Visual Narratives of Syrian and Ukrainian Refugees on European Media
Journal: Ankara Üniversitesi ilef dergisi/Ankara üniversitesi ilef dergisi
Year: 2025

This study examines how major European online news outlets visually represent Syrian and Ukrainian refugees, offering a comparative analysis of the visual narratives that accompany coverage of two recent mass-displacement events. While previous research has documented textual double standards in media framing, far less attention has been paid to the role of images in shaping public perception. Photographs, often assumed to be denotative and objective, in fact carry powerful connotative meanings