peace process, 55
Perceptions: Is it important to report Afghanistan? 56
Afghanistan coverage: Survey with Pakistani journalists, 63
Afghanistan coverage: Survey with Afghan journalists, 69
Recommendations, 69
Annexes, 73