[ecrea] Report on the role of community media for refugees and migrants

https://www.coe.int/en/web/freedom-expression/-/a-new-report-on-the-role-of-community-media-for-refugees-and-migrants-has-been-published

The Council of Europe publication entitled  “Spaces of Inclusion - An 
explorative study on needs of refugees and migrants in the domain of 
media communication and on responses by community media” has been 
prepared by experts of the COMMIT Community Media Institute in Austria. 
It will be presented by COMMIT at the final “Media against Hate” 
workshop in Brussels on 5 and 6 March.

The role played by media in framing the public debate on migration, with 
often divisive narratives that focus on the threats that refugees and 
migrants can pose to the security, welfare and cultures of European 
societies, has attracted much attention in political and academic 
circles. Ongoing efforts to properly equip and prepare journalists for 
the challenging task of contextualised and evidence-based reporting on 
this complex topic are essential. It is equally vital, however, to 
ensure that sufficient opportunities are provided to migrants and 
refugees themselves to develop their independent voices and make them 
heard in public debate.

Based on individual interviews, the qualitative study explores the media 
habits and particular needs of refugees and migrants in the domain of 
media communication. Good practice examples show how community media can 
meet these needs by offering training and spaces for 
self-representation, and by offering points of entry into local 
networks. Community media and their bottom-up approach to content 
production also contribute to a multilingual media environment that 
reflects the diversity of European societies and includes marginalised 
communities as respected part of audiences.

Link to the publication "Spaces of Inclusion - An explorative study on 
needs of refugees and migrants in the domain of media communication and 
on responses by community media":
https://rm.coe.int/dgi-2018-01-spaces-of-inclusion/168078c4b4


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