London, England - Muslims are being "demonised" by the British media, with 91% of reports being negative, research commissioned by London's mayor has found.
Ken Livingstone said the survey, by consultancy firm Insted, studied a week's news reports and found Islam was portrayed as a "threat to the West".
'Creates alarm'
Mr Livingstone said the research by Insted - a consultancy firm which deals with issues of diversity and equality - found the national media had a "hostile and scaremongering attitude" towards the community.
Mr Livingstone said: "The overall picture presented by the media is that Islam is profoundly different from and a threat to the West.
"I think there is a demonisation of Islam going on which damages community relations and creates alarm among Muslims," he said.
Mr Livingstone urged editors to be balanced in their coverage saying out of 352 articles studied by researchers last year just 4% were positive.