On the December 11the edition of Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll discuss media coverage of islamaphobic and xenophobic rhetoric coming from Republican presidential candidates and right wing news organizations. Donald Trump’s comments about banning Muslims from entering the US have been framed as “unprecedented” by politicians, media pundits and commentators. How are the media framing the underlying causes for the current political climate in the US? Join the conversation on the next Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and you.
Guests:
Kia Makarechi, VanityFair.com's story editor and associate director of audience development
Eli Clifton, fellow at The Nation Institute who focuses on money in politics and US foreign policy, and co-author of the report “Fear Inc.: The Roots Of the Islamophobia Network In America.”
Joshua Holland, contributor to The Nation, and host of Politics and Reality Radio
Web Resources:
Foreign Policy: Meet Donald Trump’s Islamophobia Expert
The Nation: The Truth About American Muslims
Vanity Fair: Let’s Watch the Media Grapple With Donald Trump’s Proposed Muslim Ban
Huffington Post: Meet The Mega-Donors Funding Donald Trump's Islamophobic Allies
The New Yorker: A House Divided
Truthout: Fascism in Donald Trump's United States