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Media Images of Islamophobia on Cable News Network (CNN) and Implications for International Relations

Media Images of Islamophobia on Cable News Network (CNN) and Implications for International Relations

Jeffrey Kurebwa, Prosper Muchakabarwa
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781799834359|ISBN10: 1799834352|EISBN13: 9781799834366
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3435-9.ch042
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Kurebwa, Jeffrey, and Prosper Muchakabarwa. "Media Images of Islamophobia on Cable News Network (CNN) and Implications for International Relations." Research Anthology on Religious Impacts on Society, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 808-825. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3435-9.ch042

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Kurebwa, J. & Muchakabarwa, P. (2021). Media Images of Islamophobia on Cable News Network (CNN) and Implications for International Relations. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Religious Impacts on Society (pp. 808-825). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3435-9.ch042

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Kurebwa, Jeffrey, and Prosper Muchakabarwa. "Media Images of Islamophobia on Cable News Network (CNN) and Implications for International Relations." In Research Anthology on Religious Impacts on Society, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 808-825. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3435-9.ch042

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Abstract

This study focuses on media images of islamophobia as portrayed by Cable News Network (CNN) and its implications for international relations. The study employed qualitative methodology. Data was collected using key informant interviews, while documentary search was done using CNN current affairs videos. The study findings indicated that the media has the power to influence human perceptions towards stereotyping Islam as a terrorist organisation and conflating the Islamic religion and the Muslim culture with terrorism. The study also found out that islamophobia really has a relationship with how Muslims are represented in the media. The study recommends that media houses should have media ethics, laws and policies which force journalists to be more accountable and objective when reporting issues of religion, race and culture as a way of eliminating offensive communication and religious intolerance.

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