Then there were the stories, untold and unpublished, about nonwhite refugee populations. Millions of Syrian refugees remained faceless and flatly represented by media outlets, if they were covered at all, despite their massive number and harrowing struggles across countries and continents. These refugees were bereft of the humanizing tales that invite humanitarian support and the prospect of policy support; the bulk of Western media coverage devoted to Syrian refugees centered on xenophobia or the Islamophobic resistance of populist politicians and pundits.

SEED: Potential essay angle on how media framing shapes humanitarian response and policy outcomes for refugees.

Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamopho…, loc. 1197