Narco culture, global media and victims Narco series are a huge hit – not just in Latin America, but all over the world. But audiences should remember the reality behind these shows: the victims Fernanda García Pinto • March 10, 2020
The Portrayal of Immigrants: Flooded but not Blown Away? Water as a metaphor is commonly used in immigration discourse – but why have we not yet seen a ‘refugee hurricane’ or an ‘asylum seeker storm’? Patrick van Berlo • July 01, 2015
The impact of framing and deportation Recent media attention for the deportation of an Afghan man does not only show the importance of framing in the migration debate, but also demonstrates that we know very little about what happens to people after their forced removal. Jelmer Brouwer • April 08, 2015
Neighbourhoods in the limelight At present, hardly a day goes by when the Schilderswijk in the Hague is not negatively portrayed in the news. Some years ago, Oosterwei in Gouda suffered the same fate. Joanne van der Leun • September 24, 2014
Banning bad words (‘illegal’) In the early 1990s it was not uncommon to refer to migrants unlawfully present in a country as ‘illegal aliens’. Lately, many international organizations and immigration advocates have been calling for more civilized terms. Joanne van der Leun and Jelmer Brouwer • July 02, 2014 • 2 comments
Framed migrants (1) Are repressive criminal policies towards migrants matched by media content that frames them as criminals and security threats? A comprehensive discourse analysis of over 65,000 newspaper articles should find out. Jelmer Brouwer • February 26, 2014 • 1 comment
Reality check for thriller writers Media attention for crime is increasing even when crime figures are falling. Should we be concerned? Monique Koemans • September 05, 2012
