Rwanda deal: why the media should focus more on the policy and less on the politics of immigration

Morani, Marina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7599-843X and Willmington, Lizzy 2024. Rwanda deal: why the media should focus more on the policy and less on the politics of immigration. [Online]. The Conversation: The Conversation Trust UK. Available at: https://theconversation.com/rwanda-deal-why-the-me...

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Abstract

Heading into an election year, the government’s handling of migration continues to dominate headlines. Much of the coverage has been about the plan to send those who enter the UK without legal paperwork to Rwanda. This plan was enshrined in law in July 2023 through the Illegal Migration Act. However, after the UK Supreme Court deemed the plan unlawful, its future remains uncertain. Despite this law’s significant effects on the lives of thousands of people – and wider UK society – the media coverage of its passage appeared to focus primarily on the politics of the issue and consequences for the government. As we found while analysing television news reports from when the bill was being debated in parliament, less focus was given to the substance of the policy and its implications for asylum seekers and human rights. We argue that the media ought to take note of this issue as it continues to cover the government’s Rwanda policy.

Item Type:	Website Content
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Journalism, Media and Culture Cardiff Law & Politics
Publisher:	The Conversation Trust UK
Last Modified:	12 Mar 2024 11:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/166542

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