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Chinese irregular migration into Europe: economic challenges and opportunities in media representation

Yan Wu Orcid Logo, Xiangqin Zeng, Xiaoying Liu

Migrations and the Media, Pages: 143 - 163

Swansea University Author: Yan Wu Orcid Logo

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This paper applies framing theory to the examination of how irregular migration into Europe is represented in media coverage in the past ten years (2000-2009). By comparing and contrasting major newspapers’ coverage of irregular migrants into Europe from the perspectives of both sending country (Chi...

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Published in: Migrations and the Media
ISBN: 978-1-4331-0771-9
Published: Oxford Peter Lang 2012
Online Access: https://www.peterlang.com/view/title/21305
URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa11127
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Abstract: This paper applies framing theory to the examination of how irregular migration into Europe is represented in media coverage in the past ten years (2000-2009). By comparing and contrasting major newspapers’ coverage of irregular migrants into Europe from the perspectives of both sending country (China), we aim to test for the existence of frames in media coverage of migration policy issues and framing effects on public perception and policy making. The paper reveals how selective voices from various claims-makers such as nation states, international governing bodies, professional communities and research bodies, pressure groups and NGOs, and individuals are used in shaping public opinion and migration policy making.
Keywords: irregular migration; China; framing
College: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Start Page: 143
End Page: 163