International Newspaper Coverage of Muslim Immigration since September 11, 2001: A Community Structure Approach

Authors:

• Joshua B. Wright (College of New Jersey)
• John C. Pollock (College of New Jersey)
• Daniel Giovenco (College of New Jersey)
• Garrett DiMarco (College of New Jersey)
• Amanda Dato (College of New Jersey)
• April-Crystal Holmes (College of New Jersey)

Abstract:

A study compared hypotheses connecting variations in international demographics with differences in international newspaper coverage of Muslim immigration using an extended form of the "community structure approach." From an international sample of 15 newspapers three hundred and seventy articles of 250 words or more were selected from September 11, 2001 to September 11, 2007 and analyzed using content and statistical analyses. Twenty-two significant demographic correlates of international coverage variations on Muslim Immigration were found.