{"id":2984,"date":"2016-10-11T08:56:06","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T08:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/en\/?p=2984"},"modified":"2017-03-13T12:40:13","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T12:40:13","slug":"the-spread-of-islamophobia-in-the-british-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/en\/2016\/10\/11\/the-spread-of-islamophobia-in-the-british-media\/","title":{"rendered":"The spread of Islamophobia in the British media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This article analyzes the late normalization of a negative view of Muslims in the British media and the impunity with which it can sometimes put forwards its statements, which contribute to the stigmatization of this sector of the population. As the author,\u00a0Miqdaad Versi,\u00a0defends, this stance contributes to the generation of Islamophobia among the Muslim population. However, there are still some solutions that can be implemented in order to change this trend. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once again, a newspaper\u2019s integrity has been found wanting as the press regulator, IPSO,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipso.co.uk\/IPSO\/rulings\/IPSOrulings-detail.html?id=341\">judged<\/a>\u00a0the\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/476949\/UK-mosque-terror-fund-cash\">Daily Star Sunday<\/a><\/em><em>\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0headline, \u201cUK mosques fundraising for terror\u201d, to be \u201csignificantly misleading\u201d following a complaint lodged by myself. The paper clarified its error on page 2, noting that UK mosques were actually \u201cnot involved in any way\u201d. This came just a week after\u00a0<em>The Sun<\/em>\u00a0was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/media\/ipso-sun-british-muslims-story-headline-significantly-misleading-a6953771.html\">forced<\/a>\u00a0to acknowledge that its headline \u201c1 in 5 Brit Muslims\u2019 sympathy for jihadis\u201d was similarly misleading.<\/p>\n<p>Such inaccuracies are not restricted to the tabloid press.\u00a0<em>The Times<\/em>, for example,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcb.org.uk\/times-response-terrorism-28-dec-2015\/\">claimed<\/a>\u00a0Muslims were \u201csilent on terror\u201d. This allegation has since been unequivocally rebuffed not only by Home Secretary\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-belgium-blast-trump-may-idUSKCN0WP1OJ\">Theresa May<\/a>\u00a0but also by senior counter-terror officers such as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/muslims-like-me-are-asked-the-same-questions-after-any-terrorist-attack-for-the-record-here-are-our-a6948131.html\">Neil Basu<\/a>\u00a0and Scotland Yard\u2019s former anti-terror chief <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/muslims-like-me-are-asked-the-same-questions-after-any-terrorist-attack-for-the-record-here-are-our-a6948131.html\">Richard Walton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just misleading stories which are the problem &#8211; we also consistently see articles conflating the faith of Islam with criminality, such as the headlines\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcb.org.uk\/muslim-council-britain-writes-times-following-incendiary-headline\/\">\u201cMuslim sex grooming\u201d<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2016\/feb\/20\/times-apologise-rochdale-sex-grooming-town-murder-imam\">\u201cImam beaten to death in sex grooming town\u201d<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; the latter of which resulted in the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police being \u201cappalled\u201d and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2016\/feb\/20\/times-apologise-rochdale-sex-grooming-town-murder-imam\">writing an open letter<\/a>\u00a0criticising the paper.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-gallery cboxElement\" href=\"http:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/media31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2989 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/media31.jpg\" alt=\"media3\" width=\"1072\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/media31.jpg 1072w, https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/media31-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/media31-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/media31-620x310.jpg 620w, https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/media31-940x470.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1072px) 100vw, 1072px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sensationalism and scaremongering about the apparent threat posed by Muslims is also widespread. Just look at headlines such as: \u201cBBC puts Muslims before you\u201d (<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.islamophobiawatch.co.uk\/bbc-put-muslims-before-you\/\">Daily Star<\/a><\/em>); \u201cHalal secret of Pizza Express\u201d (<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sol\/homepage\/news\/5612373\/Halal-secret-of-Pizza-Express.html\">The Sun<\/a><\/em>); \u201cMuslim vote could decide 25 per cent of seats\u201d (<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-3061596\/Muslim-vote-decide-25-seats-Victory-quarter-British-constituencies-decided-Islamic-voters.html\">Daily Mail<\/a><\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>So what, you might say? We rightly live in a country that cherishes the freedom of the press, and it\u2019s not unreasonable for newspapers to use sensational headlines to sell papers. We know that there is an undeniable and serious threat from many groups identifying as Muslim that strike terror into the hearts of millions. But the inaccurate stories, as well as those that are re-framed to align with the far-right \u201cothering\u201d of Muslims, have real-world consequences.<\/p>\n<h3>A frightening stance on Muslims<\/h3>\n<p>Recent\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.free-expression.group.cam.ac.uk\/Policy_Brief_Workshop_28.02.16.docx\">research<\/a>\u00a0by the University of Cambridge has shown that mainstream media reporting about Muslim communities is contributing to an atmosphere of rising hostility toward Muslims in Britain, corroborating the findings of an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/issuu.com\/drchrisallen\/docs\/summary_roundtable_10_june_2014\">Islamophobia Roundtable in Stockholm<\/a>\u00a0two years ago.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Claiming that the media has played no role in the growth in Islamophobia is no longer a tenable position.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/2015\/07\/03\/77-bombings-muslims-islam-britain-poll_n_7694452.html\">More than half<\/a>\u00a0of Britons see Islam (the mainstream religion, not Islamist fundamentalist groups) as a threat to Western liberal democracy. Over\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/education\/2015\/may\/19\/most-children-think-immigrants-are-stealing-jobs-schools-study-shows\">30 per cent<\/a>\u00a0of young children believe Muslims are \u2018taking over England\u2019 and hate crime against Muslims continues to rise,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/hate-crimes-against-muslims-in-london-up-by-70-according-to-police-10489175.html\">up by 70 per cent<\/a>\u00a0in the last year, according to the Metropolitan police.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the government needs to take the problem of Islamophobia\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2015\/oct\/19\/islamophobia-government-engagement-muslims-anti-hatred-taskforce\">seriously<\/a>\u00a0and we all need to hold the media to account better, reporting mistakes and inaccuracies. However, editors of newspapers also need to own up to this problem within the media and take meaningful steps to resolve it.<\/p>\n<h3>How we can tackle this problem<\/h3>\n<p>According to research presented at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.muslimnews.co.uk\/news\/uk\/uk-groundbreaking-conference-with-media-leaders-reporting-islam-muslims-in-britain\/\">Muslim News\u2019 Conference<\/a>\u00a0on reporting Islam last year, there have been improvements in the language that is being used, but religious illiteracy remains rife within parts of our newspaper elite.\u00a0Special training for journalists working in areas touching on Islamic faith and culture, and guidelines for sensitive topics, are now a must-have for any serious paper.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-gallery cboxElement\" href=\"http:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/media4.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2991 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/media4-300x188.jpeg\" alt=\"media4\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/media4-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/media4-1024x641.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/media4-620x388.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/media4-940x588.jpeg 940w, https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/media4.jpeg 1074w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Research from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B4lqRxA4qQpjakl1UEd5WEFlRGc\/view?pref=2&amp;pli=1\">City University<\/a>\u00a0in London shows a huge under-representation of Muslims in the media: less than 0.5 per cent of UK journalists are Muslim, compared to almost 5 per cent of the national population. This lack of diversity is likely to be further magnified at more senior positions. A more diverse workforce, however, is likely to improve coverage and reduce the likelihood of misreporting. I am aware of specific instances where the mere presence of Muslim journalists in editorial meetings made a real difference in ensuring more balanced reporting.<\/p>\n<p>To improve diversity, there needs to be greater outreach on the part of media organisations to bring in talent from all backgrounds, through diversity programmes, paid internships and fast-track schemes to proactively close this gap.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, given the apparent inability of the press to self-regulate, there needs to be more effective regulation. Stronger deterrents would prevent stories that are just plain wrong from making into print or online. Papers should not be able to get away with \u201cclarifications\u201d that do not admit wrongdoing without \u201cdue prominence\u201d. A significantly misleading front page headline needs to be corrected by an equally sized front page apology as well as a financial penalty.<\/p>\n<p>I expect that the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipsoreview.co.uk\/\">independent review of IPSO<\/a>\u00a0currently underway would cover these ideas and hope that all those interested, feed into that review. And, among many potential\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hackinginquiry.org\/comment\/newspaper-industry-releases-revised-editors-code-more-comfort-for-tabloids-nothing-for-the-public\/\">improvements<\/a>\u00a0to the Editor\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipso.co.uk\/IPSO\/cop.html\">Code of Practice<\/a>, incorporating Recommendation 38 from Lord Leveson\u2019s report is a key way to help tackle the abuse of minority groups by some sections of the media: \u201cThe power to intervene in cases of allegedly discriminatory reporting, and in so doing reflect the spirit of equalities legislation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Avoiding regular smears about Islam or Muslims and the conflation of the faith of Islam with criminality is a simple request of fairness, not asking for favours. It is not too much to ask of the nation\u2019s editors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/a-message-to-british-muslims-keep-calm-and-carry-on-a6785711.html\">Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article analyzes the late normalization of a negative view of Muslims in the British media and the impunity with which it can sometimes put forwards its statements, which contribute to the stigmatization of this sector of the population. As the author,\u00a0Miqdaad Versi,\u00a0defends, this stance contributes to the generation of Islamophobia among the Muslim population. However, there are still some solutions that can be implemented in order to change this trend. Once again, a newspaper\u2019s integrity has been found wanting as the press regulator, IPSO,\u00a0judged\u00a0the\u00a0Daily Star Sunday\u2019s\u00a0headline, \u201cUK mosques fundraising for terror\u201d, to be \u201csignificantly misleading\u201d following a complaint lodged by myself. The paper clarified its error on page 2, noting that UK mosques were actually \u201cnot involved in any way\u201d. This came just a week after\u00a0The Sun\u00a0was forced\u00a0to acknowledge that its headline \u201c1 in 5 Brit Muslims\u2019 sympathy for jihadis\u201d was similarly misleading. Such inaccuracies are not restricted to the tabloid press.\u00a0The Times, for example,\u00a0claimed\u00a0Muslims were \u201csilent on terror\u201d. This allegation has since been unequivocally rebuffed not only by Home Secretary\u00a0Theresa May\u00a0but also by senior counter-terror officers such as\u00a0Neil Basu\u00a0and Scotland Yard\u2019s former anti-terror chief Richard Walton. It\u2019s not just misleading stories which are the problem &#8211; we also &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[196,224],"class_list":["post-2984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-twist-en","tag-islamophobia","tag-media"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The spread of Islamophobia in the British media - Twist Islamophobia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/en\/2016\/10\/11\/the-spread-of-islamophobia-in-the-british-media\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The spread of Islamophobia in the British media - Twist Islamophobia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This article analyzes the late normalization of a negative view of Muslims in the British media and the impunity with which it can sometimes put forwards its statements, which contribute to the stigmatization of this sector of the population. 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As the author,\u00a0Miqdaad Versi,\u00a0defends, this stance contributes to the generation of Islamophobia among the Muslim population. However, there are still some solutions that can be implemented in order to change this trend. Once again, a newspaper\u2019s integrity has been found wanting as the press regulator, IPSO,\u00a0judged\u00a0the\u00a0Daily Star Sunday\u2019s\u00a0headline, \u201cUK mosques fundraising for terror\u201d, to be \u201csignificantly misleading\u201d following a complaint lodged by myself. The paper clarified its error on page 2, noting that UK mosques were actually \u201cnot involved in any way\u201d. This came just a week after\u00a0The Sun\u00a0was forced\u00a0to acknowledge that its headline \u201c1 in 5 Brit Muslims\u2019 sympathy for jihadis\u201d was similarly misleading. Such inaccuracies are not restricted to the tabloid press.\u00a0The Times, for example,\u00a0claimed\u00a0Muslims were \u201csilent on terror\u201d. This allegation has since been unequivocally rebuffed not only by Home Secretary\u00a0Theresa May\u00a0but also by senior counter-terror officers such as\u00a0Neil Basu\u00a0and Scotland Yard\u2019s former anti-terror chief Richard Walton. 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