Ricerc@Sapienza

In the recent years, the migration phenomenon has obtained a relevant position within the International public debate. In particular, it represents one of the most relevant theme in the current media agenda for its composite nature that is reflected in the economic, political and cultural spheres of society. If, on the one hand, the migration has continued to play a key function in media narrative as representative agents, in the other hand, it has gained a new prominent position in the political agenda at the international level.

The paper aims to examine the media representation of the migration phenomena by focusing on the “journey” dimension. This is to stand out from the tendency, common to the media representation of migration but sometimes also to the studies that deal with it, to privilege the emergency dimension as the main interpretative key of the phenomenon. Two are the case studies that will be examined for this purpose.