Bangladeş Basınında Keşmir Çatışması ile ilgili haber yayın süresi: Bir İçerik İncelenmesi

Year 2021, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 5 - 28, 07.09.2021

Jahidul Islam Sarker

Abstract

Kashmir, a mostly Muslim region occupied by India, received global media coverage
in August 2019. Following the abrogation of Article 370 and article 35A of the Indian
constitution, Kashmir was put under severe military lockdown. Since Kashmir is an area of
international conflict between India, Pakistan and China, South Asian newspapers focus more
on the issue of Kashmir. In the same way, Bangladeshi newspapers prioritize Kashmir. As
Bangladesh is a predominantly Muslim country and geographically close to Kashmir,
Bangladeshis are interested in the current situation in the disputed territory of Kashmir.
The aim of this article is to investigate the nature of media coverage of the conflict in
Kashmir, Bangladesh. Specifically, the objective of the study is to identify the difference in
coverage of the Kashmir question between secular and conservative newspapers in
Bangladesh. The content analysis methodology was used to carry out this research. Four
Bangladeshi national newspapers were selected for the study. Of the selected neswpapers, 60
reports were gathered over a week following the repeal of section 370 on August 5, 2019.
The findings revealed that although a Muslim country, not all Bangladeshi newspapers are
ready to take a position on the internationally recognized issue of Kashmir. It demonstrates
how India is extending its control over the Bangladeshi media. The Daily Janakantha, known
for its pro-Indian editorial policy, gave a very negligible response to the problem of Kashmir.
While thepaper did not avoid this question, it provided context from the Indian perspective.
However, the pro-Islamic newspaper Daily Inquilab, gave an enormous coverage of the
Kashmir problem compared to the Daily Janakantha. The entire coverage of the Inquilab tried
to create sympathy for the Kashmiri. Likewise, the English language newspapers like the
Daily Star and the Daily Sun in Bangladesh also divided with ideological biases. Research
has shown that although the Daily Star tried to portray the Kashmir issue from neutral
position, but the editorial of Daily Start clearly indicates his inclination with India. The
analysis of the newspapers reveals the polarization of Bangladeshi media.
The paper argues that the public spare of Bangladesh massively share sympathy with
Kashmir, the elite and pro regime newspapers continue to represent the Indian context.

Keywords

Jammu and Kashmir, Article 370, Content analysis, Bangladeshi Media, Popular uprising

Coverage of The Kashmir Conflict in Bangladeshi Media: A Content Analysis (Bangladeş Basınında Keşmir Çatışması ile ilgili haber yayın süresi: Bir İçerik İncelenmesi)

Abstract

Kashmir, a mostly Muslim region occupied by India, received global media coverage
in August 2019. Following the abrogation of Article 370 and article 35A of the Indian
constitution, Kashmir was put under severe military lockdown. Since Kashmir is an area of
international conflict between India, Pakistan and China, South Asian newspapers focus more
on the issue of Kashmir. In the same way, Bangladeshi newspapers prioritize Kashmir. As
Bangladesh is a predominantly Muslim country and geographically close to Kashmir,
Bangladeshis are interested in the current situation in the disputed territory of Kashmir.
The aim of this article is to investigate the nature of media coverage of the conflict in
Kashmir, Bangladesh. Specifically, the objective of the study is to identify the difference in
coverage of the Kashmir question between secular and conservative newspapers in
Bangladesh. The content analysis methodology was used to carry out this research. Four
Bangladeshi national newspapers were selected for the study. Of the selected neswpapers, 60
reports were gathered over a week following the repeal of section 370 on August 5, 2019.
The findings revealed that although a Muslim country, not all Bangladeshi newspapers are
ready to take a position on the internationally recognized issue of Kashmir. It demonstrates
how India is extending its control over the Bangladeshi media. The Daily Janakantha, known
for its pro-Indian editorial policy, gave a very negligible response to the problem of Kashmir.
While the paper did not avoid this question, it provided context from the Indian perspective.
However, the pro-Islamic newspaper Daily Inquilab, gave an enormous coverage of the
Kashmir problem compared to the Daily Janakantha. The entire coverage of the Inquilab tried to create sympathy for the Kashmiri. Likewise, the English language newspapers like the
Daily Star and the Daily Sun in Bangladesh also divided with ideological biases. Research
has shown that although the Daily Star tried to portray the Kashmir issue from neutral
position, but the editorial of Daily Start clearly indicates his inclination with India. The
analysis of the newspapers reveals the polarization of Bangladeshi media.
The paper argues that the public spare of Bangladesh massively share sympathy with
Kashmir, the elite and pro regime newspapers continue to represent the Indian context.

Keywords

Jammu and Kashmir, Article 370, Content analysis, Bangladeshi Media, Popular uprising

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