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June 10, 2025
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Framing the Iraqi Refugee Crisis: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Media Narratives

Publicated to:Cultura, Lenguaje Y Representacion. 36 9-39 - 2025-05-01 36(), DOI: 10.6035/clr.8176

Authors: Abed, Ahmed Najm; Bort-Mir, Lorena

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Univ Politecn Valencia, Valencia, Spain - Author

Abstract

Headlines in digital media, according to Abdel-Raheem and Alkhammash (2022), exert a remarkable influence in shaping readers' sociopolitical perceptions. This statement, which finds an echo in the theories of Van Dijk (1988), who argues that the construction of headlines transcends mere syntax, has been the starting point of our study. Through a critical analysis of discourse and framing, focusing on the representation of Iraqis in The Guardian and Deutsche Welle, we have evidenced how headlines are used as strategic tools to construct specific narratives and guide the interpretation of events. The results obtained support the idea that, although both media outlets cover the Iraqi refugee crisis, their approaches differ significantly, reflecting the political and cultural agendas of each media outlet, as suggested by Entman's (1991, 1993) theories on framing.

Keywords

CdDeutsche welleFraming analysisHeadlinesIraqi refugeesLanguagMacro-semantic structureMigrationNewsThe guardian

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Cultura, Lenguaje Y Representacion due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category . Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-13:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 1 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Abed, Ahmed Najm) and Last Author (Bort Mir, Lorena).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Abed, Ahmed Najm.