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<DIV><FONT size=2>Dear members of the list</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=3>In the forthcoming issue of Current Sociology,
appearing this month, you may find an empirically based analysis of how the
newsmedia in Denmark represent Muslim minorities in the daily
newsflow under the title,<BR>"Islam, Media & Minorities in Denmark" by
Hussain, M. (2000) in <BR>Current Sociology, Vol. 48 (4). pp. 95
-116.<BR>The Current Sociology journal is published by International
Association of Sociologists and Sage Publications.<BR></DIV><FONT
size=2></FONT></FONT></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=3><FONT size=2>ABSTRACT</FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT>
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<P align=justify>This paper examines the contribution of Denmark's news media to
the formation of intolerant opinions about ethnic minorities. Based on an
empirical investigation using discourse analysis and a narrative approach to the
contents of the daily news flow on ethnic affairs in the dominant news media,
the paper argues that the media have played an important role in the
(re)production of a prejudiced discourse on ethnic minorities. In this
discursive process, Muslim minorities have been the primary victims. In the
absence of social interaction between the majority population and minority
groups, the cognitive frame of reference through which members of the ethnic
majority premise their arguments is largely based on mental models of ethnic
events that are constituted by media mediated themes and topics on minority
issues in the daily news flow of the national media.</P></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=3>For any further inquiry on media & ethnic
minorities in Denmark, or any possible comments on the said article, please do
not hestitate to contact the author on the following address,<BR></FONT><A
href="mailto:mustafa.hussain@get2net.dk"><FONT
size=3>mustafa.hussain@get2net.dk</FONT></A><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>