The media has strong perceptions about what is "good" or "bad", while this does not affect only Muslims it does seem to be the case that Muslims get the worst of it. There used to (still is tbh) be a similar situation with "black" people. The media can be very negative, without putting it into direct words. All you need is increased media coverage on certain topics, an adjective here and one there, and you have yourself a story with deeper connotations.
As far as "making the most noise" is concerned, I beg to differ, since the largest amount of noise comes from guys on tables asking people to stop by, which by the by I see an equal measure of between Muslims, Christians (including all branches) and the occasional crazy person.