Framing in the New Media as a Tool of Manipulation on Society on the Example of Building a Discriminating Image of Refugees Cover Image

Framing w nowych mediach jako narzędzie manipulacyjnego oddziaływania na społeczeństwo, na przykładzie budowania dyskryminującego obrazu uchodźców
Framing in the New Media as a Tool of Manipulation on Society on the Example of Building a Discriminating Image of Refugees

Author(s): Janusz Ziarko
Subject(s): Media studies, Sociology, Theory of Communication, Migration Studies
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: framing; refugee; language of persuasion and manipulation; semantic field

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to highlight the problem in the question: is framing a tool that contributes to discriminatory behavior and excludes refugees? This required a critical look at framing as a linguistic tool of persuasion and manipulation that influenced the shape of public debate, resulting in, the radicalization of the language of communication about the refugees anddiscriminating and excluding them from social life. The possibilities of using the semantic field method in analyzing the effects of framing present in public communication about refugees and creation on that basis of the refugee definition in the aspect of their social perception and understanding are also presented in the article.

  • Issue Year: XXIX/2017
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 65-83
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish