Coverage of Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in the international press: A perspective on indexing theory

Hussain, S; Jehangir, A

Coverage of Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in the international press: A perspective on indexing theory

Hussain, S Jehangir, A

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dc.contributor.author	Hussain, S
dc.contributor.author	Jehangir, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5814-0482
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-21T01:55:53Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-21T01:55:53Z
dc.identifier.citation	Journalism, pp. 146488492311537
dc.identifier.issn	1464-8849
dc.identifier.issn	1741-3001
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/166279
dc.description.abstract	<jats:p> This article tests the key arguments of indexing theory by analysing how the press of seven countries reported Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021. The seven countries represent a mix of democratic (US, UK, India and Pakistan) and authoritarian governments (Russia, China and Iran). In a marked similarity, we found that press of the two types of political systems mainly supported their governments’ policy towards the Taliban. Though the democratic press showed some critical coverage, it was of tactical nature. Moreover, most political and security events in Afghanistan were reported in neutral way, suggesting the democratic press compromised on their critical agenda to hold their governments responsible for their actions. In terms of news sources, the press of US and UK involved more foreign sources as compared to other countries. The findings suggest the security nature of events is an important determinant of whether official indexing will prevail or confronted in press coverage of international conflicts. </jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications
dc.relation.ispartof	Journalism
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/14648849231153727
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1903 Journalism and Professional Writing, 2001 Communication and Media Studies
dc.subject.classification	Communication & Media Studies
dc.title	Coverage of Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in the international press: A perspective on indexing theory
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.for	1903 Journalism and Professional Writing
utslib.for	2001 Communication and Media Studies
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Law
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dc.date.updated	2023-02-21T01:55:52Z
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This article tests the key arguments of indexing theory by analysing how the press of seven countries reported Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021. The seven countries represent a mix of democratic (US, UK, India and Pakistan) and authoritarian governments (Russia, China and Iran). In a marked similarity, we found that press of the two types of political systems mainly supported their governments’ policy towards the Taliban. Though the democratic press showed some critical coverage, it was of tactical nature. Moreover, most political and security events in Afghanistan were reported in neutral way, suggesting the democratic press compromised on their critical agenda to hold their governments responsible for their actions. In terms of news sources, the press of US and UK involved more foreign sources as compared to other countries. The findings suggest the security nature of events is an important determinant of whether official indexing will prevail or confronted in press coverage of international conflicts.

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