Media and Public Attitudes Toward Migration in Europe: A Comparative Approach

This comparative volume provides a comprehensive cross-national account of media coverage and public attitudes toward migration both within and into the European Union.

Using empirical research from across Germany, Hunary, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, Media and Public Attitudes Toward Migration in Europe offers an in-depth exploration of one of the most prominent social and political topics of the decade in Europe. Drawing on a large scale, cross-national panel survey, experiments, and media content analysis of migration discourse in both traditional news media and social media, expert contributors from across the continent investigate topics such as the linguistic features of migration coverage, the public perception of migrants, and the effects of journalistic communication strategies. Other topics addressed include a discussion of news framing effects on migration coverage and politicians’ postings on social media coverage about the issue.

This is a valuable resource for academics, students, and policymakers interested in media coverage of migration, news framing effects, and public attitudes to migration generally.

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Jesper Strömbäck is Professor of Journalism and Political Communication at the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication, University of Gothenburg. His research focuses on political communication, political news journalism, and opinion formation.

Christine E. Meltzer is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Communication, University of Mainz. She does research in the field of political communication, with a focus on migration, violence, and gendered aspects of media representation.

Jakob-Moritz Eberl is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Communication, University of Vienna. He does research in the field of political communication, with a focus on media bias, electoral research, and media effects.

Christian Schemer is Professor of Communication at the Department of Communication, Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany. His research interests include political communication and political media effects.

Hajo G. Boomgaarden is Professor of Empirical Social Science Methods with a focus on text analysis at the Department of Communication, University of Vienna. His research looks at various aspects of political communication and media effects, applying and evaluating advanced computational methods.