Implicit campaign rhetoric can reshape how media discuss Muslims and religion

Evidence

While this framing is not necessarily explicitly stated, it nevertheless raises questions about how the media frame and discuss religion, and in particular, Muslims. This study examines the extent to which religious officials, Muslim individuals, and religion in general are included in newspaper discussions of Muslims before and after President Trump’s campaign and across different U.S. states. — Emily Greene-Colozzi, Amy Adamczyk, and Senahan Kiyal Keles, Differences in Religious Framing of…, 19

Categorization

• SEED: Angle: how unstated (dog-whistle) political rhetoric leaves fingerprints in press framing even when no explicit policy is named.