Unveiling the American-Muslim press: News agendas, frames, and functions
by Saif Shahin (The University of Texas at Austin)
The growing scholarly literature on Muslims and the media in the United States has paid little attention to the American-Muslim press. This study compares the coverage of two major American-Muslim publications, the bimonthly newsmagazine Islamic Horizons and the weekly tabloid Muslim Journal, at four key moments beginning with 9/11. Content analysis (N=576) indicates both publications are overwhelmingly US-centric, focusing on domestic political and community affairs rather than the so-called ‘Muslim world.’ Aiding Muslim assimilation into American society emerges as the most important…You can read the full study HERE