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Lede: Historically, Arab and Muslim culture has not been a major focus of the US news media? except when violence or war brought it into the headlines. But the events of September 11th put the entire Islamic world into sharper focus ? and many in the American Muslim and American Arab communities did not like what they saw. Stasia DeMarco reports on their efforts to present what they consider a more accurate picture.
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Lede: Historically, Arab and Muslim culture has not been a major focus of the US news media? except when violence or war brought it into the headlines. But the events of September 11th put the entire Islamic world into sharper focus ? and many in the American Muslim and American Arab communities did not like what they saw. Stasia DeMarco reports on their efforts to present what they consider a more accurate picture.
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American Muslims in US Media
Lede: Historically, Arab and Muslim culture has not been a major focus of the US news media? except when violence or war brought it into the headlines. But the events of September 11th put the entire Islamic world into sharper focus ? and many in the American Muslim and American Arab communities did not like what they saw. Stasia DeMarco reports on their efforts to present what they consider a more accurate picture.
America?s Arab and Muslim communities have had a crash course in public relations over the past two years, as they tried to counter what seemed to be a near-constant stream of negative images from the ?war on terror.? Community leaders and activists made a concerted effort to reveal themselves, talking about their religion, their traditions and their ways of living to their neig...
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Review of American Muslims & the Media
a news analysis whose writing, delivery and editorial choices elevate it beyond the standard with simplicity and clarity.
excellent to accompany anything dealing with Sept. 11, racial bias, profiling and the difficulties of keeping an even journalistic hand. Production is a little rough but it's a provocative piece.
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