ABSTRACT
Certain elements of the British tabloid press have long been maligned for stigmatizing, marginalizing, and misrepresenting minority groups including Muslims. Particularly, events such as the Iranian Revolution, the Rushdie Affair, the Gulf War, 9/11, and lastly the London bombings have changed the perception toward and subsequent representation of British Muslims in the press. A study conducted by Gabe Mythen, Sandra Walklate, and Fatima Khan collated the views of young British Muslims in the northwest of England focusing on how wider society and the media in particular viewed them. Both Gibbs and Talbot interpret a case study as a contemporary phenomenon and a continuation of events. The chapter suggests that there is an imperative need to build bridges of understanding and cooperation among various ethnic, minority, or community media organizations and the British mainstream press in order to produce, disseminate, and consume valid, trustworthy, and accurate information.
