Medyada Göç Raporlama Konusunda Aracılı Kamusal Alanın Yeniden Yapılandırılması: Küresel Göç Film Festivali Örneği

Abstract

The aim of the current study is to explore the four models of public spheres in modern democracies and the conceptual development of mediated public spheres with an emphasis on the migration issues in general and special focus on the three important Global Migration Film Festival. This study provides an overview for the literature review on the migration media coverage around the world in order to map the negativity in migrant perceptions by using already existed studies on the global migration phenomena. The present data suggests that mediated public spheres in general, and more precisely cinema have a positive impact on helping communities to have an ability to perceive migration issues positively. In findings it is indicated that The Global Migration Film Festival with the help of the differentiated films and screening in different countries and places demonstrated not only higher awareness on the behind scenarios on migration, but also higher empathy in the perceptions on global migration.