migration: mass media and analysis of stereotypes in it

Migration is a long-standing process in which the interests and views of individuals and countriescollide. according to robin cohen, who is a professor of migration and globalization, there have beenseveral migration periods in the last three centuries. during the period of migration, informationtechnologies, especially the internet, made migration processes even more unique. our era is rightlycalled the information age. at one time, the development of society was studied in five formations,consisting of primitive society, slavery, feudalism, capitalism, and communism. most analysts now arguethat society should be studied in three phases: agrarian, industrial, and information. at the end of the20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, the world has changed completely. the developmentof the information and communication spheres, the dramatic changes in the geopolitical situation haveshown that those who have information control the society.as a result of globalization and the development of information technology, this process hasgained special significance and visibility. various materials published in the media have had an impact onthe direction of migration, the image of migrants, the formation of attitudes towards them and theirintegration into society. there is a special place for stereotypes in the media. their sometimes neglectedand sometimes deliberate use in the media serves to give homogeneous and diverse people the same“stereotyped” perceptions of reality and immigrants that they don’t see. this article examines theseaspects, namely the media and the stereotypes used in migration processes. this is due to the fact thatseveral western publications refer to materials on migration on their websites.