Discri-Mediation. Narrare le discriminazioni tra odio, inciviltà e disordine informativo

The article presents a qualitative study on the information coverage of the phenomenon of hate and anti-Semitism in Italy through the analysis of the contents published by the main media in the two-year period 2020-2021, the years of the pandemic crisis. After a brief theoretical overview, the data collected are presented and discussed, focusing in particular on the journalistic communication of the new forms of anti-Semitic hatred in relation to the socio-cultural and temporal context of reference. The analysis carried out was based on three main dimensions: - the type of content/topic published; - the social actors involved in the information process; - the macro-themes chosen within the media agenda. Elements capable of influencing the narrative and the social perception of the other in the face of cases of anti-Semitism or hate speech, easily found in an increasingly ‘uncivilised’ public sphere.