7 ▁study ▁by ▁students ▁at ▁Georgia ▁State ▁University ▁concluded ▁that ▁" cont rolling ▁for ▁target ▁type , ▁fatal ities , ▁and ▁being ▁arrested , ▁attacks ▁by ▁Muslim ▁perpet rat ors ▁received , ▁on ▁average , ▁ 4 4 9 % ▁more ▁coverage ▁than ▁other ▁attacks ." ▁ ▁Media ▁personal ities ▁ ▁Some ▁media ▁personal ities ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁maintain ing ▁Islam oph ob ic ▁pers pect ives . ▁ ▁The ▁ob itu ary ▁in ▁The ▁Guardian ▁for ▁the ▁Italian ▁journalist ▁Ori ana ▁F alla ci ▁described ▁her ▁as ▁" not orious ▁for ▁her ▁Islam aph ob ia " ▁[ s ic ]. ▁ ▁Arab oph ob ia ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁coordin ated ▁by ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁terror ist ▁organization ▁Al - Q a eda , ▁the ▁media ' s ▁interest ▁in ▁Islam ▁and ▁the ▁Muslim ▁community ▁has ▁been ▁significant ▁but ▁considered ▁deeply ▁problem atic ▁by ▁some . ▁Within ▁minutes ▁of ▁plan es ▁crash ing ▁into ▁the ▁T win ▁Tow ers ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁" Mus lim " ▁and ▁" ter ror ism " ▁had ▁become ▁in separ able . ▁Many ▁sch ol ars ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁fore ▁a ▁marked ▁tone ▁of ▁h yst eria , ▁f ren z ied ▁and ▁ill - in formed ▁reporting ▁and ▁a ▁general ▁decl ine ▁in ▁journal istic ▁standards ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁discuss ions ▁about ▁Islam ▁and ▁Muslim ▁were ▁concerned . ▁ ▁The ▁fear ▁of ▁Muslim s ▁has ▁become ▁more ▁intens