Dehumanizing metaphors of immigration prevail in public discourse in different contexts.
Their use can arouse negative emotions, such as hatred and fear, contributing to hate …

Geographers have examined the history, materiality, and geopolitics of radio but there has
been relatively little interest in contemporary radio broadcasting and its capacity to shape …

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 forced millions of Ukrainians to flee their
homes and seek refuge in other countries, resulting in one of Europe's largest refugee crises …

The COVID-19 pandemic was a major challenge for journalism. In the case of Germany,
critics very early on voiced concerns over the quality of mainstream media coverage …

Although viewpoint diversity is a key value for audiences, journalism and media policy, not
much is known about how audiences process and evaluate it. This is critical because any …

Zusammenfassung Die Medienberichterstattung über Geflüchtete wird von einem großen
Teil der deutschen Bevölkerung als einseitig wahrgenommen. Inhaltsanalysen zeigen …

Many communication theories in the context of political communication are based on the
premise that humans are social beings affected by their perception of what others think, do …

Media are a central source from which children and adolescents form their perceptions,
knowledge, and attitudes about relevant topics such as flight and migration. However, it is …

The German press plays a crucial role in communicating Germany's economic policy
orientation, especially in relevant European discussions. The coverage of the Italian debt …

This chapter discusses newspaper photographs related to the European refugee crisis
focusing on the visual strategies that frame refugees as deviant in terms of the visual rhetoric …