THE EFFECT OF MASS MEDIA REPORTING ON THE CHINA-PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (CPEC) AND THE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF PAKISTAN
Dr. Muhammad Iqbal
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Mohi-Ud –Din Islamic University, Nerian Sharif, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, muhammad.iqbal@miu.edu.pk
Abdul Khaliq Shaheen
Ph.D. Education Scholar, Mohi-Ud –Din Islamic University, Nerian Sharif, zad Jammu & Kashmir
Muhammad Yousaf
Ph.D. Education Scholar, Mohi-Ud –Din Islamic University, Nerian Sharif, Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Dr. Muhammad Naqeeb UL Khalil Shaheen
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Kotli, Azad Jammu & Kashmir (Corresponding Author), naqeeb.shaheen@gmail.com
Zaib U Nisa
Ph.D. Education Scholar, Hazara University, KPK, Pakistan
Abstract
The researcher faced attaining stability in the region and also identified the role of print media (National & international) in the portrayal of this project. It was a mixed method research where qualitative and quantitative design the of research was used to attain the data. Qualitative data was taken in the semi-structured survey from the randomly selected stakeholders who reside by the routes from where the project route (Roads & Sea routes) passed. Overall 500 sampled participants took part in the data collection. The collected data was then coded and tabulated in an Excel sheet. This sheet was then put to SPSS where univariate analysis and bivariate logistic regression equation ran to get the results. The Quantitative data consisted of the opinions given in the print media published during 2017-2021. These articles were taken using a purposive sampling technique where only those were taken from four national and international newspapers published in China, Pakistan, America, and India. These opinions were narrated in the form of factors illustrating the opinions in favor and opposition of this project. These results showed the conclusion that this project is not limited to infrastructure development only as it is a common consideration rather it is beyond that conception. It is recommended that the government of Pakistan might speed up the completion of this project. The politicians of Pakistan might drop their brawls and work on this project. Corruption should be banned at least for this project.
Keywords; Mass media, CPEC, Newspapers, Pakistan and China