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Media Coverage of Migration and Asylum Seeking in Greece
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This study examines the coverage of migration and asylum seeking in eight Greek media outlets (Efsyn, Ta Nea, I Kathimerini, Proto Thema, Eleftheros Typos, Makeleio, i-efimerida and zougla) between September and November 2021 using a quantitative content analysis.

The main findings are: Media coverage was strongly shaped by the discourse of (Greek and European) political elites and the decisions taken by them. In contrast, it was much less influenced by non-elite sources and, in particular, the voice of refugees and migrants themselves. At the same time, reporting was more concerned about border security and restrictive measures of surveillance and control than about human security and solutions based on human rights.

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Date of Publication
June 2022
Publisher
Heinrich Böll Foundation, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Number of Pages
25
Licence
Language of publication
English
Table of contents

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 3
CONTEXT AND CONTEMPORARY INFORMATION 4
CURRENT SITUATION IN GREECE 5
MIGRATION TO GREECE AND PAST MEDIA REPORTING 6
MAIN FEATURES OF THE CONTEMPORARY MEDIA
LANDSCAPE IN GREECE 10
METHOD 11
FINDINGS: CURRENT MEDIA COVERAGE OF MIGRATION
AND ASYLUM SEEKING IN GREECE 12
SUMMARY, DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR ACTION 20
REFERENCES 23