Affiliation:
1. Valencia University, Spain
Abstract
One of the growing phenomena in southern European migration is the increasing number of children travelling alone. Their stigmatisation is partly due to the discourse disseminated by some media and social networks. This study analyses the treatment of unaccompanied foreign children and adolescents, often labelled with the acronym MENA, by Spanish television news programmes. The sample of this study covers productions broadcast on the first screen and reduplicated in the digital sphere. It is concluded that, in general, there has been an evolution in professional awareness of the media treatment of their image, this being more evident in public television. However, there is a negative assignment of meaning to foreign minors due to the arguments put forward by extreme right-wing parties, which have gained presence in both traditional and digital media.
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