01703nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245009100055210006900146300000900215490000700224520097600231653002701207653001201234653002801246653002501274653002101299653002301320100002101343700001801364856010301382       2025                        eng d  a2300-168200aThe Representation of the Arrival of Ukrainian Refugees in the Hungarian Media in 20220 aRepresentation of the Arrival of Ukrainian Refugees in the Hunga  a1-200 v143 a<p>This paper examines how the positive image of Ukrainian refugees was constructed in 2022 in the Hungarian media by analysing refugee-related news coverage across various media types, adopting quantitative content analysis. Utilising the concepts of illiberal informational autocracy and authoritarian populism, the study seeks to shed light on how the media represent refugee issues within an illiberal, authoritarian and populist context. The analysis hypothesised that, while pro-government propaganda media avoided portraying Ukrainian refugees negatively, their representations would still reflect the regime&rsquo;s populist and authoritarian characteristics. Our findings largely confirmed these assumptions. Pro-government media emphasised the government&rsquo;s competence significantly more than other media types, adopted an emotionally intense tone primarily toward Hungarian helpers and employed depersonalised representations of refugees.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>10aauthoritarian populism10aHungary10ainformational autocracy10amedia representation10apropaganda media10aUkrainian refugees1 aVidra, Zsuzsanna1 aMessing, Vera  uhttps://www.ceemr.uw.edu.pl/content/representation-arrival-ukrainian-refugees-hungarian-media-2022