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The news frames used by the US mass media in its coverage of Muslim Americans before & after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are examined to determine the extent of change in such journalistic frames. Newspaper articles that covered various aspects of Muslim American life & were published in three NY newspapers from 11 Sept 2000 to 11 Mar 2001 (N = 155), from 12 Mar 2001 to September 11, 2001 (N = 59), & from 12 Sept 2001 to 11 Mar 2002 (N = 653) were analyzed. Several findings are reported: whereas the most common topic concerning Muslim American life prior to September 11, 2001, was the participation of Muslim Americans in politics, the most prominent themes following the terrorist attacks concerned the civil rights of Muslim & Arab Americans; the number of episodic news frames that documented Muslim American life decreased after the terrorist attacks; the percentage of positive/favorable media delineations of Muslim Americans increased after September 11, 2001. It is concluded that the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks forced US mass media to provide more comprehensive coverage of Muslim American life. 4 Tables, 27 References. J. W. Parker

In the wake of the 11 Sept 2001 terrorist attacks on the US & the successful US-led air & ground military action in Afghanistan (still ongoing at this writing in Mar 2002), the US press has reflected a high spirit of patriotism in the country & a high level of support for military & national defense efforts. We had seen such support in survey data during the Gulf War (see Mueller, 1994), & this struck a sharp contrast to the period at the end of the Vietnam War, when support for the military & defense spending had reached a low point (eg, Page & Shapiro, 1992). Support for increasing defense spending & national security efforts spiked sharply in surveys during the 1979/80 Iran hostage crisis & the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In this article, we summarize general trends in public opinion toward national defense, defense spending, & the military, with an emphasis on the period from 1980 to the present. 1 Appendix, 14 References. Adapted from the source document.

Draws on a variety of survey data to examine 30 years of the religion-politics relationship. Highlighted are trends in the church-state relationship, church & religious figure involvement, the 1980s-1990s conservative Christian movement (eg, Christian Coalition & Moral Majority), rights & religious tolerance, & prayer & the Bible in public schools. 1 Appendix, 13 References. J. Lindroth