L'articolo approfondisce due crisi urbane scoppiate nel 2013: il moltiplicarsi dei migranti in transito alla Stazione Centrale di Milano e l'occupazione abusiva di quattro stabili dell'ex-Moi a Torino. Attraverso l'analisi congiunta delle dinamiche mediatiche e di policy, gli autori mostrano il ruolo centrale che le istituzioni locali possono ricoprire nella produzione delle narrazioni sui migranti, incluse quelle dei media. Tuttavia, affinché ciò avvenga, sono necessarie alcune condizioni: gli attori appartenenti ai policy network locali devono sviluppare frame condivisi e comunicarli ai media, instaurando con questi ultimi relazioni dense. D'altro canto, anche le dinamiche proprie del giornalismo locale contano: la presenza di cronisti esperti di migrazioni e stabilmente impegnati sul caso, così come la collaborazione tra giornalisti all'interno della stessa testata e tra testate differenti, l'esistenza cioè di una sorta di media community locale, contribuiscono allo sviluppo di narrazioni mediatiche coerenti nel tempo e all'affermarsi di frame umanitari invece che securitari.
City narratives are crucial in shaping public attitudes and perceptions, and in defining the viable policy options and cities’ responses to hot issues, such as migration and asylum. Nevertheless, the literature on relations between media and political actors is scarce and often unable to account for the complex local mechanisms leading to the production of media frames. This chapter investigates two urban crises: the rapid increase of transit refugees at the Central Station of Milan, and refugees’ illegal occupation of four buildings in the ex-MOI area (former Olympic village) in Turin. Both events started in 2013 and have been studied from their beginnings up to mid-2016 by using qualitative techniques and media frame analysis. By matching the media and policy analysis, the authors show the central role that the local institutions can play in shaping media narratives on migrants and how the cohesion of the policy networks strengthens their ability to affect the local media frames. The dynamics of local journalism also matter: the presence of reporters with specific expertise, a commitment to migration and stable engagement in the issue, as well as collaboration within and between newsrooms, namely the existence of a sort of local media community, contribute to the development of consistent narratives over time and the prevalence of humanitarian rather than security frames.
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