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Jews and Muslims in German Print Media: Integration and Multiculturalism Versus Antisemitism and Islamophobia
Author(s): Gallant, Katharina F.; van der Noll, Jolanda
Date: 2024
Topics: Attitudes to Jews, Islam, Jewish - Muslim Relations, Comparisons with other communities, Main Topic: Other, Multiculturalism, Newspapers, Magazines and Periodicals, Discourse and Discourse Analysis
Abstract: This book uses a comparative research design to analyze the reporting on the Jewish minority and the Muslim minority in German newspapers from 2010-2019, asking whether minorities are truly treated as equals in the reporting of the mainstream German media. After providing historical and socio-political context for both groups as minority populations in Germany, the authors make use of qualitative and quantitative methods to examine sentiment and determine whether the media demonstrates a unifying or a well-differentiated portrayal of the two groups. The findings show that reporting on these groups is not as unbiased as many in Germany believe. Drawing on frameworks including the needs-based model of reconciliation, the revised integrated threat theory, and the model of acculturation strategies, the book then discusses the implications for both journalistic reporting and broader social policies in support of a constructive encounter of dominant and non-dominant groups in a diverse society. This book will be of interest to scholars and students in the field of migration, integration and intergroup relations, as well as those in communication, media studies, and discourse analysis.