Svensk nyhetsmedia och flyktingrepresentation

This paper aims to investigate whether there is a difference in how news media portrays refugees from Ukraine compared to refugees from Syria. The research question is as follows: Are refugees from the Syrian civil war represented differently in Swedish news media compared to refugees from the conflict in Ukraine—and (if so) how? In order to address this question, a discourse analysis was conducted on two articles from Aftonbladet and two articles from Svenska Dagbladet using Carol Bacchi's analytical method, "What's the problem represented to be?" The study concludes that the research question is answered, as there is a weak pattern suggesting a difference in representation based on the conflict. The portrayal of refugees from Ukraine emphasizes individualization, with a closer focus on their identities, while refugees from Syria tend to be more anonymized in the analyzed articles