Beyond the headlines: A decade of Belgian news coverage on Islam through thematic analysis informed topic modeling
Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism
Published online on February 20, 2026
Abstract
Journalism, Ahead of Print.
This study investigates the portrayal of Islam and Muslims in Belgian news media from 2014 until 2024, adopting a combination of manual thematic analysis and topic modeling (BERTopic). The thematic analysis of selected articles identified key news themes. ...
This study investigates the portrayal of Islam and Muslims in Belgian news media from 2014 until 2024, adopting a combination of manual thematic analysis and topic modeling (BERTopic). The thematic analysis of selected articles identified key news themes. ...