Christine E. Meltzer – författare

This comparative volume provides a comprehensive cross-national account of media coverage and public attitudes toward migration both within and into the European Union.

Using empirical research from across Germany, Hunary, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, Media and Public Attitudes Toward Migration in Europe offers an in-depth exploration of one of the most prominent social and political topics of the decade in Europe. Drawing on a large scale, cross-national panel survey, experiments, and media content analysis of migration discourse in both traditional news media and social media, expert contributors from across the continent investigate topics such as the linguistic features of migration coverage, the public perception of migrants, and the effects of journalistic communication strategies. Other topics addressed include a discussion of news framing effects on migration coverage and politicians’ postings on social media coverage about the issue.

This is a valuable resource for academics, students, and policymakers interested in media coverage of migration, news framing effects, and public attitudes to migration generally.

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This comparative volume provides a comprehensive cross-national account of media coverage and public attitudes toward migration both within and into the European Union.

Using empirical research from across Germany, Hunary, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, Media and Public Attitudes Toward Migration in Europe offers an in-depth exploration of one of the most prominent social and political topics of the decade in Europe. Drawing on a large scale, cross-national panel survey, experiments, and media content analysis of migration discourse in both traditional news media and social media, expert contributors from across the continent investigate topics such as the linguistic features of migration coverage, the public perception of migrants, and the effects of journalistic communication strategies. Other topics addressed include a discussion of news framing effects on migration coverage and politicians’ postings on social media coverage about the issue.

This is a valuable resource for academics, students, and policymakers interested in media coverage of migration, news framing effects, and public attitudes to migration generally.

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Christine E. Meltzer testet in der vorliegenden Studie zum ersten Mal isoliert, ob Medien auch dann noch wirken können, wenn bereits persönliche Erfahrung vorliegt. Dazu konfrontierte die Autorin in einem experimentellen Design Besucher eines Ereignisses mit einem medialen Beitrag, der in Diskrepanz zu ihrer eigenen Wahrnehmung des Ereignisses stand. Es zeigte sich eine durchgängige Anpassung der auf persönlicher Erfahrung basierenden Bewertungen des Ereignisses an die mediale Darstellung. Medien wirken also nicht nur in den Bereichen, die sich der persönlichen Erfahrung entziehen, sondern sie entfalten auch dort Wirkung, wo bereits eigene Erfahrungen gemacht wurden.