Citation

de Veen L, Thomas R. Media War Conflict 2022; 15(2): 146-164.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1750635220909407

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Similar to other nations, terrorism is a compelling preoccupation in the Netherlands. One issue in the public debate concerning news coverage is whether it fairly reports the perpetrators? racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds. This article asks whether there is disproportionate attention (coverage bias), selection (gatekeeping bias) and presentation (statement bias) in various Dutch newspapers between 2015 and 2017. Using content analysis, the authors find all three types of bias present, albeit to different degrees. We propose that Critical Race Theory (CRT) usefully explains how bias is often unintentional and that journalistic outcomes are the consequence of unconsciously imprinted ideas about what constitutes a ?terrorist?, facilitated and amplified by institutionalized media practices and wider societal power relations.

Language: en