2021
DOI: 10.3916/c66-2021-08
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Media representation of minors who migrate on their own: The 'MENA' in the Spanish press

Abstract: This article analyses Spanish media treatment of a certain type of immigrant: the unaccompanied foreign minor ('MENA' in Spanish). The media play an important role in creating and disseminating ideas and images amongst the general public, thereby promoting the articulation of sets of meanings called discourses. The main goal of this research is to identify the discursive approaches that have been constructed around the term “MENA” in the main Spanish daily newspapers. To this end, we gathered and analysed all … Show more

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“…The use of the term MENA suggests a pejorative representation of migrants who are minors and often accompanies arguments about their need for financial support by the government, in line with McMahon’s (2018) burden frame and supporting previous analyses of traditional media that suggest that the term MENA has become a metaphor of crime and welfare-dependence (Gómez-Quintero et al, 2021). It is interesting to consider Vox’s focus on the youth of these migrant populations, which could imply a humanitarian frame (Benson, 2013), since it may elicit empathy and a desire to help, but in this case their youth is presented as a problem.…”
Section: Methodssupporting
confidence: 70%
“…The use of the term MENA suggests a pejorative representation of migrants who are minors and often accompanies arguments about their need for financial support by the government, in line with McMahon’s (2018) burden frame and supporting previous analyses of traditional media that suggest that the term MENA has become a metaphor of crime and welfare-dependence (Gómez-Quintero et al, 2021). It is interesting to consider Vox’s focus on the youth of these migrant populations, which could imply a humanitarian frame (Benson, 2013), since it may elicit empathy and a desire to help, but in this case their youth is presented as a problem.…”
Section: Methodssupporting
confidence: 70%
“…Issues relating to unaccompanied minors are addressed from a public safety perspective. The media reaffirm polarized visions that favour the simplification and stigmatization of this collective (Gómez‐Quintero et al, 2021). The status of the minors is ignored, leaving aside the rights of the child (Francia et al, 2021) and giving priority to border control (Knezevic, 2017).…”
Section: Unaccompanied Foreign Minors In Spainmentioning
confidence: 92%
“…En los últimos años, las noticias publicadas en distintos medios de comunicación sobre un alarmante aumento de menores que migran solos a nuestro país se han presentado como una amenaza a la seguridad ciudadana (Arce, 2020;Gómez-Quintero et al, 2021). Frente a este panorama mediático que, sin duda, condiciona el imaginario social de la ciudadanía, los datos de este estudio muestran cómo la mayoría de estos menores no representan amenaza alguna ni se han visto envueltos en problemas policiales ni judiciales.…”
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