Representations of immigration in the Spanish news media and their visibility as information sources
Abstract
This article studies the main representations of the Spanish news media on the mobility of people and their visibility in journalistic discourse. It analyzes the media coverage of the arrival of the Aquarius Ship at the port of Valencia. The analysis has two stages. First, 600 news items are analyzed, published between June 17 and July 10, 2018, in the 10 digital news media with highest audience according to Comscore. In the second stage, a case study is carried out on the visibility of refugees as information sources on elpais.com. The results show the scant coverage given to immigrants as the central focus of the news and the low inclusion as information sources.
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