Covering Muslims - American Newspapers in Comparative Perspective (Paperback)

An examination of how American newspaper articles on Muslims are strikingly negative by any measure. For decades, scholars and observers have criticized negative media portrayals of Muslims and Islam. Yet most of these critiques are limited by their focus on one specific location, a limited time period, or a single outlet. In Covering Muslims, Erik Bleich and A. Maurits van der Veen present the first systematic, large-scale analysis of American newspaper coverage of Muslims through comparisons across groups, time, countries, and topics. The authors demonstrate conclusively that coverage of Muslims is remarkably negative by any measure. They show that American newspapers have been consistently negative across the two-decade period between 1996 and 2016 and that articles on Muslims are more negative than those touching on groups as diverse as Catholics, Jews, Hindus, African Americans, Latinos, Mormons, or atheists. Strikingly, even articles about mundane topics tend to be negative. The authors suggest that media outlets both within and outside the United States may contribute to pervasive Islamophobia and they encourage readers and journalists to "tone check" the media rather than simply accepting negative associations with Muslims or other marginalized groups.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2022
Authors:	Erik Bleich (Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science) • A. Maurits Van Der Veen (Associate Professor of Government)
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-761172-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Diplomacy Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Press & journalism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam
LSN:	0-19-761172-9
Barcode:	9780197611722

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