COVERAGE OF FOOD AND ENERGY CRISES IN NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS OF PAKISTAN

Abstract

Pakistan is passing through a worst kind of food and energy crises. An agricultural country with vast land resources, which was once a big importer of the food crops a few years ago, now is facing a huge shortage of the basic food crops especially wheat flour. The country is also facing the worst kind of energy crisis in its history which has paralyzed public life as well as the industrial sector. The purpose of this research project is to investigate the nature and treatment of the news coverage about these two important issues in the national newspapers of Pakistan.