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Press Coverage of the Refugee and Migrant Crisis in the EU

Press Coverage of the Refugee and Migrant Crisis in the EU: A Content Analysis of Five European Countries

Report prepared for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees

(December 2015)

"...media was far from united in its response. While some outlets joined the call for more assistance, others were unsympathetic, arguing against increasing rescue operations. To learn why, UNHCR commissioned a report by the Cardiff School of Journalism to explore what was driving media coverage in five different European countries: Spain, Italy, Germany, the UK and Sweden...."

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