ipl-logo

Muslim Coverage And Media Tactics

1181 Words5 Pages

Media's Tactics for their Islamophobic Coverage When media tries to make their coverage negative and prejudiced against not only Muslim extremists but also ordinary Muslim people, media uses some tactics such as distortion, omission and creation so that they can make their prejudice take form and spread.
Firstly, as for an example for distortion, on December 11th, 2005, in Sydney, Australia, the Cronulla Race Riot, which is "racial violence broke out in the usually tranquil beach suburb of Cronulla, with attacks directed towards those of Middle Eastern appearance" occurred (Lieu). During the riot, two Muslim boys who were Lebanese origin were chased and assaulted by at least five thousand "White Australians" at the local beach (Hassan). …show more content…

On September 10th, 2015, a video was released by Fox and Friends, which was one of the channels of the American big news television channel Fox News. It was after the president Obama told that the United States was going to accept more refugees, and what was shown in the video was a scene in which a lot of refugees were trying to get on a train (Arrowood). The refugees seemingly were Muslim, as they repeated "Allahu Akbar", meaning "God is great" in Arabic. A woman speaking in the news used a phrase "potential terrorists" in order to describe the refugees (Arrowood). Moreover, on the screen, a graphic "Terrorists Inbound? Taking Refugees Could Open Door To Jihadists" was shown (Arrowood). Though she told that they did not mean that there are terrorists in them, basically this coverage was saying there was a possibility that terrorists were in the refugees and encouraging islamophobia. In this case, media was trying to create a wrong news so that people would be more islamophobic. However, actually, there is few possibility that terrorists are in the refugees. "Since 9/11, the U.S. has admitted 784,000 refugees into the country", and "during that time, exactly three refugees were found to have links to terrorism". Therefore, 0.00038% of refugees were linked to terrorism. Hence, what was told in the news was completely

Show More
Related
1775 Words | 8 Pages

On January 29th 2017, Alexandre Bissonnette, a 27-year-old Laval University student and right extremist, entered the Centre Culturel Islamique de Quebec and opened fire on the men’s floor of the mosque. Bissonnette was charged with six counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder of the men and children who were sitting prayer that night. Bissonnette is currently is awaiting trial in Quebec, though as of yet he has elected not to plead to any of the charges. Though the roles of the victimizer and victim appear simple in the Quebec Mosque shooting Case, this essay will look at case-related news articles from CTV, the National Post, and The Globe and Mail in order to analyze the various representations of those involved in the case and

Read More
902 Words | 4 Pages

This attack was originally thought to have been committed by terrorist from the Middle East not

Read More
1556 Words | 7 Pages

1a. The target audience for this article is United States citizens, particularly those who side with Democratic political views. I believe this because the article is about how the United States of America is responding to the Paris Attacks in regards to the admission of Syrian refugees into our country. The main focus of this piece is on the ideas some Republican leaders have shared that they believe to be the best way to handle this issue. By selectively shedding light on these chosen responses, the authors shows that he is writing to those who don’t agree with these Republicans, which is most commonly Democrats.

Read More
1248 Words | 5 Pages

Following conflicts in countries such as Afghanistan, Somalia, Syria and Iraq, the latest estimates say that 1 in 100 of the world’s population displaced, with a substantial amount of these people being refugees. Whether forced by war, poverty, or political reasons to leave their homelands, these refugees are looking to the West, particularly Europe and America, for shelter and are being reluctantly accepted. Here in America, historically and even today, majority of the native population has been against the idea of welcoming refugees (Connor and Krogstad). While majority of Americans have opposed the “Muslim ban,” that does not mean religion is not a reason why people would reject refugees. With nearly half of the refugees being self-reported Muslims and 62 percent of American citizens citing Islamic terrorism as the greatest problem the country faces, it would not be a stretch to say that those who oppose accepting refugees maybe fearful of refugees because of their religious beliefs (Bowman).

Read More
274 Words | 2 Pages

Throughout this article, President Donald Trump and the Republicans support the ban for the eastern Muslim refugees and non-United States citizens’ multiple visas. The author, Ismail Einashe, influences the reader to believe the ban is cruel and appeals to the readers’ emotions in the article, “For Dual Nationals, Trump’s Muslim Ban Is a Curse”. The statement, “The Trump ban has unfairly targeted people like me”, is a liberal bias because it makes you feel and believe the information before the writer states the evidence or support. Ismail comments that he was also born in Somalia and feels threatened by Trump’s ban. Ismail also includes his own personal bias, so this is another area where the writer has persuaded the reader to believe the

Read More
462 Words | 2 Pages

The American government subconsciously accuses the muslim refugees of being terrorists, due to past actions of people who happened to be muslims from the middle

Read More
278 Words | 2 Pages

conceptualised as an important factor in influencing credibility. Results are discussed in terms of possible heuristics involved in judgements of an asylum-seeker population, as well as implications for vulnerable asylum seekers whose symptoms do not conform to stereotypes` . Talking about new recruits Juany states that they are not taught about refugee’s rights and options but techniques to identify the lies in asylum seekers narratives. He further says `that if you find inconsistencies you are less likely to believe and so to give them entry. Some people think that exaggerating makes the story more credible and in fact it is the opposite, because then they mix lies with truths and create inconsistencies’

Read More
558 Words | 3 Pages

Moving from a small sleepy mountain town in Northern Arizona to the bustling monstrous city of Las Vegas, Nevada fulfilled many of my goals in just a four hour drive. I am eighteen years old, it seems hardly reasonable to have an eighteen year old that has a hard time making the minuscule decision of what to have for dinner- make the decision of what to do for the rest of their life. I know the world is full of opportunities and I plan on taking advantage of as many as possible. Taking this class is an opportunity in itself. During my time in HMD 101 I hope to network with industry executives, deepen my passion for the hospitality and culinary industry, create positive relationships with my peers who are soon to be my colleagues, soak up every ounce of knowledge my professor and teaching assistants

Read More
603 Words | 3 Pages

Just because there's refugees in syria trying to cross the border doesn't mean they're all trying to bomb

Read More
1100 Words | 5 Pages

As a result, the media that cover these events dictate what and how they are shared. However, it only helps to feed our sense of fear towards terrorism as well as fuel the Muslim stereotype. In fact, according to a study on deconstructing the terrorism- news media relationship, “terrorists use media as a tool to gain increased coverage and communicate their message,” but sometimes the news does it for them (Ross). For example, in the UCLA shooting, where two men were killed in a murder-suicide, the news’ portrayal of the situation led many to believe that there were multiple attackers instead of just the one. While this may not directly convey terrorists’ message, it helps to spread unnecessary fear of terrorism in our communities.

Read More
634 Words | 3 Pages

- “In Europe there are mixed opinions , some people are scared specifically of young men like you, who are travelling alone. There are a lot of people who say … you are coming to do problems in Europe, they are generally afraid of you,” Al Jazeera Journalist, Hoda Abdel-Hamid, asked a 27-year-old Iraqi refugee to response. - “I don’t think someone who travels all this way here, risking his own life, comes to cause problems. [He] is going to a country that recognizes his identity, humanity, his life and makes him feel he is a human being with rights.

Read More
949 Words | 4 Pages

The Media and The Manufacture of Deviance 800 words, Assessment Weighting 30% Briefly define the concept of ‘moral panic’ Cohen argues the concept of moral panic is a person or group that becomes defined as a threat to society to a person’s social value and their interests. Moral panic is fear that comes from a group or issue that causes panic within society, but it’s believed this fear and reaction is exaggerated and this is felt and reacted to by the public forms of media such as newspapers, articles and live news etc; knife crime and islamophobia. “Implicit in the use of two words moral panic is the suggestion that the threat is to something held sacred by or fundamental to the society” (Thompson, Kenneth 1998) Cohens definition of moral panic is an over exaggerated reaction by groups

Read More
744 Words | 3 Pages

In America, Media bias is everywhere, in the United States all the information that an average American received through everyday sources, the news was most likely processed through the media and told through a biased point of view, when the media gets their hands on news if it is important then it probably won’t be talked about or downplayed no matter the source like in the newspaper, radio, television, movies, as well as other outlets that the media uses, the media only seems to share the news that they find interesting, even then the media would most likely have changed the story, in what they say is just tweaked news, what actually happened and what really happened would be two different stories, also the story would be told from one person

Read More
792 Words | 4 Pages

Why would people accept falsehoods, why does misinformation spread quickly? More generally, media people tend to choose and share stories containing messages they accept, and neglect those they reject. This brings us to the reason why media is a good transport for prejudice and discrimination. Media as a platform where information is communicated, media people have the potential to shape the meanings we find directly in the situations and what can be discovered in real situations (Kelly, p. 167). ‘Disabled “Ignored” on parking plans’ Gazette (2012, January 9).’Wheelchair users’ anger at loss of blue badge spots in high street, p.2.

Read More
596 Words | 3 Pages

Though it is true that with the entrance of foreigners there could be a chance at danger to the nation’s security, it is also true that refugees are put through some of the strictest security checks of anyone wanting to enter (Clark).This very action taken by the Governors expresses the same fears of plenty of Americans. The refugees are facing prejudice just as the Joads did. And the prejudice towards them is a harvest of fear. Along with prejudice, the refugees are faced with discrimination. One of this year’s GOP presidential candidates-Ted Cruz- suggested that the US government prioritize the refugees that are Christian (Strickland).

Read More

More about Muslim Coverage And Media Tactics

Related Topics

Open Document