December 11, 2018 •
Research •
by Rana Khaled Arafat
Countering stereotypes about refugees in the media and engaging refugees in the creation of their own representations is a big challenge. Can teaching young refugees media literacy skills change this?...
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February 1, 2017 •
Media and Politics, Short stories •
by Renate van der Zee
As refugees desperately search for reliable information, InterNews, a media NGO, has created a ‘rumour tracker’ to investigate and dispel the many false rumours circulating the camps. “In Europe you won’t need money,...
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December 8, 2016 •
Ethics and Quality, Latest stories, Research •
by Susanne Fengler
Content analysis of over 1500 newspaper articles in five African and six European countries reveals coverage of migration from Africa to Europe is generally superficial and parochial. The study found important context is often omitted and...
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June 3, 2016 •
Ethics and Quality, Recent •
by Nadia Bellardi
Over the last year, refugees struggling to reach European beaches have been newsworthy. They are often met by reporters and photographers who crowd around survivors, taking pictures and quotes. Yet the media interest is fleeting. After...
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February 2, 2016 •
Latest stories, Media and Politics •
by Katharina Neumann & Philip Baugut
Refugee camps set alight across Europe, migrant children attacked by masked men in Stockholm, Anders Behring Breivik’s attack on a social democratic youth camp in Norway and a series of acts of Neo-Nazi terror in Germany – reporting...
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December 3, 2015 •
Media and Politics, Short stories •
by Lambrini Papadopoulou
Europe’s migration crisis has transformed Greece into something more than just a transit country. Countless journalists from media all over the world have travelled to the islands and the borders to witness the arrival of nearly 700,000...
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November 4, 2015 •
Media and Politics •
by Philip Di Salvo
For ten days, from November 2nd to 12th, Rome is hosting The 19 Million Project. The aim of the initiative is gathering journalists, coders, hackers and activists to discuss the media implications of the migration crisis and develop...
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