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Spanish News Framing Of The Syrian Refugee Crisis, Ariana Hoyer
Spanish News Framing Of The Syrian Refugee Crisis, Ariana Hoyer
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
During 2015 and 2016, Europe dealt with the largest migratory crisis since WWII due to the escalation of the Syrian civil war and ongoing conflict and violence. When an issue as significant as the Syrian refugee crisis occurs, it is crucial to carefully examine the news framing of the issue due to its strong power to influence public discourse. This influence can originate from many different aspects of framing, but one of the most influential is word choice. The word choices used to refer to groups of people can change the feelings of identification or “otherness” among readers. This paper …