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A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, by Border Force officers
NEW research on media coverage of migration during the pandemic has revealed a “concerning tendency” by journalists to portray migrants as either “threats” or “heroes.”
The research by Migrant Voice, an organisation focused on allowing migrants to have their say in the media, is the first major probe into British news coverage of migration after Covid-19.
It analyses coverage by nine online platforms – The Sun, The Mail, The Independent, The Guardian, The Express, The Mirror, The Telegraph, the BBC and ITV – during the early stages of the pandemic.
MARJORIE MAYO recommends a highly useful guide to the benefits and hazards of different approaches to immigration
Claims that digital media has rendered press power obsolete are a dangerous myth, argues DES FREEDMAN
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The once beating heart of British journalism was undone by technological change, union battles and Murdoch’s 1986 Wapping coup – leaving London the only major capital without a press club, says TIM GOPSILL
