Unravelling migration media coverageHow migrants and immigration were portrayed in Spain during the refugee crisis (2015-2018)

  1. Rodríguez-Pérez, Carlos 1
  2. Jivkova-Semova, Dimitrina 2
  3. Pérez-Vara, Eva 2
  4. Asadi, Nastaran 2
  5. Kreutler, Marcus 3
  1. 1 Universidad de La Sabana
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    Universidad de La Sabana

    Chía, Colombia

    ROR https://ror.org/02sqgkj21

  2. 2 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

  3. 3 TU Dortmund University
Revue:
Historia y comunicación social

ISSN: 1137-0734

Année de publication: 2022

Volumen: 27

Número: 1

Pages: 161-173

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5209/HICS.77537 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAccès ouvert editor

D'autres publications dans: Historia y comunicación social

Résumé

Immigration emerges as a relevant topic in the analysis of media coverage. This case of study identifies that the media coverage adopted a more predominantly political frame rather than a social or human frame. Also, there were significant differences between the presence of migrant and non-migrant news sources, while non-migrant speakers were not judgmental regarding migration. Likewise, news framing influences the selection of news coverage. The political frame over-represented the political actors and international institutions and under-represented migrants. Nevertheless, when it comes to the human-interest angle, migrants are the most common sources. Our results contribute to the literature regarding the description of the issue of immigration focused on the information sources.

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