Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Date of Degree
6-2021
Document Type
Capstone Project
Degree Name
M.A.
Program
International Migration Studies
Advisor
Jamie Longazel
Subject Categories
Migration Studies
Keywords
Refugees, Media Analysis, Frames, Texas
Abstract
This research uses media analysis to ask how refugees in Amarillo, Texas, are portrayed in the Amarillo Globe-News from 2002 until January 2021. Amarillo, Texas is a small, conservative city with a long history of refugee resettlement. Researching one town, over an extended period, tells a rich story of how refugees are depicted in the local media. This research is important because while the United States takes in refugees on a national level, the local level is where they settle and become long-term members of a community. It shares what a community resettling refugees has to say about them. In this analysis, I identify four frames that the Globe-News uses for refugee coverage — resource adaptations, refugee stories, humanitarian, and community — as well as eleven subframes. I find that the Amarillo Globe-News portrays refugees in a multitude of ways: it highlights success stories, integration woes, human rights battles, charity, and more. Showing that local coverage in Amarillo, Texas, is complex and differs from the minimal ways that refugees are depicted in national media.
Recommended Citation
Reimers, Shannon, "How Are Refugees Depicted in the Amarillo Globe-News?" (2021). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/4364