¿Quiénes Son?: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Media Coverage of the 2018 Central American Migrant Caravans by US and Mexican News Media Outlets
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The University of Arizona.Rights
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In 2018, Mexico and the United States witnessed an influx in immigration from the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Citizens of these Central American nations banded together and made their way through Mexico to the US’ southern border as a result of displacement linked to violence, instability and climate change. Media coverage of these Central American caravans differed based on terms used, rhetoric employed and narratives constructed. A critical discourse analysis of US media outlets The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and Mexican newspapers Reforma and La Jornada seeks to understand how ideologies and power dynamics within each country are constructed and emulated by the media in regards to mobility and migration. By analyzing dominant and secondary themes, salient actors, and metaphors used, this research study contributes to the existing body of literature of representation of refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants in the mainstream media.Type
textElectronic Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.Degree Level
mastersDegree Program
Graduate CollegeJournalism