Bad News for Refugees

AvGreg Philo,Emma Briant

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

Bad News for Refugees analyses the political, economic and environmental contexts of migration and looks specifically at how refugees and asylum seekers have been stigmatised in political rhetoric and in media coverage.Through forensic research, conducted through interviews and analysis of media accounts, a history of contemporary migration and asylum is written. The authors examine the various catalysts for migration, in doing so reveal how economic migrants, refugees and asylum seekers are often conflated by the media. They explain negative reactions to new arrivals, describing the benefit cheat, criminals and job stealing narratives that dominate anti-migrant discourse. Case studies reveal how hysterical and inaccurate media accounts act to legitimise political action can have terrible consequences both on the lives of refugees and also on established migrant communities.Based on new research by the renowned Glasgow Media Group, this book is essential reading for those concerned with the negative effects of media on public understanding and for the safety of vulnerable groups and communities in our society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-08-12
Mått:135 x 215 x 13 mm
Vikt:291 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Pluto Press
ISBN:9780745334325

Utforska kategorier

Sociala och etiska frågor inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Greg Philo was an activist academic and Professor of Communications and Social Change at Glasgow University. He co-founded Glasgow University Media Group, where he fearlessly uncovered news bias and power in the media. He co-authored Bad News for Labour, More Bad News from Israel and Bad News for Refugees, amongst other books.Emma Briant is a Lecturer in Journalism Studies at the University of Sheffield. She works on propaganda, influence and censorship in the US and UK and war reporting, and is the author of Bad News for Refugees (Pluto, 2013).Pauline Donald is a researcher at the Glasgow Media Group. She is the co-author of Bad News for Refugees (Pluto, 2013).

Recensioner i media

'A compelling analysis of what is omitted from media accounts, which voices are left unheard, how simplifications and stereotypes are generated'

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Brief History of Contemporary Migration and Asylum2. Methods and Main Explanations and Perspectives on Asylum3. Media Content: Press and TV Samples4. Case Studies of Media Content - 20115. Impacts of Media Coverage on Migrant Communities in the UKConclusionAppendix 1: Guide to the Asylum Process Appendix 2: IntervieweesNotesIndex