Reconceptualising the Role of Democratic Journalism to address the Negative Representation of Muslims in the British Press

重新构想民主新闻业的作用，以解决英国媒体中穆斯林的负面形象

• 批准号: ES/X004112/1
• 负责人: Nadia Haq
• 金额: $ 11.53万
• 依托单位: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Fellowship
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FX004112%2F1
• 关键词: Reconceptualising; Role; Democratic; Journalism; address

The aim of the fellowship is to develop my PhD research of how journalists understand their role in democratic society and how they account for the contradictory nature of this role when it comes to the negative representation of Muslims in multicultural, egalitarian Britain. For decades, academic scholars have highlighted the problematic nature of the representation of Muslims in the British press but until now there has been no consensus between academia and the British press on how to redress this negative bias. Under the fellowship, I will share this insight by making substantial progress in the preparation of a monograph of my thesis, drawing on my mentor's expertise in the study of media representations and Muslims. My monograph will contribute to scholarship in the field by sharing the under-explored contradictions between the democratic ideals of journalists and their practices in the portrayal of Muslims in the press. To feed into a chapter of the monograph and identify future impact possibilities, I will conduct a desk-research based systematic review of international interventions to improve journalistic practices when reporting on Muslims. To further build my publication track record, I will develop the wider theme of my research (the role of contradiction in understanding journalism's role in democratic society) through the production of two journal articles (one co-authored with my mentor) with a view to instigate further research. Both the developing monograph and journal articles will be informed through two conference papers sharing my research and impact work and through engagement with research networks in journalism/media studies and in ethnicity/citizenship. My research was distinctive from other studies as it used in-depth interviews with journalists to gain an 'insider' analysis for why the negative bias against Muslims endures in the media and how spaces for resistance, contradiction and contestation of these representations can be found and operationalised. By recognising the contradictions journalists experience when reporting Muslim-related stories, it becomes possible to re-conceptualise journalists' practices in line with their civic role in society. This involves a reconsideration of how journalists view their audiences and ideas of public interest together with a reinterpretation of the values, codes and conventions of democratic journalism to align with a wider public interest that places Muslims as an integral part of British society. To further impact on reforming how Muslims are represented in the British press, I will meet key stakeholders such as press regulators IPSO and IMPRESS and media campaigner CfMM to share my research insight with a view of influencing journalism policy. I will seek their input with the development and distribution of the local journalism toolkit and workshop model. As my research finds local journalism has the potential to counteract the negative representations of national journalism, I will develop this toolkit in collaboration with a steering committee made up of project partner BMSLG (Bristol Muslim Strategic Leadership Group), local newspapers, academics and industry advisors. The toolkit will act as a guidance for local journalists on best practice for reporting stories involving Muslims, continuing its impact beyond the fellowship. I will also organise a workshop to bring together journalists with Muslim community organisations to develop more informed journalistic practice. This workshop will act as a catalyst model for local and national newspapers to organise their own workshops in the future to build collaborative, more inclusive reporting on Muslim-related stories. To extend my standing as an emerging researcher, I will draw on the significant expertise of my mentor and other academics in the School of Journalism, Media & Culture (JOMEC) to create the springboard for my future research trajectory (including funding/fellowships).

该奖学金的目的是发展我的博士研究如何记者了解他们在民主社会中的作用，以及他们如何解释这种作用的矛盾性，当涉及到穆斯林在多元文化，平等主义英国的负面代表性。几十年来，学术界学者一直强调英国媒体中穆斯林代表的问题性质，但直到现在，学术界和英国媒体之间还没有就如何纠正这种负面偏见达成共识。在奖学金下，我将分享这一见解，在我的论文专著的准备取得实质性进展，借鉴我的导师在媒体代表性和穆斯林的研究的专业知识。我的专著将通过分享记者的民主理想与他们在媒体中描绘穆斯林的做法之间未被充分探讨的矛盾，为该领域的学术研究做出贡献。为了充实这本专著的一章，并确定未来的影响可能性，我将对国际干预进行一次基于案头研究的系统性审查，以改善报道穆斯林时的新闻实践。为了进一步建立我的出版记录，我将通过两篇期刊文章（一篇与我的导师合著）的制作来发展我的研究的更广泛的主题（理解新闻在民主社会中的作用的矛盾作用），以期激发进一步的研究。无论是发展中的专著和期刊文章将通过两个会议论文分享我的研究和影响工作，并通过在新闻/媒体研究和种族/公民参与研究网络的通知。我的研究与其他研究不同，因为它使用了对记者的深入采访，以获得“内部人士”的分析，了解为什么媒体对穆斯林的负面偏见持续存在，以及如何找到和操作这些陈述的抵抗，矛盾和反驳的空间。通过认识到记者在报道与穆斯林有关的故事时所经历的矛盾，有可能根据记者在社会中的公民角色重新定义记者的做法。这涉及重新考虑记者如何看待他们的受众和公共利益的想法，以及重新解释民主新闻的价值观，守则和惯例，以符合更广泛的公共利益，将穆斯林视为英国社会的一个组成部分。为了进一步影响改革穆斯林在英国媒体中的代表性，我将会见新闻监管机构IPSO和IMPRESS以及媒体活动家CfMM等关键利益相关者，分享我的研究见解，以期影响新闻政策。我将寻求他们对当地新闻工具包和研讨会模型的开发和分发的意见。由于我的研究发现地方新闻有可能抵消国家新闻的负面陈述，我将与项目合作伙伴BMSLG（布里斯托穆斯林战略领导小组），当地报纸，学者和行业顾问组成的指导委员会合作开发这个工具包。该工具包将作为当地记者关于报道涉及穆斯林的故事的最佳做法的指南，并在研究金之外继续发挥影响。我还将组织一个研讨会，将记者与穆斯林社区组织聚集在一起，以发展更知情的新闻实践。该讲习班将成为地方和国家报纸今后组织自己的讲习班的催化剂模式，以建立对穆斯林相关故事的协作性、更具包容性的报道。为了扩大我作为新兴研究人员的地位，我将借鉴我的导师和新闻，媒体与文化学院（JOMEC）其他学者的重要专业知识，为我未来的研究轨迹（包括资金/奖学金）创造跳板。