Illegal: The Representation of Immigrants in Newspapers in Southern Spain and the Southwest United States
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Date
2014-06
Authors
Stevenson, Riley
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University of Oregon
Abstract
This thesis employs critical discourse analysis to study the representation
of immigrants in newspapers in southern Spain and the southwest United States.
The research employs exploratory and ad-hoc analysis to draw conclusions
regarding the use of vocabulary and metaphor in immigration news articles archived in national and regional newspapers over a two-month time period. The
textual analysis is paired with a summary of social cognitive, agenda-setting,
cultivation, and cognitivist media theories and in-depth interviews with migrants and journalists. In its conclusion, this thesis provides recommendations for
journalists and publications in how to better improve immigration reporting.
Description
140 pages. A thesis presented to the Department of Journalism and Communications, and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Arts, Spring 2014.
Keywords
Immigration discourse, Discourse analysis, Southern Spain, Southwest U.S., Immigrants, Media representations, Newspapers