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School of oriental and african studies (soas) Good Media, Bad Media : How News-Making Practices Make Stories News Worthy and Their Impact on Society The Transnational News Environment : Production , Representation and Use Fiza Fatima Asar 4/1/2010 [This paper looks at the case study of a video which was released on Pakistani television channels in Apr il 2009 and later circulated internationally via satellite television and internet. Although it immediately provoked demonstrations all across Pakistan, it was later learned that the facts around the video were quest ionable. The case study reveals how news-making practices and the global as well as local political environment can turn stories into news and sheds light on their impact in society. ] Good Media, Bad Media: How News-Making Practices Make Stories News Worthy and Their Impact on Society On April 3 rd 2009 a video was released on Pakistani television channels showing a 17 year old girl being publicl y flogged. The in...

SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES (SOAS) The State of Sharia : Orientalism from within [Mediated Culture of the Middle East] Fiza Fatima Asar 4/1/2010 This paper looks at a series of programs titled ‘ The State of Sharia ’ that were shown on a Pakistani English News Channel, Dawn News, and studies them in the light of Orientalism. I argue that the process of creating the “Other” not only occurs when West looks at Islam but also exists when Muslims are looking at Muslims. The program is in English and can be found on Youtube by typing in ‘The The State of Sharia ’. Relevant links have been provided in the reference section. The The State of Sharia: Orientalism from Within The 9/11 attacks in the United States and the events that unfolded thereafter have given impetus to an ongoing debate in the intellectua l and political spheres over the role of Islam in world politics. After the a ttacks on the World Trade Centers in New York, the war on terrorism initiated by the US go...