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The press, persuasion and prejudice. The challenging and re-enforcing of mechanisms of cultural inclusion and exclusion of migrants in Italy and Britain.

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1 The press, persuasion and prejudice. The challenging and re-enforcing of mechanisms of cultural inclusion and exclusion of migrants in Italy and Britain in recent newspaper coverage. ECREA’s DMM Section Conference Rotterdam, 19-20 November 2015 Marta Cola and Paul Rowinski Journalism and Communications Department University of Bedfordshire

2 Introduction ECREA’s DMM Section Conference 2015 Cola&Rowinski Hungarian soldiers clearing up a barbed wire fence on the Slovenian-Hungarian border. Source: The Guardian

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4 People’ perception and feelings Perception percentage of immigrants Italy: perception 30%; reality 7% UK: perception 24%, reality 13% Source: Ipos-Mori, 2014 Degree of confidence about EU Italy: 27.4% UK: 28% Source: Demos & Pi, 2015 ECREA’s DMM Section Conference 2015 Cola&Rowinski

5 Focus of research Inter-relationship between immigration and Euroscepticism EU migration (mainly UK issue) EU responses to the migration crises (UK and Italy) Hard Euroscepticism (UK) Soft Eurocepticism (ITALY) ECREA’s DMM Section Conference 2015 Cola&Rowinski

6 Our analysis Cameron demanding restriction of free movement within the EU (and UK’s renegotiation) Intransigence of Cameron regarding Syrians refugees Renzi’s fury at the lack of help from EU at Lampedusa’s crisis Renzi’s attack on other EU Prime Ministers concerning immigrants-quota Both of the national responses to the picture of the dead boy on a Turkish coast ECREA’s DMM Section Conference 2015 Cola&Rowinski

7 Newspapers Right-leaning The Guardian (UK) La Repubblica (I) Anti-immigration agenda, sensationalist headlines and copy ECREA’s DMM Section Conference 2015 Cola&Rowinski Left-leaning The Daily Express (UK) Il Giornale (I) Less defensive and more sensitised to issues of migration

8 Some findings A new surge of illegal immigrants threatens the European Union. Six rowing boats and a further 16 dinghies are steering towards Italy (Il Giornale, 22 August 2015) Italy’s coastguard has successfully coordinated the rescue of about 3,000 migrants in the Mediterranean, after receiving distress calls from more than 20 overcrowded vessels drifting in waters off Libya (The Guardian, 22 August 2015) ECREA’s DMM Section Conference 2015 Cola&Rowinski

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