What is it about?
In recent years, proposals by American Muslims to build mosques have been met with technical and ideological opposition during the permitting process. This article examines the framing of these debates in newspaper stories. It discusses five frames related to local regulations, political debates, legal battles, as well as stories that depict Muslims as neighbors, and others that suggest an Islamic threat
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Why is it important?
Journalists often cover routine processes like zoning and city planning. When these routine stories become imbued with socially loaded and culturally complex issues, it is important that journalists are prepared to respond appropriately. This article helps uncover patterns in coverage that may not be noticed by reporters writing individual stories.
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Media coverage has been shown to depict Muslims in the U.S. as an out-group, never able to fully attain status as "one of us." Taken together, my research suggests that Muslims are often talked about but rarely listened to in the U.S. public sphere.
Dr. Brian J. Bowe
Western Washington University
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This page is a summary of: Permitted to Build? Moral Foundations in Newspaper Framing of Mosque-Construction Controversies, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, July 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1077699017709253.
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