Centre for Media Monitoring

Study finds nearly half of UK news stories on Muslims show signs of bias

Centre for Media Monitoring finds 20,000 out of 40,913 articles from 30 major news outlets contain bias and 70% link Muslims to negative behaviors or themes
Findings reveal ‘deeply concerning evidence of structural bias’ in portrayal of Muslims by UK press and point to ‘systemic problem’ within the media, says center’s director

By Arab News · 09 March 2026