<p><strong>Rizwana Hamid&nbsp;is the Director of the&nbsp;Centre for Media Monitoring, which has just published its report,&nbsp;<em>The State of British Media 2025: Reporting on Muslims and Islam.</em> The report concludes that coverage of Muslims and Islam in much of the UK press is marked by&nbsp;systematic bias,&nbsp;negative framing, and&nbsp;contextual omissions, particularly in some right‑leaning outlets.</strong></p><br><p><strong>We discuss the report’s view that British media coverage of Muslims and Islam has worsened in recent years; the role of&nbsp;<em>GB News,&nbsp;The Telegraph,&nbsp;The Spectator</em>&nbsp;and others in shaping these portrayals; and how public service broadcasters compare. We explore how the Centre compiled its analysis, and the role of&nbsp;ignorance,&nbsp;religious illiteracy,&nbsp;unconscious bias, and the&nbsp;under‑representation and pigeonholing&nbsp;of minoritised journalists in newsrooms.</strong></p><br><p><strong>We also look at media coverage around&nbsp;Israel–Palestine&nbsp;since October 2023, the influence of&nbsp;better‑resourced advocacy groups, and the report’s call for more effective&nbsp;regulation.</strong></p><br><p><strong>Read the report: </strong><a href="https://cfmm.org.uk/resource/the-state-of-british-media-2025-reporting-on-muslims-and-islam/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://cfmm.org.uk/resource/the-state-of-british-media-2025-reporting-on-muslims-and-islam/</a></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>To support our journalism and receive a weekly blog sign up now for £1.99 per month </strong><a href="http://www.patreon.com/BeebWatch/membership" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>www.patreon.com/BeebWatch/membership</strong></a></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>@beebwatch.bsky.social</strong></p><p><strong><em>@BeebRoger</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Instagram: rogerboltonsbeebwatch</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>LinkedIn: Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>email:&nbsp;[email protected]</em></strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>