| Abstrakt: |
The anonymity provided by social networks offers an ideal space for those who promote the rejection of refugees to publish and expand their discriminatory discourse. This research aims to analyze the discourse of the social audience of the Spanish press with regard to refugees. In this study, we extracted and analyzed the comments written by Twitter users on news related to refugees during the month following the outbreak of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (from 24 February to 24 March 2022) in the five newspapers with the largest number of followers on this social network: El País, El Mundo, ABC, eldiario.es, and La Vanguardia. We examined a total of 1,581 comments on 232 news items. Through a critical analysis of the discourse, we determined the media's and their social audience's stance on refugees in the context of the conflict. Additionally, on a quantitative level, we conducted a content analysis of the feedback received by the media to measure the impact generated by this type of news. The results reveal the different frames used to portray refugees, with negative frames serving as indicators of rejection and hatred. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
