One can make the case that without the media’s attraction to those who traffic in professional Islamophobia, we would know little about Daniel Pipes, Geert Wilders, or Ayaan Hirsi Ali. This begs a larger question, one that is the focus of the next chapter: how much does the media contribute to the problem of Islamophobia?

DEFINE: Illustrates a definitional point: exposure is often mistaken for newsworthiness or legitimacy.

Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Intro…, loc. 493