Unveiling the American-Muslim press: News agendas, frames, and functions

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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

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