@article{ref1,
title="The role of labeling and bias in the portrayals of acts of "terrorism": media representations of Muslims vs. non-Muslims",
journal="Journal of Muslim minority affairs",
year="2017",
author="West, Keon and Lloyd, Joda",
volume="37",
number="2",
pages="211-222",
abstract="Several high-profile negative events involving Muslim perpetrators have recently been covered by the media. We investigated whether the same negative actions are more likely to be labeled &quot;terrorism&quot; when they are committed by Muslims than when they are committed by White non-Muslims. In Experiment I (n = 60), using a real article about a Muslim perpetrator and a modified version about a non-Muslim perpetrator, we found that participants were more likely to identify a crime as terrorism when it was perpetrated by a Muslim. The label &quot;terrorism&quot; also mediated the effect of Muslim identity on negative judgments of the behavior. In Experiment II (n = 60), we replicated the results of Experiment I and clarified that the effects persisted when we used a real article about a non-Muslim perpetrator and a modified version about a Muslim perpetrator. We discuss implications for cross-group communication and representations of Muslims in the media.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1360-2004",
doi="10.1080/13602004.2017.1345103",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13602004.2017.1345103"
}