- Title
- Xenophobia and media: an exploratory study on the public perception of the Nelson Mandela Bay Community
- Creator
- Mohamed, Osman Abdi
- Subject
- Xenophobia -- South Africa
- Subject
- Immigrants -- South Africa
- Subject
- Mass media -- South Africa
- Date Issued
- 2011
- Date
- 2011
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MA
- Identifier
- vital:9066
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1330
- Identifier
- Xenophobia -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Immigrants -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Mass media -- South Africa
- Description
- Development in South Africa at present is at a crossroads; it could become injected with new energy or it could collapse. The presence of foreigners, especially those from Africa is in contention. Some argue that they help the economy whilst others argue they are a hindrance to locals and their employment worth. The “truth” regarding these may not be immediately recognisable and thus open to questioning depending on perception. The press plays a large role in these perceptions and has been criticised for the way it covers issues of public interest. it is envisaged that this study will be a useful contribution to the limited body of literature on xenophobia and media. The purpose of the study is to give foundation to the assumption that the media's constantly negative coverage of foreigner poses a very real threat to human rights as purported in South Africa‟s constitution, in addition to the economic significance, whether positive or not. This study highlights the perception that Nelson Mandela Bay residents have of foreign nationals, and whether negative reporting in the media has influenced residents' views of foreign nationals.
- Format
- vii, 100 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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