News Coverage On Anti-Islam Film "Fitna": An Analysis Of U.S And U.K Mainstream Newspapers
On the 27' of March 2008, a 15-minute Dutch film, "Fitna", was released on the Internet. The film, which shows images of Quranic verses with clips of violence, received harsh condemnation from the Muslims all over the world. This event further cemented the issue of misconception of...
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| Format: | Research Report |
| Language: | English |
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Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
2015
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| Online Access: | http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8174 |
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| Summary: | On the 27' of March 2008, a 15-minute Dutch film, "Fitna", was released on
the Internet. The film, which shows images of Quranic verses with clips of
violence, received harsh condemnation from the Muslims all over the world.
This event further cemented the issue of misconception of Western media
towards Islam where Muslims have been repeatedly portrayed in hostile
manner. This study will examine the coverage of major newspapers in the US
and UK before and after the release of the anti-Islam film. The aim of the
research is to look at how Western media frame the news pertaining to the
release of the film which is seen by Muslim society as a deliberate and blatant
attack towards Islam. There were 64 articles analysed from five newspapers in
the US and five from the UK. Four indicators will be used in the content
analysis of the articles; the framing of articles, what trigger the news, the
underlying messages and the choice of sources. The results do not support the
expectation that Western media are bias towards the filmmaker's right to
release his anti-Islam film. Majority of the articles also sided with religious
sensitivity of Muslim communities. |
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