[ecrea] new book “Refugee News, Refugee Politics: Journalism, Public Opinion and Policymaking in Europe”

The new book “Refugee News, Refugee Politics: Journalism, Public Opinion 
and Policymaking in Europe” has just been published by Routledge.

https://www.routledge.com/Refugee-News-Refugee-Politics-Journalism-Public-Opinion-and-Policymaking/DellOrto-Wetzstein/p/book/9781138485389

The book is a collaboration by academics, journalists working for top 
national and international media, and civil society actors to offer both 
research and candid frontline insights on the mid-2010s refugee crisis 
in Europe. It focuses on three main arrival and destination countries on 
the refugees' route in 2015-16, the pivotal moment of the massive 
movement -- Greece, Austria and Germany. The main assumption of the book 
is that the news media play a crucial role in "framing the box" within 
which both public opinion and policymaking are formed, and thus 
journalism _ a profession in crisis _ has been central to one of the 
defining crises for 21st-century Europe.

While offering a variety of sometimes diverging perspectives, several 
conclusions emerge from the book, most important among them the grave 
difficulty of professional journalism to maintain its truth-based 
discourse amidst an increasingly polarized public discourse often 
dominated by nakedly partisan social media feeds. As public opinion 
quickly soured on both refugee and migrant arrivals and integration 
after an initially enthusiastic welcome, the media found themselves 
facing a confidence crisis. In addition to the common challenges of 
reporting on a complex, long-duration and controversial story, 
professional journalists covering refugees faced one new paradox: Did 
their own factual prudence and humanity backfire when the public's 
exasperation – nefariously fanned by tabloid and political profiteers – 
boiled over? And what are the sociopolitical consequences for Europe's 
if the public does not regain trust in the ability of journalists to 
provide reliable, accurate, factual news?

"The European refugee crisis has become a litmus test for EU politics 
and European humanitarianism. Born out of a productive collaboration 
between academics and journalists, this book presents unmatched 
first-hand insights into the way the news media are shaping public 
opinion and migration policy." --Thomas Hanitzsch, LMU Munich, Germany.



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