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Framing Islam: An Analysis of U.S. Media Coverage of Terrorism Since 9/11

Pages 90-112
Published online: 31 Jan 2011
 

Since 9/11 there have been 11 terrorist events on U.S. soil that occurred or were stopped on the planned day of attack. This study of news coverage of those terrorist events revealed a thematic pattern of terrorism coverage in which fear of international terrorism is dominant, particularly as Muslims/Arabs/Islam working together in organized terrorist cells against a “Christian America,” while domestic terrorism is cast as a minor threat that occurs in isolated incidents by troubled individuals.

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Kimberly A. Powell

Kimberly A. Powell (PhD, University of Georgia, 1992) is a Professor of Communication and Women & Gender Studies at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Advanced Research Method students Katie Schaefer, Kya Anderson, Jon Shrader, Amie Heller, and Roger Putnam were instrumental in collecting and coding news media for this study.

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