Refugee News, Refugee Politics
Journalism, Public Opinion and Policymaking in Europe
Giovanna Dell’Orto editor Irmgard Wetzstein editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:4th Sep '18
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The unprecedented arrival of more than a million refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants – plus the political, public, and policy reactions to it – is redefining Europe. The repercussions will last for generations on such central issues as security, national identity, human rights, and the very structure of liberal democracies. What is the role of the news media in telling the story of the 2010s refugee crisis at a time of deepening crisis for journalism, as “fake news” ran rampant amid an increasingly distrustful public?
This volume offers students, scholars, and the general reader original research and candid frontline insights to understand the intersecting influences of journalistic practices, news discourses, public opinion, and policymaking on one of the most polarizing issues of our time. Focusing on current events in Greece, Austria, and Germany – critical entry and destination countries – it introduces a groundbreaking dialogue between elite national and international media, academic institutions, and civil society organizations, revealing the complex impacts of the news media on the thorny sociopolitical dilemmas raised by the integration of hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers in EU countries.
'Refugee News, Refugee Politics is an important analysis of one of the most urgent political and social issues of recent years. Combining first hand journalistic experience, academic analysis and contributions from civil society organisations, this book provides rich and much needed insight into the refugee and migrant crisis and provides excellent advice on best practice forjournalists, academics and NGOs.'—Richard Sambrook, Cardiff University, UK
'The European refugee crisis has become a litmus test for EU politics and European humanitarianism. Born out of a productive collaboration between academics and journalists, this book presents unmatched first-hand insight into the way the news media are shaping public opinion and migration policy.'—Thomas Hanitzsch, LMU Munich, Germany
'At a time when local, national and international communities debate how to respond to global migration phenomena, Refugee News, Refugee Politics provides a rare and valuable combination of perspectives from journalism practitioners and media scholars. The volume will undoubtedly become a seminal reference for scholars, students and general readers about how to understand the news media’s relationship to public opinion, policy makers and migration.'—Celeste González de Bustamante, University of Arizona, USA
ISBN: 9781138485389
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 362g
228 pages