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Ebola at the borders: newspaper representations and the politics of border control / Abeysinghe, Sudeepa   Article
Abeysinghe, Sudeepa Article
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Summary/Abstract As well as a site of politics and public health action, the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has been a focus of media representations. This paper examines print media narratives around border control in relation to Ebola in the UK, the USA and Australia from the start of the epidemic to May 2015. It shows that Ebola became mobilised as a frame through which domestic politics could be discussed. The disease was transformed from a problem for West Africa to a problem for the West. The context of West Africa and affected populations was homogenised and hidden. The focus of reporting centred upon domestic political actions and more local sources of threat.
Key Words Sociology  Security  Media  Border Control  Ebola 
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