Misconceived projection of British media reporting on Muslims and Islam : a study of The Times online newspaper /
This study investigates the representation of Muslims and Islam in British media specifically in The Times online newspaper after the incidence of September 11, 2001. The objectives of this study were: (i) to examine the representation of Muslims and Islam by The Times in term of news framing; (ii)...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Gombak, Selangor :
Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia,
2009
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| Online Access: | Click here to view 1st 24 pages of the thesis. Members can view fulltext at the specified PCs in the library. |
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| Summary: | This study investigates the representation of Muslims and Islam in British media
specifically in The Times online newspaper after the incidence of September 11, 2001.
The objectives of this study were: (i) to examine the representation of Muslims and
Islam by The Times in term of news framing; (ii) to find out what images of Muslims
and Islam were most commonly propagated in The Times; and (iii) to identify the
aspects of Muslims and Islam within the coverage of political and religious issues.
The theory that was being used for this research is the Media Framing Theory. In the
media framing theory, the media produce news, but news does not stand alone;
whereby it is constructed from everyday events and it is the result of subjective
decisions of newsmakers. A sample of 102 news articles was used for quantitative
content analysis. The result of this study showed that majority of the issues related to
Muslims and Islam that was covered in The Times newspaper is more on political
frame compared to religious frame. Besides, the aspects of Muslims and Islam were
identified within the coverage of political issues were more on the concern of Jihad,
terrorism, Muslim dress, national security, Muslim culture and war. Finally, there
were few suggestions that can be employed in order to improve the news reporting on
the representation of Muslims and Islam in British media. |
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| Item Description: | "A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of of the requirements for the degree of Master of Human Sciences (Communication)."--On t.p. |
| Physical Description: | x, 96 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 84-92). |