Report: 60% of UK online news articles about Muslims are negative

By Charlotte Tobitt

(PRESS GAZETTE) The editors of The Sunday Times and Daily Mirror have backed a report that found almost 60% of online news articles made negative associations with Muslims and Islam and called for “fairer” reporting.

The top three news providers most likely to publish negative articles about Muslims were the agencies AFP, Reuters and Associated Press, the report claimed.  It argued they “set the framing of Muslims and Islam” in news reporting.

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