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Reclaiming the migration narrative

When migration is talked about in the language of fear and crisis, how do journalists tell the true human story?


Fear, crisis, invasion. That’s the way migration gets spoken about and the far right is often the one setting the tone.

This episode is about reporting on migration through a different lens. We spoke to three journalists working to make space for fairer representations of migration in mainstream discourse, and asked each of them the same question: what does it actually take to change the narrative?

Interviewees:

  • Sakhr Al-Makhadhi, Executive Producer at AJ+
  • May Bulman, Investigations Editor at Lighthouse Reports
  • Coco Khan, journalist, writer and co-host of Pod Save the UK

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Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang
Sound design, mixing and editing: Spoovio – Audiovisual Productions
Music by mobygratis