The Syrian Refugee Crisis in Canadian Media

Tyyskä, Vappu; Blower, Jenna; DeBoer, Samantha; Kawai, Shunya; Walcott, Ashley

doi:10.32920/ryerson.14669130.v1

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“…Although Syrian refugees entered Canada through a highly-praised sponsorship program rather than 'illegally' crossing the borders, studies of the coverage of Syrian refugees in the Canadian media have found biased depictions of the group as passive victims and potential threats and burdens. For example, Tyyskä et al (2017) identified frequent descriptions of Syrian refugees as vulnerable and lacking agency, while Syrian men were specifically highlighted as would-be terrorists in disguise. Although the tone of the coverage became softer and more humanizing after the emergence of the Kurdi photo (Wallace, 2018), another study found that in conservativeleaning newspapers, Syrian refugees were depicted as a burden on the healthcare system and housing resources, demonstrating the role of ideological stances of the news sources in their representations (Mustafa et al, 2021).…”

Section: Refugees In the Newsmentioning

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A corpus-assisted discourse analysis of the representation of Syrian refugees in Canadian newspapers

Sijani

2023

Discourse & Communication

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This paper examines the representation of Syrian refugees in the Canadian press, from December 2015 to December 2017, in four English-language major newspapers. Using methods of Corpus Linguistics (CL) and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), this study found three prominent themes, namely intake, integration, and concern, through which Syrian refugees are depicted across the political spectrum. The results indicate that adopting a more inclusive immigration policy did not totally negate the biased and discriminatory representations entrenched in the media coverage of refugees, but it can set the stage for more empowering and sympathetic treatment of refugees in the media. This analysis speaks to the importance of media discourse in producing and maintaining particular depictions of refugees among the Canadian public, highlighting the role of ideological and political stances in the portrayals of refugees across news outlets.

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Section: Refugees In the Newsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A corpus-assisted discourse analysis of the representation of Syrian refugees in Canadian newspapers

Sijani

2023

Discourse & Communication

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Reconciliation or Alienation: The Representation of the Syrian Refugee Crisis in the Jordanian Print Media: Al-Ghad Newspaper as a Case Study

Al-Dabbagh

Amro

2020

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The influx of Syrian refugees to Jordan is considered one of the most serious social events that the country has witnessed in decades. The unprecedented flow of refugees that received extensive coverage by the Jordanian print media played an instrumental role in shaping the representation of both the event and the actors involved in the crisis. This paper departs from the premise that news reports are “elements of social events” and as such employ language to change, maintain or inculcate the knowledge, beliefs and social relations shared by members of a society. To this end, Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) is adopted to investigate how Al-Ghad Newspaper uses language to represent and frame the Syrian refugee crisis and the Syrian refugees and considers whether this portrayal has contributed to the reconciliation or alienation of the Syrian refugees in the Jordanian society.

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The Syrian Refugee Crisis in Canadian Media

Cited by 2 publications

References 5 publications

A corpus-assisted discourse analysis of the representation of Syrian refugees in Canadian newspapers

A corpus-assisted discourse analysis of the representation of Syrian refugees in Canadian newspapers

Reconciliation or Alienation: The Representation of the Syrian Refugee Crisis in the Jordanian Print Media: Al-Ghad Newspaper as a Case Study

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