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When the other speaks: Migrant voices on British television news (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Gross, B. (2008, September). When the other speaks: Migrant voices on British television news. Paper presented at Power: Forms, Dynamics, Consequences, University of Tempere, Finland

The paper addressed the power relations between journalists and subaltern voices, e.g. asylum seekers, on British television news based on discourse analytical approach to television news coverage.

The Home Office in chaos: Refugee and asylum discourse in British broadcast news (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Gross, B., Threadgold, T., & Moore, K. (2008, January). The Home Office in chaos: Refugee and asylum discourse in British broadcast news. Paper presented at MeCCSA Annual Conference, Cardiff University, Wales

The coverage of issues related to refugees and asylum seekers on British television news is frequently used as an example of a political system in crisis. The paper highlight potential repercussions arising out of this discursive positioning.