In recent years, migration in Italy and Europe has become a highly prominent topic in public debate, at a time when information in both traditional and new media is deeply influenced – and often shaped – by political discourse. The latest report by Carta di Roma, titled “Notizie di contrasto” (“Conflicting News”), highlights a decade-long continuity in the media’s portrayal of migration as a “permanent crisis,” characterized by alarmist language and the frequent use of words such as “emergency,” “crisis,” “alarm,” and “invasion.”
At the same time, there is a persistent and structural underrepresentation of migrants and refugees in prime-time television news: only 7% of reports include the direct voices of people who are themselves the protagonists of migration—a figure that has remained unchanged for three years.
In Italian broadcasting schedules, the visibility of people with a migrant background remains weak. What are the barriers to accessing the journalism profession? What media policies exist to broaden the scope of news coverage? And what strategies can be employed, both in local newsrooms and online, to foster a greater plurality of topics and sources of information?
Speakers: Roberto Natale (Journalist, Member of the Rai Board of Directors), Pasquale Quaranta (Journalist, Diversity Editor, Gedi Group), Sabika Shah Povia (Documentary Filmmaker, Propaganda Live La7), Anna Meli (Journalist, President of Cospe).
Moderators: Paola Barretta (Journalist, Carta di Roma), Stefania Josè N’Kombo Teresa (Lunaria).
Event organized by Associazione Carta di Roma and Lunaria APS as part of the MILD project, supported by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission.
