Covert Islamophobia: An Analysis of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal Headlines Before and After Charlie Hebdo

This article examines representations of Islam and Muslims by analyzing The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal headlines two months before and after the Charlie Hebdo attack to better understand manifestations of Islamophobia in the American national media after a major terrorist event. Resu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Politzer, Malia Nora, Alcaraz, Antonia Olmos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA
Repositorio:Comunicación y Sociedad
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:comunicacionysociedad.cucsh.udg.mx:article/7601
Acceso en línea:https://www.comunicacionysociedad.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/comsoc/article/view/e7601
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Charlie Hebdo
Islamophobia
Journalism
Terror attacks
Islamofobia
Periodismo
Ataque terrorista
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Sumario:This article examines representations of Islam and Muslims by analyzing The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal headlines two months before and after the Charlie Hebdo attack to better understand manifestations of Islamophobia in the American national media after a major terrorist event. Results found a majority of headlines related Islam and Muslims to violent conflict, war and terrorism (73% in The Wall Street Journal and 63% in The New York Times). This correlation spiked directly after the attack. Headlines prior also mostly referenced Islam and Muslims when reporting on violent conflict, indicating covert Islamophobia.