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Framing Terrorism and its Effects on Attitudes toward Islam: An Experiment

Michael, Valentina Michelle
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1565037293908395

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2019, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Journalism (Communication).
This study intended to measure the influence of radical Islamic frame in terrorism news coverage on attitude toward Islam and to explore how any negative attitude resulting through such frames can be negated. Social identity theory was used to cite expert sources in the news stories from both the in-group and the out-group. Based on the two primary independent variables, an experiment was designed with four treatment groups. Although there were no statistically significant results indicating any relationship with the dependent variable (attitude toward Islam), the ANOVA means and the ranking of the groups based on mean attitude score show that in general, participants who were exposed to the in-group source had a relatively high positive attitude toward Islam. Political preference proved to be the strongest variable that had varying degrees of correlations with attitude toward Islam, media consumption, and age. Unlike what previous literature has shown, this study also suggests that increased knowledge of Islam can contribute to more favorable attitude toward Islam.
Jatin Srivastava (Committee Chair)
Hugh Martin (Committee Member)
Victoria LaPoe (Committee Member)
74 p.
Communication; Islamic Studies; Journalism; Mass Communications; Mass Media; Religion
Terrorism; News Framing; Islamophobia; Attitude toward Islam; Experiment; In Group; Out Group; Social Identity; Otherization; Stereotype;

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  • Michael, V. M. (2019). Framing Terrorism and its Effects on Attitudes toward Islam: An Experiment [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1565037293908395

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Michael, Valentina. Framing Terrorism and its Effects on Attitudes toward Islam: An Experiment. 2019. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1565037293908395.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Michael, Valentina. "Framing Terrorism and its Effects on Attitudes toward Islam: An Experiment." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1565037293908395

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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