Islam I Etablerte Og Alternative Medier
Mediatisering, mangfold og megling Fremstillinger av islam i etablerte og alternative medier En studie av VG og Resett RELV350, Vår 2020 Sebastian Tjelle Jarmer Mastergrad i religionsvitenskap Institutt for arkeologi, historie, kultur- og religionsvitenskap Veiledet av professor Marie von der Lippe i ii Abstract In the last few decades, a lot of attention has been given to the ways that Islam is represented in the established media. More recently, scholars have also paid attention to the growing presence and influence of so-called alternative media. In Europe in general, and Norway in particular, different media outlets with an anti-elitist, anti-immigration and anti-Islamic discourse has gained prominence. This thesis aims to explore the representations of Islam in both established and alternative media simultaneously. The study explores the ways in which Islam is represented in Norway’s biggest online newspaper, vg.no, as well as the media outlet resett.no. Through the combination of quantitative and qualitative content analysis, the study aims to show how stereotypes and critique of Islam can be (re)produced in media discourse, but also how such discourses are contested, spoken against and negotiated. The study analyses a total of 153 articles published in the time span between September 2017–April 2019, and thus gives a general overview of contemporary media representations of Islam. The thesis draws on mediatization theory to explore how media logics to a growing extent haves an influence on the ways that religion is represented in the media. The analysis show that most of the representations of Islam in both VG and Resett revolve around critical sentiments, conflict and violence.
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