Ideological stance of Pakistani print media in highlighting Covid-19

issue: Critical Discourse Analysis

Abstract
The research paper is critically analyzed the discourse of headlines in
Pakistani print media on the pandemic issue of Covid-19 from March,
2020 to April, 2020. The purpose of the study is to depict the language
or vocabulary used by the journalist in portraying the hidden meanings,
power of language and ideologies by highlighting the pandemic issue
from different perspectives. Fairclough’s 3-dimentional CDA model with
the Halliday’s systemic-functional grammar is used as an analytical tool
to carry out the research at three levels; text, discourse practice and
sociocultural practice
Keywords:
CDA, newspaper headlines, Covid-19