Bad News for Refugees analyses the political, economic and
environmental contexts of migration and looks specifically at how
refugees and asylum seekers have been stigmatised in political
rhetoric and in media coverage. Through forensic research,
conducted through interviews and analysis of media accounts, a
history of contemporary migration and asylum is written. The
authors examine the various catalysts for migration, in doing so
reveal how economic migrants, refugees and asylum seekers are often
conflated by the media. They explain negative reactions to new
arrivals, describing the benefit cheat, criminals and job stealing
narratives that dominate anti-migrant discourse. Case studies
reveal how hysterical and inaccurate media accounts act to
legitimise political action can have terrible consequences both on
the lives of refugees and also on established migrant communities.
Based on new research by the renowned Glasgow Media Group, this
book is essential reading for those concerned with the negative
effects of media on public understanding and for the safety of
vulnerable groups and communities in our society.
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