On the Border of the Syrian Refugee Crisis

Views From Two Different Cultural Perspectives

Bibliographic Data

ID4972012
AuthorsDaniela V Dimitrova (0000-0001-8628-7097, Iowa State University, IA, USA, corresponding author), Emel Ozdora-Aksak (Bilkent Universitesi, Ankara, Turkey), Colleen Connolly-Ahern (Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA)
Year2018
Volume62
Issue4
Pages532-546
Publication date2018-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002764218756920
OpenAlexW2794412583
LanguageEN
Citations received22
References cited19

Since the Syrian refugee crisis represents the worst humanitarian crisis in modern history, it is critical to examine how global media covered this issue. Focusing on two nations significantly affected by the refugee crisis-Bulgaria and Turkey, this study employs a content analysis to examine differences in refugee portrayals in national media. The results show that Turkish media coverage was more personalized and more likely to emphasize the victim frame. In contrast, Bulgarian coverage was less personalized and more likely to emphasize the administrative frame. The findings are placed within national context and their implications for media framing of refugees are discussed

Bulgarian · Content analysis · Context (archaeology · Framing (construction · Geography · Humanitarian crisis · Political science · Refugee · Refugee crisis · Social science · Sociology · Syrian refugees · Turkish · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Social Media and Politics

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