Migration Coverage in Europe, Russia and the United States. A comparative Analysis of Coverage in 17 countries (2015-2018)
Marcus Kreutler
Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism, TU Dortmund University
Susanne Fengler
Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism, TU Dortmund University
Nastaran Asadi
Complutense University of Madrid
Svetlana Bodrunova
St. Petersburg State University
Halyna Budivska
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Layire Diop
Francis Marion University, South Carolina
Georgia Ertz
Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano
Daria Gigola
University of Wrocław
Eszter Katus
Mérték Media Monitor, Budapest
Denisa Kovacs
University of Bucharest
Michał Kuś
University of Wrocław
Filip Láb
Charles University Prague
Anna Litvinenko
Freie Universität Berlin
Johanna Mack
Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism, TU Dortmund University
Scott Maier
UO School of Journalism and Communication, Eugene
Ana Pinto Martinho
ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon
Antonia Matei
University of Bucharest
Kaitlin C. Miller
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Lisa Oppermann
Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism, TU Dortmund University
Eva Pérez Vara
Complutense University of Madrid
Gábor Polyák
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
Rajeev Ravisankar
UO School of Journalism and Communication, Eugene
Carlos Rodríguez Pérez
Universidad de La Sabana
Dimitrina J. Semova
Complutense University of Madrid
Dimitris Skleparis
Newcastle University
Sergio Splendore
Università degli Studi di Milano
Sandra Štefaniková
Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University Prague
Adam Szynol
University of Wrocław
Décio Telo
ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon
Rrapo Zguri
University of Tirana
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.
Full text: https://journals.ptks.pl/cejc/article/view/362/pdf
DOI: 10.51480/1899-5101.15.2(31).2
KEYWORDS: comparative analysis, journalism, migration, refugee, media coverage
AUTHORS:
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Marcus Kreutler
Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism, TU Dortmund University -
Susanne Fengler
Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism, TU Dortmund University -
Nastaran Asadi
Complutense University of Madrid -
Svetlana Bodrunova
St. Petersburg State University -
Halyna Budivska
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy -
Layire Diop
Francis Marion University, South Carolina -
Georgia Ertz
Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano -
Daria Gigola
University of Wrocław -
Eszter Katus
Mérték Media Monitor, Budapest -
Denisa Kovacs
University of Bucharest -
Michał Kuś
University of Wrocław -
Filip Láb
Charles University Prague -
Anna Litvinenko
Freie Universität Berlin -
Johanna Mack
Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism, TU Dortmund University -
Scott Maier
UO School of Journalism and Communication, Eugene -
Ana Pinto Martinho
ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon -
Antonia Matei
University of Bucharest -
Kaitlin C. Miller
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA -
Lisa Oppermann
Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism, TU Dortmund University -
Eva Pérez Vara
Complutense University of Madrid -
Gábor Polyák
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest -
Rajeev Ravisankar
UO School of Journalism and Communication, Eugene -
Carlos Rodríguez Pérez
Universidad de La Sabana -
Dimitrina J. Semova
Complutense University of Madrid -
Dimitris Skleparis
Newcastle University -
Sergio Splendore
Università degli Studi di Milano -
Sandra Štefaniková
Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University Prague -
Adam Szynol
University of Wrocław -
Décio Telo
ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon -
Rrapo Zguri
University of Tirana