Media representations have significant power to shape opinions and influence public response to communities or groups around the world. This study investigates media representations of Islam and Muslims in the American media, drawing upon an analysis of reports in the New York Times over a 17-year period (from Jan.1, 2000 to Dec. 31, 2016) within the framework of Critical Discourse Analysis. It examines how Islam and Muslims are represented in media coverage and how discursive power is penetrated step by step through such media representations. Most important, it investigates whether Islam and Muslims have been stigmatized through stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. The findings reveal that the New York Times’ representations of Islam and Muslims are negative and stereotypical: Islam is stereotyped as the unacclimatized outsider and the turmoil maker and Muslims as the negative receiver. The stereotypes contribute to people’s prejudice, such as Islamophobia from the “us” group and fear of the “them” group but do not support a strong conclusion of discrimination.

媒体代表具有形成意见和影响公众对世界各地社区或团体的回应的强大力量。这项研究以“批评”为基础，对《纽约时报》过去17年（2000年1月1日至2016年12月31日）的报道进行了分析，调查了美国媒体中伊斯兰和穆斯林的媒体代表性。话语分析。它研究了伊斯兰教和穆斯林在媒体报道中的代表方式以及话语权如何通过这种媒体代表方式逐步渗透。最重要的是，它调查伊斯兰教和穆斯林是否因刻板印象，偏见和歧视而受到侮辱。调查结果显示，《纽约时报》伊斯兰和穆斯林的表述是消极和刻板的：伊斯兰定型为未适应环境的局外人，动荡的制造者和穆斯林为否定接受者。刻板印象助长了人们的偏见，例如“我们”群体的伊斯兰恐惧症和对“他们”群体的恐惧，但并不支持强烈的歧视结论。