Nowadays technology has sentcan send various information quickly to all corners of the world. Now, anyone who has internet access can get news on various online media sites in a short time. All global information is now easy and cheapinexpensive to obtain, regardless of the boundaries and social status of each individual. All of the fast information services prove that the development of journalism is very rapid along with technological advancements. Almost every area of life today is influenced by journalistic work.
Technological advances have also pushed the world of journalism into the era of media convergence. The era of media convergence is the era of the development of the press industry, where large media companies share news material to print media, electronic media and online media that they own. Therefore, the world of journalism has fundamentally shifted and produced what is called "convergent journalism"."
In this era of media convergence, it turns out that what is calledtermed "Islamophobia" actually tends to increase. Islamophobia is an attitude of hatred and fear of everything that smells ofreferences Islam. Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets Muslims or things that deal with Muslims. Islamophobia is based on the idea that Muslims threaten the European way of life, values and culture.
Western media often portray Islam as a religion full of violence, hatred, selfishness, intolerance and limit its adherents to strict rules so as not to allow freedom. In the west, especially in European and American countries, mass media are often used to discredit Islam. From newspapers, radio, television to online media in a compact way often spread anti-Islam through articles and caricatures that discredit Islam.