Information seeking and communication during forced migration: An empirical analysis of refugees’ digital media use and its effects on their perceptions of Germany as their target country

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Global Media and Communication Pub Date : 2020-06-07 DOI:10.1177/1742766520921905

Martin Emmer, Marlene Kunst, Carola Richter

引用次数: 9

Abstract

There is a common perception that ‘every refugee carries a smartphone’, but research on this phenomenon is limited. We conducted a representative survey of 400 refugees to Germany which provides insight into their use of digital media in preparation for and during forced migration. We also asked whether digital media shaped images of and expectations about the refugees’ target country Germany. The data show that refugees are not a homogeneous group and that usage patterns depend on regional origins. Internet use also contributed to a positively biased perception of Germany, but the effect of traditional media use was stronger.

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被迫移民期间的信息寻求和交流：难民数字媒体使用及其对他们将德国视为目标国的影响的实证分析

人们普遍认为“每个难民都带着智能手机”，但对这一现象的研究有限。我们对400名前往德国的难民进行了一项具有代表性的调查，深入了解了他们在准备和强迫移民期间使用数字媒体的情况。我们还询问了数字媒体是否塑造了难民目标国德国的形象和期望。数据显示，难民不是一个同质群体，使用模式取决于地区出身。互联网的使用也导致了对德国的正面偏见，但传统媒体的使用效果更强。

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Global Media and Communication COMMUNICATION-

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期刊介绍： Global Media and Communication is an international peer-reviewed journal launched in April 2005 as a key forum for articulating critical debates and developments in the continuously changing global media and communications environment. As a pioneering platform for the exchange of ideas and multiple perspectives, the journal addresses fresh and contentious research agendas and promotes an academic dialogue that is fully transnational and transdisciplinary in its scope. With a network of ten regional editors around the world, the journal offers a global source of material on international media and cultural processes. Special features include interviews, reviews of recent media developments and digests of policy documents and data reports from a variety of countries.