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Analyzing the Role of Media Causing Conflict in the Conflict-affected Areas, A Case Study of the Northwest Province of...
ISSN: 2948 - 4863
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Analyzing the Role of Media Causing Conflict in the Conflict-affected Areas, A Case Study of the Northwest Province of...
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Publisher: United Frontiers Publisher
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Abstract
This research study deals with the role of media in provoking sectarian violence. Using Random sampling techniques, a sample size of 279 respondents was selected in the district of Hangu Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Besides sample frequency distribution, chi-square statistics were used to determine the association between independent and dependent variables. The majority of respondents, 262(93.9%), stated that peace is in high demand for people in the area. Similarly, 240 (86.0%) of the respondents argued that without peace, cooperation, and coordination among people is difficult to prevail. Likewise, most respondents, 182 (65.2%), believed that people start fighting over minor issues. Furthermore, at the bivariate level, media can destroy peace at any time (p= .031) was found to be significant with peace in the area. The media has changed the individual mind, and its thoughts (p=.003) were highly substantial with peace in the region...
