Violent Islamist extremists are three times more likely than far-right attackers to be described as terrorists in the media, according to an overview of more than 200,000 news articles and broadcast transcripts.
Islamist attacks were linked to terrorism in 78% of news reports about the incidents, whereas those from the far right who carried out violent attacks were only identified as terrorists 24% of the time.
“Reporting on Islamic extremist attacks is quantifiably different to reporting on far-right attacks.”
Islamist attacks were linked to terrorism in 78% of news reports about the incidents, whereas those from the far right who carried out violent attacks were only identified as terrorists 24% of the time.
“Reporting on Islamic extremist attacks is quantifiably different to reporting on far-right attacks.”
Ben Moore who carried out the study, said no matter how the issue was analysed and which set of news sources were used, the overall pattern remained that Islamist attacks are substantially more likely to be branded as acts of terror than attacks by supporters of far-right causes.
“The trend was so consistent,” he said.
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