Refugees Bad

Refugees – Good or Bad?
Modern media seemingly has the power to create or convert public opinion and influence a matter or issue. Stereotyping refugees, a quite intriguing topic, is always broadcasted in the media and as a result, promotes a particular view. The news article titled, “‘Although we are alive, we are dead inside’: Refugees despair at on-off US resettlement deal,” conveys a positive representation of refugees presenting them with power as they are the prevalent voice throughout the article, while the multimedia text titled, “Sydney suburb where half of Syrian refugees settle don’t want more,” displays them in the more dominant negative light. With the inclusion of textual, language and visual features, these representations influence audiences to recognise and agree with the perceptions that are privileged in the articles. …show more content…
Overall, it portrays the dilemma of Donald Trump’s and Malcolm Turnbull’s refugee deal. Essentially, the article’s entirety is based on refugees’ opinions about the whole situation. In the headline, the word ‘despair’ is referring to the feelings of the refugees in regards to the US resettlement deal. It privileges the idea of refugees as sufferers of the actions of Trump and Turnbull, influencing the audience to sympathise with them, hence empowering them. Furthermore, an angle inserted in the text was of Daniel Webb, part of the Human Rights Law Centre, who exclaimed, “enough is enough” and “it’s not good enough to just sit back and hope for the best from Donald Trump.” These evaluative statements reinforce the idea that the refugees are acting upon these difficulties, encouraging the audience to perceive them as courageous