Migrants in the Media / Migranten in den Medien – von der Ignoranz zum Kontakt? (only in German)

Keywords: Western Europe, Germany,German, diversity, migrants, media ethics & diversity, hate speech, journalism, report, study, online article, resource for all, print, online

Media influences public opinion. You can stir up prejudice against minorities or relative. This paper analyzed on the basis of empirical surveys in the period 1981 to 2003, as migrants in the media and evaluated. Among other things, showed that media stereotypes of migrants not only to reproduce but still, especially in times of crisis. For example, the incidence of crime in connection with immigrants is called no relationship to reality. Even the over-representation of certain nationalities in the media contributes to the distorted representation of reality. The development of indicators to assess the quality of journalistic reporting is not only morally but also to empirically assess, may in the opinion of the authors to improve this situation.

alt Migrants in the Media [DE].pdf