ABSTRACT Negative media representations of refugee and migrant communities can have a significant impact on members of these communities’ overall lived experiences, causing issues regarding socio-political belonging and socio-economic security. In Australia, this has become a pertinent issue for young people from Australia’s Sudanese and South Sudanese communities. In recent times, young Sudanese and South Sudanese Australians have been the subject of persistent negative media attention. Utilising a voice-centred relational methodology (VCRM) approach, this paper presents and discusses qualitative findings regarding the perspectives of Australian Sudanese and South Sudanese youths and those from the community organisation sector on these media representations. The findings of this study suggest that negative media representations of Australian Sudanese and South Sudanese youths impact the everyday lived experiences of these young people, disrupting their overall sense of belonging in Australia. Many of the young people in this study believe these lived experiences are causing serious consequences for their overall social prosperity and well-being and creating barriers for their overall success. This paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of these lived experiences, placing the voices of participants at the centre of the research.

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对澳大利亚苏丹和南苏丹青年负面媒体报道的看法

摘要 媒体对难民和移民社区的负面报道会对这些社区成员的整体生活经历产生重大影响，从而导致有关社会政治归属和社会经济安全的问题。在澳大利亚，这已成为来自澳大利亚苏丹和南苏丹社区的年轻人的一个相关问题。最近，年轻的苏丹和南苏丹澳大利亚人一直是媒体持续关注的话题。本文采用以声音为中心的关系方法 (VCRM) 方法，提出并讨论了关于澳大利亚苏丹和南苏丹青年以及社区组织部门的青年对这些媒体表现的看法的定性发现。这项研究的结果表明，媒体对澳大利亚苏丹和南苏丹青年的负面报道影响了这些年轻人的日常生活体验，扰乱了他们在澳大利亚的整体归属感。本研究中的许多年轻人认为，这些生活经历正在对他们的整体社会繁荣和福祉造成严重后果，并为他们的整体成功制造障碍。本文旨在帮助更好地理解这些生活经历，将参与者的声音置于研究的中心。本研究中的许多年轻人认为，这些生活经历正在对他们的整体社会繁荣和福祉造成严重后果，并为他们的整体成功制造障碍。本文旨在帮助更好地理解这些生活经历，将参与者的声音置于研究的中心。本研究中的许多年轻人认为，这些生活经历正在对他们的整体社会繁荣和福祉造成严重后果，并为他们的整体成功制造障碍。本文旨在帮助更好地理解这些生活经历，将参与者的声音置于研究的中心。