Press coverage of terrorism varies with the perpetrator’s religion

Evidence

The research’s conclusions demonstrate how inconsistent the press coverage was across a range of international publications. There were differences in how terrorist acts involving Muslims and those involving non-Muslims were covered. — Muhammad Asad Latif, The Identity of Religion Always Comes Up, 106

Categorization

  • XREF: Echoes the recurring empirical finding that ‘lone wolf’ labels attach to white perpetrators and ‘terrorist’ to Muslim ones.