Political and religious demographics shape how media frame Muslims

Evidence

We present two specific hypotheses related to the presentation of Muslims and Islam in media coverage before and after the Trump campaign. We also pose two broad research questions that explore the role of macro-level contexts – political and religious demographic makeups – in how the media discusses issues surrounding Muslims and Islam. — Emily Greene-Colozzi, Amy Adamczyk, and Senahan Kiyal Keles, Differences in Religious Framing of…, 28

Categorization

• XREF: Macro-level context variables mirror the comparative, structural approach used in studies of regional variation in religious discourse. — connects to: Media imagery drives public bias against Muslims and Arabs — Sahar F. Aziz, Sticks and Stones, the Words That Hurt:…, 74