1 The Tragedies of Immigration in the News Media An analysis of the discursive reproduction of racism in Italian broadcasted news Alessia Dalceggio University of Bristol 2013/2014 This dissertation is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of MSc in MSc in Ethnicity and Multiculturalism. This dissertation contains no plagiarism, has not been submitted in whole or in part for the award of another degree, and is solely the work of Alessia Dalceggio. Candidate Signature: Alessia Dalceggio Date: 24.10.2014