http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gmmr.2019(II-I).02
10.31703/gmmr.2019(II-I).02
Published : Dec 2019
Impact of Sensitive Content on Public: A Case of Zainab Murder in Media
This study investigates the impact of media coverage on public perception of one of Pakistan's most heinous murder cases. Zanib, the victim, was a kid who was raped and then murdered; the case was widely publicised and covered extensively during the offender's trial. Until he was executed by hanging. This study aims to examine the influence of extremely sensitive coverage on people. The goal was to assess the influence of such information on parents, raise awareness about media accountability, and identify positive and bad elements. Respondent data was gathered using a survey method. Simple random sampling was applied and the N was 50. A questionnaire with thirty items was created. The findings indicate that media raises public awareness and, most of the time, has a favourable impact on the public. It was also discovered that parents are sometimes worried when reading the related information.
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Public Perception, Influence, Respondent, Simple Random Sampling, Public Awareness
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(1) Muhammad Naseem Anwar
PhD Scholar, Department of Mass Communication, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Lubna Shaheen
Higher Education Department, Punjab.
(3) Rashid Ishaq
Lecturer, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Anwar, M. N., Shaheen, L., & Ishaq, R. (2019). Impact of Sensitive Content on Public: A Case of Zainab Murder in Media. Global Multimedia Review, II(I), 9 - 31. https://doi.org/10.31703/gmmr.2019(II-I).02
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CHICAGO : Anwar, Muhammad Naseem, Lubna Shaheen, and Rashid Ishaq. 2019. "Impact of Sensitive Content on Public: A Case of Zainab Murder in Media." Global Multimedia Review, II (I): 9 - 31 doi: 10.31703/gmmr.2019(II-I).02
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HARVARD : ANWAR, M. N., SHAHEEN, L. & ISHAQ, R. 2019. Impact of Sensitive Content on Public: A Case of Zainab Murder in Media. Global Multimedia Review, II, 9 - 31.
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MHRA : Anwar, Muhammad Naseem, Lubna Shaheen, and Rashid Ishaq. 2019. "Impact of Sensitive Content on Public: A Case of Zainab Murder in Media." Global Multimedia Review, II: 9 - 31
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MLA : Anwar, Muhammad Naseem, Lubna Shaheen, and Rashid Ishaq. "Impact of Sensitive Content on Public: A Case of Zainab Murder in Media." Global Multimedia Review, II.I (2019): 9 - 31 Print.
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OXFORD : Anwar, Muhammad Naseem, Shaheen, Lubna, and Ishaq, Rashid (2019), "Impact of Sensitive Content on Public: A Case of Zainab Murder in Media", Global Multimedia Review, II (I), 9 - 31
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TURABIAN : Anwar, Muhammad Naseem, Lubna Shaheen, and Rashid Ishaq. "Impact of Sensitive Content on Public: A Case of Zainab Murder in Media." Global Multimedia Review II, no. I (2019): 9 - 31. https://doi.org/10.31703/gmmr.2019(II-I).02