TY - JOUR
T1 - The space of immigrant discourse in the European press
T2 - Lessons from the "refugee crisis"
AU - Zaborowski, Rafal
AU - Hovden, Jan Fredrik
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/11/15
Y1 - 2024/11/15
N2 - In this article we offer a new analysis of two not previously combined datasets on press coverage of the “refugee crisis” in Europe in 2015. Consisting of twenty-nine newspapers from eleven countries, the data provides an unprecedented sample of the European press in a time of crisis. Using forty-six characteristics of frames, agents, aids, and protective measures mentioned in the articles, we demonstrate an innovative analytic approach, where multiple correspondence analysis is used to construct and explore main differences in a European statistical space of articles (N = 1,674) and a sevenfold statistical typology of stories concerning the crisis. The findings indicate that while national and regional differences in the coverage are salient in explaining the balance of humanitarian or securitisation attitudes, it is the intra-national differences that emerge as particularly significant, revealing rich complexity of texts and contexts. Analysing the structuration of stories as space of press coverage allows us to move beyond isolated variables and look at how individual articles are more divided in their fundamental narratives.
AB - In this article we offer a new analysis of two not previously combined datasets on press coverage of the “refugee crisis” in Europe in 2015. Consisting of twenty-nine newspapers from eleven countries, the data provides an unprecedented sample of the European press in a time of crisis. Using forty-six characteristics of frames, agents, aids, and protective measures mentioned in the articles, we demonstrate an innovative analytic approach, where multiple correspondence analysis is used to construct and explore main differences in a European statistical space of articles (N = 1,674) and a sevenfold statistical typology of stories concerning the crisis. The findings indicate that while national and regional differences in the coverage are salient in explaining the balance of humanitarian or securitisation attitudes, it is the intra-national differences that emerge as particularly significant, revealing rich complexity of texts and contexts. Analysing the structuration of stories as space of press coverage allows us to move beyond isolated variables and look at how individual articles are more divided in their fundamental narratives.
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U2 - 10.7146/mk.v40i77.141528
DO - 10.7146/mk.v40i77.141528
M3 - Article
SN - 1901-9726
VL - 40
SP - 31
EP - 53
JO - MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research
JF - MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research
IS - 77
ER -
