Ricerc@Sapienza

Over the years, the relationship between science and information has been characterised by several complexities (De Semir 2000; Bauer, Bucchi 2007). In particular, the debates has been focused on the use of sensationalistic tones and narratives by journalists, or even more on the accusation of complying more with journalistic values rather than scientific ones (Greco, Pitrelli 2009). But it is just in recent times that this journalistic “field” and these topics has registered an increase in interest from social science scholars.

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.

Recensione di Daniele Nalbone e Alberto Puliafito (2019), Slow Journalism. Chi ha ucciso il
giornalismo?, Roma, Fandango, pp. 246