Migration narratives in Northern Triangle, Mexican and US media from 1999 to 2019

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ID9954841
AuthorsRobert S Hinck (0000-0002-8892-9978, Air University, Leadership Institute Maxwell Air Force Base Montgomery Alabama USA, corresponding author), Robert Utterback (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Monmouth College Monmouth Illinois USA), Sara R Kitsch (Air University, Leadership Institute Maxwell Air Force Base Montgomery Alabama USA), Sarah G Wenzel (United States Coast Guard Academy), Sarah Wenzel (US Coast Guard Academy New London Connecticut USA)
Year2022
Volume61
Issue4
Pages320-336
Publication date2022-12-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Migration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7985 • E-ISSN: 1468-2435
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/imig.13110
OpenAlexW4312191473
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited43

This study conceptualizes the mediated discussions of migration in Central America as narratives, arguing for the need to examine the broader contours of policy‐related migration reporting across time. Using machine learning and text mining analyses, combined with qualitative narrative analysis, the study examines 53,441 news articles from 17 US, Mexican and Northern Triangle media outlets from 1999 to 2019, tracing and critiquing the shifts in coverage. Findings suggest that all three media systems generally align in their depiction of the scene, key agents and acts regarding migration; however, US narratives increasingly diverge from Northern Triangle and Mexican narratives regarding the purpose and instruments by which migration occurs, with US value claims narrowing over time emphasizing border security. This narrative trajectory within US media ignores migrants' determination and underlining rationales for migration, pushing them to take increasingly dangerous means to migrate to the USA and exacerbating the situation for all parties

Art · Depiction · Literature · Media studies · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Political science · Sociology · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Media Studies and Communication · Migration, Refugees, and Integration

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