Why is their so much muslim bashing by the media recently?

I would say it has more to do with the interest in Islamic terrorism and terrorism in general in the media, and society at large, due to the events of 9/11 and Islamic terrorist attacks on the USA afterward, and the wars in the Middle East and North Africa. I don't think that for the most part it is necessarily the media trying to bash and support hatred toward Muslims in general, just reporting on situations happening in the Middle East and North Africa and Islamic terrorism.