Migration Coverage in Europe, Russia and the United States

• Authors: Marcus Kreutler , Susanne Fengler , Nastaran Asadi , Svetlana Bodrunova , Halyna Budivska , Layire Diop , Georgia Ertz , Daria Gigola , Eszter Katus , Denisa Kovacs , Michał Kuś , Filip Láb , Anna Litvinenko , Johanna Mack , Scott Maier , Ana Pinto Martinho , Antonia Matei , Kaitlin C. Miller , Lisa Oppermann , Eva Pérez Vara , Gábor Polyák , Rajeev Ravisankar , Carlos Rodríguez Pérez , Dimitrina J. Semova , Dimitris Skleparis , Sergio Splendore , Sandra Štefaniková , Adam Szynol , Décio Telo , Rrapo Zguri

Abstracts

EN

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.

Keywords

EN

comparative analysis; journalism; migration; refugee; media coverage

• Publisher: Polskie Towarzystwo Komunikacji Społecznej
• Journal: Central European Journal of Communication
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 2(31)
• Pages: 202-226

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Marcus Kreutler

• Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism, TU Dortmund University

• https://orcid.org/0000000341520718

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Susanne Fengler

• Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism, TU Dortmund University

author

Nastaran Asadi

• Complutense University of Madrid

• https://orcid.org/0000000349637400

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Svetlana Bodrunova

• St. Petersburg State University

• https://orcid.org/000000030740561X

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Halyna Budivska

• National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

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Layire Diop

• Francis Marion University, South Carolina

• https://orcid.org/0000000287821252

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Georgia Ertz

• Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano

• https://orcid.org/0000000309858057

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Daria Gigola

• University of Wrocław

• https://orcid.org/000000031259374X

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Eszter Katus

• Mérték Media Monitor, Budapest

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Denisa Kovacs

• University of Bucharest

• https://orcid.org/0000000177472266

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Michał Kuś

• University of Wrocław

• https://orcid.org/0000000183005162

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Filip Láb

• Charles University Prague

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Anna Litvinenko

• Freie Universität Berlin

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Johanna Mack

• Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism, TU Dortmund University

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Scott Maier

• UO School of Journalism and Communication, Eugene

• https://orcid.org/0000000164451319

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Ana Pinto Martinho

• ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon

• https://orcid.org/0000000188711496

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Antonia Matei

• University of Bucharest

• https://orcid.org/0000000291109700

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Kaitlin C. Miller

• University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

• https://orcid.org/0000000313680351

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Lisa Oppermann

• Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism, TU Dortmund University

• https://orcid.org/0000000234752820

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Eva Pérez Vara

• Complutense University of Madrid

• https://orcid.org/0000000172300828

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Gábor Polyák

• Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest

• https://orcid.org/0000000197474373

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Rajeev Ravisankar

• UO School of Journalism and Communication, Eugene

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Carlos Rodríguez Pérez

• Universidad de La Sabana

• https://orcid.org/0000000248305554

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Dimitrina J. Semova

• Complutense University of Madrid

• https://orcid.org/0000000183555121

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Dimitris Skleparis

• Newcastle University

• https://orcid.org/0000000263021277

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Sergio Splendore

• Università degli Studi di Milano

• https://orcid.org/0000000153244496

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Sandra Štefaniková

• Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University Prague

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Adam Szynol

• University of Wrocław

• https://orcid.org/0000000257992819

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Décio Telo

• ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon

• https://orcid.org/000000028502185X

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Rrapo Zguri

• University of Tirana

• https://orcid.org/0000000161559674

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Identifiers

DOI

10.51480/1899-5101.15.2(31).2

Biblioteka Nauki

2152496