.... If we are going to explore these kinds of questions then we need to make sure that we do it properly, with good data and in a way that does not inadvertently legitimise the narratives of extremists.
This means building stronger bridges between journalists, editors and researchers, and also discussing whether some polls and their press releases should be subject to some kind of peer review. We need to take a more clever approach.
[A COMMENT] Bloody 'ell!! A call to censor 'incorrect thinking' before it gets though....
The problem is that people confuse fear and loathing of Islam (the religion/ideology) with fear and loathing (and/or descrimination) of Muslims. The latter is bigotry. The former is - in the view of many - a sensible and legitimate opinion. [Guardian Cif] Read more
