ABSTRACT

The 9/11 attacks had catastrophic impact on the United States. In response to 9/11 attacks America started war against terrorism. These attacks got immense coverage from all over the world media. However, the present study probes how 9/11 attacks on the twin towers were framed by the Pakistani and the British press. Although there is enough literature found relating to war on terror but there is lack of studies which adopted qualitative approach. Moreover, there is very limited studies found which explored Pakistani media perspective regarding 9/11 attacks. The present study explored the editorials from the British newspapers (The Guardian and The Independent) and the Pakistani newspapers (The Dawn, The Nation) from September 12, 2001 to November 12, 2001. The comparative analysis of Pakistani and British press coverage revealed that Pakistani press was dominated by critical themes against America whereas British press stressed on responsible approach by the British government to deal with the crisis. Keywords: Framing, 9/11 attacks, British press, Pakistani press, thematic analysis

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