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Framing a friendly dictator : comparative analysis of the western newsmagazine coverage of Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf after September 11

After Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf became an American ally following the September 11 attacks, the U.S. mainstream magazines framed this dictator as a modern and pro-Western leader. This framing analysis examined the coverage of Musharraf in three newsmagazines - Newsweek, Time and U.S. News & World Report - between September 11, 2001, and February 28, 2002. The newsmagazines emphasized Musharraf's biographical and personal characteristics that made him different from his nation of "fundamentalists" and closer to the West. Positive sides of Musharraf's dictatorship were emphasized, especially those that yielded to the American interests in the region. The negative effects of Musharraf's rule, especially in the domain of human rights, were either justified or completely omitted from the frame. Findings suggest that the Cold War frame that the U.S. media used in the international coverage in the 1980s recently merged with a "West versus Islam" frame.

framing; media coverage; September 11; Pakistan; Pervez Musharraf

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