editors, Halim Rane, Jacqui Ewart and Mohamad Abdalla.
Carlton, Vic. :
Melbourne University Press,
2010.
1 online resource (xviii, 259 pages).
Islamic studies series ;
MUP academic monograph series
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title; Foreword; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Media and Muslim landscapes; CHAPTER 1 Orientalism and the Australian news media:; CHAPTER 2 Muslims in Australia:; CHAPTER 3 Reporting on Islam for the Australian media; Part II: Image and impacts; CHAPTER 4 Jihad sheilas or media martyrs?:; CHAPTER 5 Media content and inter-community relations; Part III: Newsworthiness of Islam; CHAPTER 6 Why Muslims make headlines; CHAPTER 7 A lapse of reason or Islamophobia at work?; Part IV: Sources, agendas and responses; CHAPTER 8 News, views and agendas:
CHAPTER 9 Community media interventionPart V: Roles and responsibilities; CHAPTER 10 Media and myth: Dr Haneef and the fourth estate; Conclusion: A way forward?; Bibliography; Index; Copyright
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Few issues have captured media headlines over the past two decades like Islam and Muslims, and much of what the Australian public knows about Islam and its followers is gleaned from the mass media. Islam and the Australian News Media tackles head-on the Australian news media's treatment of Islam and Muslims. This incisive collection brings together the research and insights of academics, editors and journalists on the representation of Islam and its impact on social relations, the newsworthiness of Muslim issues and the complexities of covering Islam. Importantly, Islam and the Australian N.