Discursive Representations of Syrian Migrants in Turkish Mass Media and Social Media and the Effects of These Media Discourses on Syrian Migrants
Discursive Representations of Syrian Migrants in Turkish Mass Media and Social Media and the Effects of These Media Discourses on Syrian Migrants
Author(s): Elçin EsmerSubject(s): Communication studies
Published by: Editura Universitară & ADI Publication
Keywords: Turkish newspaper; opinion articles; social media posts; twitter; facebook; Syrian migrants; positive self-representation; negative other representation; discursive categories; discursive representati
Summary/Abstract: The study aims to analyze discursive representation of Syrian migrants in the mass and social media and the effect of the discourse on the migrants. Data consisted of one hundred opinion articles, one hundred social media posts and thirty interviews. Based on Van Dijk (2006)’s framework quantitative - qualitative data analysis was done. Results reveal that the representation of migrants in the media change according to the ideology and it affected the migrants’ social integration or segregation.
Journal: International Journal of Cross-Cultural Studies and Environmental Communication
- Issue Year: 6/2017
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 46-57
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English