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The Home Office in chaos: Refugee and asylum discourse in British broadcast news

Gross, Bernhard; Threadgold, Terry; Moore, Kerry

Authors

Bernhard Gross Bernhard.Gross@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Film & Journalism

Terry Threadgold

Kerry Moore



Abstract

The coverage of issues related to refugees and asylum seekers on British television news is frequently used as an example of a political system in crisis. The paper highlight potential repercussions arising out of this discursive positioning.

Citation

Gross, B., Threadgold, T., & Moore, K. (2008, January). The Home Office in chaos: Refugee and asylum discourse in British broadcast news. Paper presented at MeCCSA Annual Conference, Cardiff University, Wales

Presentation Conference Type Conference Paper (unpublished)
Conference Name MeCCSA Annual Conference
Conference Location Cardiff University, Wales
Start Date Jan 1, 2008
End Date Jan 1, 2008
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Keywords news media, migration, politics, discourse
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1015834