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Immigration emerges as a relevant topic in the analysis of media coverage. This case of study identifies that the media coverage adopted a more predominantly political frame rather than a social or human frame. Also, there were significant differences between the presence of migrant and non-migrant news sources, while non-migrant speakers were not judgmental regarding migration. Likewise, news framing influences the selection of news coverage. The political frame over-represented the political actors and international institutions and under-represented migrants. Nevertheless, when it comes to the human-interest angle, migrants are the most common sources. Our results contribute to the literature regarding the description of the issue of immigration focused on the information sources. ; La inmigración es un tema relevante en el análisis de contenidos periodísticos. Este caso de estudio señala que en la cobertura mediática suele predominar el frame político sobre el marco social o humano. Además, existieron diferencias significativas entre la presencia de fuentes migrantes y no migrantes, aunque las fuentes no migrantes no fueron un altavoz crítico con la migración. Cuando la migración se cubre desde lo político, los actores políticos e instituciones internacionales están sobrerrepresentados mientras que los migrantes aparecen infrarrepresentados. Por el contrario, cuando el marco es el interés humano, los migrantes son las fuentes más recurridas. Los resultados contribuyen a la literatura existente al analizar la inmigración con énfasis en las fuentes informativas.

Six years after the so-called 'refugee crisis' in 2015, the European Union remains divided on questions of migration and asylum policy. The issue also remains high on the agendas of the USA and Russia, two other key destination countries with immigration from Latin America and the Post-Soviet space. This article presents results from a comparative study of news coverage in 17 countries, focusing on 10 EU member states in Western and Central Eastern Europe (CEE), the USA and Russia. The intensity of coverage was remarkably different, with Hungary's and Germany's media standing out while Russian media displayed relatively low levels of coverage. Individual migrants and refugees were most visible in the two outlets from the USA. Media in CEE countries tended towards a more critical approach than media in Western Europe. However, differences between most countries' pairs of analyzed media outlets indicate a more pluralistic debate than frequently assumed.