Terrorists or Pilgrims: A Comparison of Attributes of Chinese Muslims in the World Press

A content analysis of 330 Chinese-language news articles from 40 Chinese newspapers and 244 English-language news articles from 122 major world publications revealed stark differences in the attributes linked to Chinese Muslims. U.S. and other western newspapers portrayed Chinese Muslims in an overw...

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Authors: Alkazemi, Mariam (Author) ; Wanta, Wayne (Author) ; Wei, Hongxia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2019]
In: Journal of media and religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 13-26
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China / Press / USA / Muslim / Value judgment
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BJ Islam
KBM Asia
ZB Sociology
ZC Politics in general
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Summary:A content analysis of 330 Chinese-language news articles from 40 Chinese newspapers and 244 English-language news articles from 122 major world publications revealed stark differences in the attributes linked to Chinese Muslims. U.S. and other western newspapers portrayed Chinese Muslims in an overwhelmingly negative way, often linking the group to terrorism. Chinese newspapers portrayed the Chinese Muslims overwhelmingly positive, linking the group to feature topics.
ISSN:1534-8415
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of media and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15348423.2019.1639403