changing public concerns and attitude- islamophobia and terrorism

Question 1

how can the media affect on government and the public?

Answer 1

strong influence over publics concerns and attitudes towards crime.
has a knock on effect on policies and government priority

Question 2

islamophobia and terrorism in the early 2000s?

Answer 2

rise in islamic terror
triggered by the 2001 twin towers- 9/11 - atacks
nourished by huge amounts of coverage in newspapers and TV.

Question 3

what affect did the 9/11 attacks have?

Answer 3

created public panic about the rtisk of becoming a victim of terror
made the public panic and wonder about the intensions of muslims in britian

Question 4

how does terrorist attacks affect governemnt and policy?

Answer 4

example:
manchester areana attack 2017- lead to raising the threat level, stricter policies?

Question 5

paul baker and the newspapers?

Answer 5

analysis of 143 million words of british newspapers had negative portrayl of muslims and islam

Question 6

words commonly used to report of islam and muslims?

Answer 6

threat
fundamentalism
terrorist
extremist
sexist
‘muslim’ and ‘islamic’ linked with words denoting violence- Eg. ‘islamic terror’ and ‘muslim fanatics’

Question 7

‘muslim community’ ?

Answer 7

used to portray muslims as homogeneous (all the same) often used alongside:
anger
fear
warning
critisizm

Question 8

muslims and the media?

Answer 8

• stories focusing on exremism increased over time
• stories focusing on attacks on muslims decreased