Eric Karstens is a freelance business development consultant and lecturer in media and journalism. He also serves as a funding consultant and research coordinator at the European Journalism Centre (EJC), a nonprofit foundation based in The Netherlands. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/eric-karstens/rss en Crises & Conflicts Integration Refugee Voices Solutions Fri, 14 Sep 2018 06:02:35 +0000 Eric Karstens https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/09/14/why-mainstream-migration-journalism-in-italy-and-spain-is-failing https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/09/14/why-mainstream-migration-journalism-in-italy-and-spain-is-failing A new study reveals a dangerous gap between journalists’ desire to report in a fair and balanced way and the deteriorating media. Political interference in newsrooms is distorting refugee coverage.