editors, Halim Rane, Jacqui Ewart and Mohamad Abdalla.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Carlton, Vic. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Melbourne University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xviii, 259 pages).
SERIES
Series Title
Islamic studies series ;
Series Title
MUP academic monograph series
Volume Designation
4
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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:
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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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.