Title: Threat in the form of News: Examining the ways that news coverage of immigration constrains systemically marginalized groups

Abstract: Although U.S. media portrayals of racial, ethnic, and other historically excluded identities vary based on the group, platform, and genre, generally speaking these groups have tended to be both underrepresented and, at times, unfavorably depicted across the media landscape. The current talk addresses this issue with a particular focus on coverage of immigration in the news. Specifically, the manner in which U.S. news characterizes immigration and immigrants will be addressed followed by a discussion of empirical research investigating how variations in the themes in this content affect opinions about, feelings toward, and behaviors regarding immigration and immigrants among both ‘dominant’ and traditionally marginalized groups.