Dataset for the Quantitative Content Analysis of Religious Minorities in Pakistan's News Media (2023–2024)

This dataset contains coded variables for 93 online news stories published by Dawn English and Nawai Waqt Urdu between 1 May 2023 and 30 April 2024. It was compiled as part of a quantitative content analysis examining the representation of religious minorities in Pakistan's digital news media. Each record represents one news story and includes variables such as publication outlet, publication date, minority community, story format, by-line, subject, geographic location, story length, news angle, and thematic classification. The dataset accompanies the research report "Counted, But Not Covered: Religious Minorities in Pakistan's News Media (2023–2024)."