Project Perspective Report
The following discussion outlines the work of the Forum on Migration and Communications (FOMACS), located in the School of Media, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland. It offers a brief overview of the role that the media has played in shaping public discourse on migration, in both a local and national Irish context.
FOMACS is a collaborative project made up of seven partners and extended networks: key partners comprise immigration and protection/asylum NGO organisations, a multicultural print and media outlet, in addition to a research and media production centre.
This cross-sector collaboration serves as a learning laboratory to reflect on communication strategies in relation to migration and to produce film, photographic, digital storytelling, radio, animation and print stories on the topic of immigration and integration in Ireland, with the aim of reaching and engaging diverse audiences.
Our central objective is to amplify voices and personal stories previously sensationalised or marginalised in dominant media representations of immigration. FOMACS is housed on the campus of the Dublin Institute of Technology and is led by the Centre for Transcultural Research and Media Practice, School of Media. NGO partners include: The Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI), the Migrant Rights Centre, Ireland (MRCI), the Refugee information Service (RIS), the Irish Refugee Council (IRC) and Integrating Ireland. The seventh partner is the multicultural print and media outlet, Metro Éireann.
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