Constructing immigrants: portrayals of migrant groups in British national newspapers, 2010-2012

Journal article

Immigration ranks among the most salient political issues in many immigration-receiving democratic states. In Britain, interest has soared among mass media, political leaders, and members of the public (Page 2009; Duffy and Frere-Smith 2014). Scholars have argued that negative media coverage of migrants and asylum seekers has helped create similarly negative public attitudes toward immigration (Crawley 2005; Threadgold 2009). Studies of media coverage suggest that negative portrayals of immig...

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Authors: Allen, W

• Publication status: Accepted
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Wiley
• Journal: International Migration Review
• Acceptance date: 2015-06-26
• ISSN: 1747-7379
• Language: English