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The Role Of Language In The Media In Influencing Public Perceptions Of Refugees, Alison M. Pulliam
The Role Of Language In The Media In Influencing Public Perceptions Of Refugees, Alison M. Pulliam
Senior Honors Theses
The refugee crisis has become a worldwide epidemic in recent years. As refugee entrance into host countries is debated, media outlets are covering the issue regularly. These media outlets use various types of language when portraying refugees. Many publications have been found to convey hostile and divisive themes as well as use specific linguistic tools, which contribute to negative portrayals of refugees. Media outlets have the potential to influence public perceptions of refugees because the general public in a host country receives its information primarily from the media. Overt and subtle language used to describe refugees has been previously found …