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.