Fernando Severino
Biographic Data
| ID | 4407023 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fernando Severino |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fernando |
| FAMILY NAME | Severino |
| SIGNATURE | SEVERINO F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Illinois State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2890-1623 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Does it matter who tells the story? Newspaper coverage of immigration across three Latin American countries
This study examines the news media’s coverage of intraregional immigration issues in three Latin American countries –Colombia, Chile, and Mexico– from 2014 to 2018, when immigration became a salient political issue in these nations. We examine the news coverage by utilizing a novel sample of approximately 20,000 news articles and relying on a Structure Topic Modelling (STM) analysis to detect the most prevalent topics in the news. Our findings re…
Comparing perceptions of racism and discrimination among Latin American and Caribbean migrants in the United States and Chile
Based on two different migratory contexts, this article examines the perception of racism among migrant newcomers from Latin American and Caribbean countries in the United States and Chile. Drawing on survey data from both countries, this study shows that migrants’ perceptions associate different forms of discrimination with migration status and skin color. In addition, the results show that educational attainment is significantly related to perc…
Old Tech, New Tricks
This study analyzes political ads aired on Spanish-language radio stations in the US during the midterm elections of 2022. With a focus on media policy, this research offers new evidence about the role of political groups in using this medium to engage and mobilize the Latino vote. Our findings indicate that, although radio is a relatively affordable platform for political advertising, it is still underutilized by politicians and interest groups.…
The journey to becoming Latino with my students
From introduction: “You are the first Latino professor I had in college,” a student in my class said a few years ago. What exactly does that mean for a man who was born and raised in Chile and only immigrated to the United States as an adult? How did I become a Latino professor? This reflexión pedagógica is inspired by my classroom experiences as an immigrant from Chile and offers an exploration of labels used in the United States as identifiers,…
Exposure to protests and support for different forms of violence
People living in communities where protests occur are exposed to various forms of violence, including state-perpetrated violence, such as police brutality, as well as violence from protesters, such as riots and looting. Does exposure to such protests influence people’s support for violence, whether from the state or protesters? To address this question, we analyze data from a multi-year panel study conducted in Chile (2016–2022) to examine how th…
Immigration Shocks and Unfounded Concerns About Crime
Not all refugees are framed equal
This study analyses 14,854 news articles about refugees from 72 English-language newspapers worldwide in 2016. Using a combination of topic modelling and network analysis, we inductively identify the frames used to depict refugees and then examine the factors that help shape the news framing of the issue between various countries. We unveiled five frames: cultural and everyday life, Global North politics, aid, violence and international conflict.…
Spanish-Language Radio and Issue Advertising
This research examines how Spanish radio stations in the United States were used to reach Latinos through non-candidate political (issue) advertising during the midterm election of 2018. Spanish-Language radio is an essential part of the weekly media diet of the Latinos in the U.S. and reaches almost all adults in this demographic. Using an unprecedented and detailed analysis of advertising records from the Federal Communication Commission (FCC)’…
Moving North
Through a qualitative comparative analysis, we examine how Mexican and U.S. newspapers cover the massive arrival of Central Americans in 2014 and 2016. We find that the representation of these migrants in these two countries reflects the specific characteristics of each country’s liberal media system model. In the U.S. coverage, characterized by a “Liberal" media system model that is relatively independent from government sources, the arrival of …
Immigration Shocks and Unfounded Concerns About Crime
Moving North
Through a qualitative comparative analysis, we examine how Mexican and U.S. newspapers cover the massive arrival of Central Americans in 2014 and 2016. We find that the representation of these migrants in these two countries reflects the specific characteristics of each country’s liberal media system model. In the U.S. coverage, characterized by a “Liberal" media system model that is relatively independent from government sources, the arrival of …
Spanish-Language Radio and Issue Advertising
This research examines how Spanish radio stations in the United States were used to reach Latinos through non-candidate political (issue) advertising during the midterm election of 2018. Spanish-Language radio is an essential part of the weekly media diet of the Latinos in the U.S. and reaches almost all adults in this demographic. Using an unprecedented and detailed analysis of advertising records from the Federal Communication Commission (FCC)’…
Moving North
Through a qualitative comparative analysis, we examine how Mexican and U.S. newspapers cover the massive arrival of Central Americans in 2014 and 2016. We find that the representation of these migrants in these two countries reflects the specific characteristics of each country’s liberal media system model. In the U.S. coverage, characterized by a “Liberal" media system model that is relatively independent from government sources, the arrival of …
Not all refugees are framed equal
This study analyses 14,854 news articles about refugees from 72 English-language newspapers worldwide in 2016. Using a combination of topic modelling and network analysis, we inductively identify the frames used to depict refugees and then examine the factors that help shape the news framing of the issue between various countries. We unveiled five frames: cultural and everyday life, Global North politics, aid, violence and international conflict.…
Old Tech, New Tricks
This study analyzes political ads aired on Spanish-language radio stations in the US during the midterm elections of 2022. With a focus on media policy, this research offers new evidence about the role of political groups in using this medium to engage and mobilize the Latino vote. Our findings indicate that, although radio is a relatively affordable platform for political advertising, it is still underutilized by politicians and interest groups.…
The journey to becoming Latino with my students
From introduction: “You are the first Latino professor I had in college,” a student in my class said a few years ago. What exactly does that mean for a man who was born and raised in Chile and only immigrated to the United States as an adult? How did I become a Latino professor? This reflexión pedagógica is inspired by my classroom experiences as an immigrant from Chile and offers an exploration of labels used in the United States as identifiers,…
Exposure to protests and support for different forms of violence
People living in communities where protests occur are exposed to various forms of violence, including state-perpetrated violence, such as police brutality, as well as violence from protesters, such as riots and looting. Does exposure to such protests influence people’s support for violence, whether from the state or protesters? To address this question, we analyze data from a multi-year panel study conducted in Chile (2016–2022) to examine how th…
Immigration Shocks and Unfounded Concerns About Crime
Does it matter who tells the story? Newspaper coverage of immigration across three Latin American countries
This study examines the news media’s coverage of intraregional immigration issues in three Latin American countries –Colombia, Chile, and Mexico– from 2014 to 2018, when immigration became a salient political issue in these nations. We examine the news coverage by utilizing a novel sample of approximately 20,000 news articles and relying on a Structure Topic Modelling (STM) analysis to detect the most prevalent topics in the news. Our findings re…
Comparing perceptions of racism and discrimination among Latin American and Caribbean migrants in the United States and Chile
Based on two different migratory contexts, this article examines the perception of racism among migrant newcomers from Latin American and Caribbean countries in the United States and Chile. Drawing on survey data from both countries, this study shows that migrants’ perceptions associate different forms of discrimination with migration status and skin color. In addition, the results show that educational attainment is significantly related to perc…
Immigration (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Media Studies and Communication (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · Latin Americans (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Criminology (2 works)