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MSc Media & Communications - London School of Economics & Political Science
BA Politics & Media - University of East Anglia
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This paper examines the visual framing of Roma migrants in the British online press in the two mo... more This paper examines the visual framing of Roma migrants in the British online press in the two months prior to January 1st 2014, when Romanian and Bulgarian citizens gaining the same immigration rights to the UK as other EU citizens. By identifying recurring visual content in photojournalistic representations and analysing their connotative meanings using semiotic analysis, the frames of meaning in which Roma migrants were place were identified. It was found that migrants were framed ultimately as threats, parasites and Others, as has been similarly observed in previous literature on migrant representation. Visual frames were created on a very subtle level, built upon the inclusion of semiotic signs that had specific meanings and implications in relation to British cultural codes. It was also found that the sample images visually reinforced prevailing negative political and media discourses towards EU immigration.
This paper examines the visual framing of Roma migrants in the British online press in the two mo... more This paper examines the visual framing of Roma migrants in the British online press in the two months prior to January 1st 2014, when Romanian and Bulgarian citizens gaining the same immigration rights to the UK as other EU citizens. By identifying recurring visual content in photojournalistic representations and analysing their connotative meanings using semiotic analysis, the frames of meaning in which Roma migrants were place were identified. It was found that migrants were framed ultimately as threats, parasites and Others, as has been similarly observed in previous literature on migrant representation. Visual frames were created on a very subtle level, built upon the inclusion of semiotic signs that had specific meanings and implications in relation to British cultural codes. It was also found that the sample images visually reinforced prevailing negative political and media discourses towards EU immigration.