Abstract:

The study explores the “Effects of breaking news on the quality of Pakistani television news; A Journalistic Perspective.” With the passage of time, viewers have become more interested in news, what is trending and what is breaking. The importance of breaking news has been increased as every channel wants to be the first to break the news and fill the time of 24-hours with numerous news stories. Breaking news stories varies from social, political and other significant issues which the viewers view every single day. This research examines the journalistic approach to the breaking news stories and what effect does it have on the quality of news coverage of channels of Pakistan. The questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection. The universe of study was Lahore and the journalists from different news channels were the population. Correlation statistical analysis was applied for testing hypothesis and findings which revealed that breaking news stories have a pessimistic effect on the eminence of Pakistani television news.

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