Cause or trigger? The link between migration and populism

Wednesday, 06 February 2019 – 10.00 to 12.00

European Policy Centre

Policy Dialogue

Speaker(s):

• Hans Vorländer, Director MIDEM; Director, Centre for the Study of Constitutionalism and Democracy, TU Dresden
• Jean Lambert, Member of the European Parliament
• Milica Petrovic, Member of Cabinet of European Commissioner for Migration Home Affairs
• Aidan White, Founder & President, Ethical Journalism Network
• Marie De Somer, Head of EPC Migration and Diversity Programme (Chair)

We turn to @EJNetwork Founder and President @aidanpwhite.
"A short term focus on #migration will always be negative. Despite the fact that all evidences suggest that it is beneficial on the long term." #journalism #hatespeech #mediaethics pic.twitter.com/fdn4NLH5OQ

— EuropeanPolicyCentre (@epc_eu) February 6, 2019

Traditional political parties seem paralyzed by the reckless communication strategies of populists, which do not care about factuality or the effects of their statements. @aidanpwhite @epc_eu #migration #Populism #disinformation

— Massimo Flore (@masflov) February 6, 2019

Is there a link between #migration and #populism? Our @epc_eu discussion with @ForumMIDEM‘s Hans Vorländer, @GreenJeanMEP, @aidanpwhite and @MilicaEU promised to be an interesting one! pic.twitter.com/wGQm6qoyyO

— Katharina Bamberg (@KatBamberg) February 6, 2019

Journalists have lost the power to set the agenda for information. They are perceived as part of the elite. @aidanpwhite @epc_eu #migration #Populism

— Massimo Flore (@masflov) February 6, 2019

"In times of crisis, people look for trusted sources of information, often the traditional media." explains @EJNetwork Founder and President @aidanpwhite.
And it's not #Twitter nor #Facebook…

— EuropeanPolicyCentre (@epc_eu) February 6, 2019