Muslims, minorities, and the media : discourses on Islam in the West /

Inspired by overtly negative coverage by the Western mainstream press of Muslims in particular, and minorities in general, this book asks why are negative narratives and depictions of Muslims and other minorities so hard to change? News reports about Islam and Muslims commonly relate stories that di...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	De Rooij, Laurens (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, [2023].
Series:	Routledge research in religion, media and culture.
Subjects:	Islam > Press coverage > Western countries. Muslims > Press coverage > Western countries. Journalism > Objectivity > Western countries. Journalistic ethics > Western countries. Minorities > Press coverage.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Part I. Media as a discursive system and how we see minorities: 1. The workings of a Media outlet
2. Media and communication mechanisms
3. Media as a discursive institution of influence
4. Minority discourses and the Media
Part II. Symbolic representations of minorities and how we interact with those images: 5. Symbolic Representations of Minorities
6. The consumption of media reports
7. Hermeneutics and the negotiation of meaning in media reports
Part III. Avenues for Change: 8. Changing psychological processes
9. Considerations for Organisational Change in the Media sphere
10. Discursive Change
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.