Título: Filtering Islam : an analysis of 'the expert on Islam' in Canadian news media
Autores: Popowich, Morris
Fecha: 2005
Publicador: McGill University - MCGILL
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Tipo: Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Tema: Specialists.
Islam in mass media -- Canada.
Islam -- Press coverage -- Canada.
Descripción: A standard element of many news stories that mention Islam is the 'expert.' An expert contributes what is presented as objective knowledge about Islam to a news story. Through ostensibly objective statements, an expert plays a significant role in the representation of Islam.
In this thesis I theorize the concept of an 'expert on Islam' in news media and I confirm my theoretical positions through a content analysis of two Canadian newspapers' use of the expert on Islam; these two newspapers are The Globe and Mail and The National Post.
The thesis develops two arguments based on the results of the content analysis: first, the representation of Islam and expertise on Islam in news media has more to do with the preoccupations of Western culture than with Islam itself; second, there are distinct patterns in these representations that can contribute to an understanding of the role of the 'expert' in relations of power.
Idioma: en