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U.S. Newspapers Provide Nuanced Picture Of Islam, Brian J. Bowe, Shahira Fahmy, Jörg Matthes
U.S. Newspapers Provide Nuanced Picture Of Islam, Brian J. Bowe, Shahira Fahmy, Jörg Matthes
Brian J. Bowe
This study examines how Islam is covered in 18 large circulation U.S. newspapers and finds six frames that draw a nuanced picture of how Islam is framed in the news media. Two frames are negative, one is positive and three are neutral.
Clash Of Coverage: Cultural Framing In U.S. Newspaper Reporting On The 2011 Protests In Bahrain, Brian J. Bowe, Jennifer Hoewe
Clash Of Coverage: Cultural Framing In U.S. Newspaper Reporting On The 2011 Protests In Bahrain, Brian J. Bowe, Jennifer Hoewe
Brian J. Bowe
Samuel Huntington’s clash of civilizations paradigm was established after the Cold War to explain an emerging new world order and was utilized in the cultural framing hypothesis’ explanation of U.S. news coverage of conflicts. Through content analysis of three major U.S. newspapers’ coverage of the 2011 protests in Bahrain, this study uses the cultural framing hypothesis to determine if a clash of civilizations shaped news stories. The results largely support the hypothesis and Huntington’s paradigm.