Migration Coverage in Europe, Russia and the United States
Migration Coverage in Europe, Russia and the United States
A Comparative Analysis of Coverage in 17 Countries (2015-2018)
Author(s): Markus Kreutler, Susanne Fengler, Nastaran Asadi, Svetlana Bodrunova, Halyna Budivska, Layire Diop, Georgia Ertz, Denisa Kovacs, Michał Kuś, Filip Láb, Anna Litvinenko, Johanna Mack, Scott Maier, Antonia Matei, Kaitlin C. Miller, Lisa Oppermann, Eva Pérez Vara, Ana Pinto Martinho, Gábor Polyák, Carlos Rodríguez Pérez, Dimitrina J. Semova, Dimitris Skleparis, Sergio Splendore, Sandra Štefániková, Adam Szynol, Décio Telo, Rrapo ZguriSubject(s): Social Sciences, Communication studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: comparative analysis; journalism; migration; refugee; media coverage
Summary/Abstract: Six years after the so-called ‘refugee crisis’ in 2015, the European Union remains divided on questions of migration and asylum policy. The issue also remains high on the agendas of the USA and Russia, two other key destination countries with immigration from Latin America and the Post-Soviet space. This article presents results from a comparative study of news coverage in 17 countries, focusing on 10 EU member states in Western and Central Eastern Europe (CEE), the USA and Russia. The intensity of coverage was remarkably different, with Hungary’s and Germany’s media standing out while Russian media displayed relatively low levels of coverage. Individual migrants and refugees were most visible in the two outlets from the USA. Media in CEE countries tended towards a more critical approach than media in Western Europe. However, differences between most countries’ pairs of analyzed media outlets indicate a more pluralistic debate than frequently assumed.
Journal: Central European Journal of Communication
- Issue Year: 15/2022
- Issue No: 31
- Page Range: 202-226
- Page Count: 25
- Language: English