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Global News Coverage on Victimization and Challenges of Roma Migrants from Romania: An Experiential Study
The issue of Roma migrants from Romania has generated debate and discussion among
media experts, scholars and policy analysts across the globe. The socio-cultural implications of this
issue have triggered an increase of reports and commentaries on international news television
outlets across the globe. Interestingly, there have been various qualitative and quantitative studies
on social mobility of migrants in Europe. However, there is paucity of research investigations on
communication perspectives on the issue of victimization and challenges of Roma migrants from
Romania. Thus, the need to generate empirical evidences on the rise and fall of media report on the
experiences, motivations, and ambitions of Roma migrants from Romania is critical, considering
the fact that the dramatic increase of Roma migrants in Western Europe is alarming. This study
examined global news coverage on socio-cultural issues of Roma migrants from Romania, using
Youtube videos as examples. Furthermore, this study examined the audience mindset on global
news coverage of Roma migrants. The method adopted was content analysis and 12 news videos of
three selected global TV outlets were analyzed; British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Cable
News Network (CNN) and Aljazeera. The timeline adopted for the analysis was between June 2014
and March 2016 to achieve the objectives of the study. Also, four research questions were raised
and adequately answered in this study. From the findings of the study, three predominant sociocultural
challenges affecting the Roma migrants were identified and discussed, which are ethnic
marginalization, structural poverty and racial bias. It was recommended that non-government
agencies and concerned bodies should work hand-in-hand to provide structures for skill acquisition
and human capital inclusion. Furthermore, the EU should reinforce its benefit systems for Migrants
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