Refugee crisis representation on German online press: The case of Aylan Kurdi

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-85852503880005107

Parole chiave:

Hate discourse, Social Media, European migration crisis, digital journalism, cyber-ethics

Abstract

This paper is focused in examining the digital news representation of Syrian refugee crisis and the conformation of the reader’s opinions in Germany. Data collection will be addressed on reviewing German online news and the reader’s comments related with one remarkable event during the actual migration crisis in Europe: The note about the child Aylan or Alan Kurdi, that drowned in the coast of Turkey in September 02 of 2015. The main aim of this paper is to understand the role of media crisis representation on the opinions of German people. How does media shape public reactions in pro and against helping refugees? And what kind of actions could the European authorities undertake to protect the human rights of refugees and to diminish hate discourse online.

Biografia autore

  • David Ramírez Plascencia, University of Guadalajara

    Mexican teacher and researcher (Guadalajara, 1980). Bachelor of Law (2002) and Master Degree in Political Science (2006) in The University of Guadalajara. Doctor in Social Sciences in The College of Jalisco (2013). He is a full-time researcher and he teaches subjects related with the new information and communication technologies and their impact in society at The University of Guadalajara. He was a coordinator of The Master Degree in Public Management in Virtual Environments at The University of Guadalajara, founder of Paakat: Journal of Technology and Society. He has published essays and articles on technology and society. He is member of the National Research System of Mexico (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, SNI).

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Pubblicato

2018-01-09

Fascicolo

V. 25 N. 51 (2017): Migrações no Mediterrâneo: entre fronteiras e acolhimento

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Dossier

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Come citare

Refugee crisis representation on German online press: The case of Aylan Kurdi. (2018). REMHU, Revista Interdisciplinar Da Mobilidade Humana, 25(51), 95-108. https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-85852503880005107

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