How Do News Media for Children and Adolescents Differ from Those for Adults? A Content Analysis of German Reporting on Migration and Refugees

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ID12908709
AutoresMarco Dohle (0000-0002-7154-5433, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, autor de correspondencia), Ole Kelm (0000-0002-5500-9657, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf), Marike Bormann (0000-0002-2879-2471, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf), Gerhard Vowe (0000-0002-9440-6460, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
Año2022
Volumen18
Número7
Páginas1811-1829
Fecha de publicación2022-07-30
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournalism Practice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17512786.2022.2104744
OpenAlexW4288902585
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas34

Media are a central source from which children and adolescents form their perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes about relevant topics such as flight and migration. However, it is largely unclear how news media for children/adolescents report on migration and refugees, and in which way this reporting differs from reporting of news media produced for adults. Thus, a standardized analysis was conducted of (audio)visual content published in 2018 by nearly 40 German journalistic outlets. News media for children/adolescents (N = 434) and adults (N = 2,626) were analyzed regarding the regional focus of reporting, frame elements, evaluation of immigration, and verbal contributions and characteristics of the refugees reported on. Results show that, on the one hand, the reporting of news media for children/adolescents and adults was similar in many ways. On the other hand, news media for children/adolescents reported to some extent in a more balanced, diverse and reflective manner than those for adults. Thus, the reporting of news media for children/adolescents seems to be better suited for triggering in-depth opinion-formation processes among young people. Moreover, it might contribute better to the integration of (underaged) refugees

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