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).

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

• 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

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).

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

• 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