Introduction: Situating The "Refugee Crisis" And Its Sociopolitical Effects Through 21st Century European Journalism [Giovanna Dell’Orto and Irmgard Wetzstein]
Part1: Policy, Politics and Media Discourses from Fortress Europe To Mutti Merkel And Idomeni
1. Welcoming Citizens, Divided Government, Simplifying Media: Germany’s Refugee Crisis, 2015-2017 [Dietrich Thranhardt] Notes from the Field: One Sentence, Many Misunderstandings: A German Journalist Reflects On Germany’s "We Can Do It" Stance [Peter Riesbeck] 2. The Expectations-Politics-Policy Conundrum: Assessing the Impact of The Migration and Refugee Crisis on The European Union [Vicki L. Birchfield and Geoffrey Harris] 3. "Fortress Europe": Representation and Argumentation in Austrian Media And EU Press Releases On Border Policies [Sabine Lehner and Markus Rheindorf] 4. The Gender Dimension of The Refugee Debate ? Progressiveness and Backwardness Discourses in Austrian Press Coverage [Irmgard Wetzstein] 5. Empathy Toward Refugees, Apathy Toward Journalism ? Hundreds of Thousands of Refugees in Greece, Thousands of Stories, Just A Few Hundred Clicks [Andreas M. Panagopoulos] Notes from the Field: Real Empathy, Fake News? One Reporter’s Experiences in The Frontlines in Northern Greece [Costas Kantouris]
Part2: Civil Society Responses as Another Lens into Public Opinion in Greece, Austria And Germany
6. Moving on And In: Integration Through Shared and Independent Living Spaces in Greece [Sophia Ioannou with Valia Savvidou] 7. Tackling The "Refugee Crisis" And Meeting the Educational Needs of Newly Arrived Refugees: Programs for Refugee Teachers and Students in Germany And Austria [Kerstin Lueck and Leonhard Dokalik-Wetzstein] 8. Online Fake News, Hateful Posts Against Refugees, And A Surge in Xenophobia and Hate Crimes in Austria [Claudia Schafer with Andreas Schadauer]
Part3: Journalism at The Border ? Reporting on The Crisis in Greece
9. Trying to Find the Right Words [Ioannis Papadopoulos] 10. Down & Out & Wet & Bedraggled ? Navigating the Emotional and Ethical Maelstrom of Reporting from The Crisis Flashpoint of Idomeni [Phoebe Fronista and Sofia Papadopoulou] 11. Overcoming the Empathy Gap ? Covering Europe’s Migrant Crisis for An American Audience [Jeanne Carstensen] 12. Reporting Back to The Migrant Audience ? Afghans’ Exodus and Perilous Journey to Europe [Mustafa Mohammad Sarwar] 13. Avoiding the Traps of The Numbers Game and Caricatures ? The Responsibility of Keeping the Factual Record for The World [Elena Becatoros and David Rising]
Part4: Journalism and Integration ? Reporting on The Crisis in Austria And Germany
14. From Empathy to Hostility In 127 Days ? The Journey of Austrian Press and TV Coverage [Edith Meinhart, Martin Staudinger, and Peter Unger] 15. Cologne’s New Year’s Eve Sexual Assaults: The Turning Point in German Media Coverage [Jan Bielicki] Notes from the Field: Fake News and A Profession in Crisis: A Foreign Correspondent Reflects On "Willkommenskultur" [Carmen Valero] 16. Torn Between Transparency and Stereotypes? How to Report About Refugees and Crime [Eva Thone] 17. Widening the Focus ? Why Writing About Migration Is More Than Writing About Migrants [Caterina Lobenstein] 18. After the Arrival ? Telling Stories of Integration in Germany For a Global Audience [Melissa Eddy] Conclusion: Interplays of Journalistic Practices, News, Public Opinion and Policies in Europe’s Refugee Crisis [Giovanna Dell’Orto]
