Language and image How is anti-immigrant hate speech produced?

The language used in coverage of immigration issues plays a crucial role in shaping public opinion. When migrant boats are labeled a “security threat”. or labeling migrants as “illegal.” They are dehumanized and turned into a threat to be repelled. No categories that need to be protected and cared for.

Besides language. The image plays an equally influential role. Scenes of crowds, chaos, or screaming children are often used without context. This reinforces the stereotype of “invasion” or “imminent danger.” In turn, in turn. The immigrant’s own voice is rarely heard. Or his stories are presented as a human being with a name, a history, and reasons.

To change this rhetoric. The literature on media coverage and the visual architecture of the migrant needs to be rethought. Journalists should be trained in the concepts of human rights journalism and victim-sensitive language. Media organizations have a moral and professional responsibility to their audiences.