Keywords
migration
media
adaptation
communication
How to Cite
Abstract
This article analyses the evolution of the thematic content of YouTube videos on Ukrainian migration, using the channel “Ukrainians in Germany” by Mila Artiushenko as a case study. The research demonstrates that the video themes have evolved in sync with the changing needs of Ukrainians: from crisis survival in the early stages of the war to issues of adaptation, employment, and reflection on social status. In such cases, YouTube serves as a distinctive indicator of the stages of migrant integration, capturing the transition from a state of survival to the formation of new models of self-realisation.
References
Артюшенко, М. (б.д.). Українці в Німеччині: YouTube-канал. https://www.youtube.com/@Mila_Artiushenko.
Євтух, В. Б. (2012). Етнічність: енциклопедичний довідник. Київ: Фенікс, 2012. С. 214–215.
European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF). (2023). Споживання медіаконтенту українською аудиторією в Німеччині: дослідження. Berlin, https://www.ecpmf.eu/social-media-is-the-main-source-of-information-for-ukrainian-refugees-in-germany/.
Alencar, A. (2017). Refugee integration and social media: a local and experiential perspective. Information, Communication & Society. Vol. 21, №. 11, 1588–1603. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2017.1340500.
Ghulidi, A., Akram, S. (2023). YouTube migration videos are reshaping how people move. Wired. https://www.wired.com/story/youtube-migration-videos
Horsti, K. (2016). Visual representations of migration and the politics of imagery. International Communication Gazette. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1750698016640614
Kaya Kitınur, S. (2025). Cultural Adaptation on YouTube: Migrant Vlogs in Taiwan as Digital Storytelling. M/C Journal, 28(4). https://doi.org/10.5204/mcj.3193
Newman, N. (2024). Digital News Report 2024: Executive Summary. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2024/dnr-executive-summary
Alencar, A. (2017). Refugee integration and social media: a local and experiential perspective. Information, Communication & Society. Vol. 21, №. 11, 1588–1603. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2017.1340500.
Artiushenko, M. (b.d.). Ukraintsi v Nimechchyni: YouTube-kanal. https://www.youtube.com/@Mila_Artiushenko.
European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF). (2023). Spozhyvannia mediakontentu ukrainskoiu audytoriieiu v Nimechchyni: doslidzhennia. Berlin, https://www.ecpmf.eu/social-media-is-the-main-source-of-information-for-ukrainian-refugees-in-germany/.
Ghulidi, A., Akram, S. (2023). YouTube migration videos are reshaping how people move. Wired. https://www.wired.com/story/youtube-migration-videos
Horsti, K. (2016). Visual representations of migration and the politics of imagery. International Communication Gazette. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1750698016640614
Kaya Kitınur, S. (2025). Cultural Adaptation on YouTube: Migrant Vlogs in Taiwan as Digital Storytelling. M/C Journal, 28(4). https://doi.org/10.5204/mcj.3193 Newman, N. (2024). Digital News Report 2024: Executive Summary. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2024/dnr-executive-summary
Yevtukh, V. B. (2012). Etnichnist: entsyklopedychnyi dovidnyk. Kyiv: Feniks, 2012. S. 214–215.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.