The twentieth anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks is an opportune moment to take stock of the impact of those attacks on the U.S. media’s coverage of Muslims and Islam. We wrote a short article highlighting and building on some key findings in the book.
In this article, we focus on broad patterns and trends in the coverage of Muslims to better understand the effect of 9/11. We show that key changes in the content of coverage were both nearly instantaneous and persistent.
In this third annual report, we examine 2020 coverage of six significant American racial, ethnic, or religious groups - African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, Latinos, Jews, and Muslims.
In this second annual report, we examine 2019 coverage of six significant American racial, ethnic, or religious groups - African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, Latinos, Jews, and Muslims.
In this first annual report, we examine 2018 coverage of five significant American racial, ethnic, or religious groups - African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, Jews, and Muslims.