Episode 37: Communicating Migration with Marco Ricorda

The Migration & Diaspora Podcast

Hello and welcome back to the Migration & Diaspora Podcast, with me your host, Loksan Harley. Really excited to present you with the first of a new season of podcasts about everything migration and diaspora.

And what better way to kick off the new season than by bringing to your airwaves one of the foremost migration communicators and someone who I'd even place in the category of "migration influencer", with us on the show to talk about migration and communications.

Yes, you may have guessed it, I'm talking about Marco Ricorda.

Marco is an International communication expert and analyst with 15 years experience in international affairs, social media strategy, politics and large events. He is currently Communication Officer for the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) in the Mediterranean.

Marco was previously a Member of Cabinet for the President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani, Head of Social Media of the European Parliament's liberal group - the ALDE Group - as well as of its leader, Guy Verhofstadt; Social Media Manager at the European Commission, and Press Officer at Bruegel, the Brussels-based think tank for international economic policy.

Since 2017, Marco has been listed as one of the #EUInfluencers on Twitter.

Marco has some pretty interesting personal interests as a competitive fitness athlete, but I'll invite you to check out his website marcorecorder.com for more on that.

In our far-ranging conversation, we get Marco's take on a number of migration communications challenges, from how narratives on migration are formed, how they're influenced, and how international organisations working in the field of migration can communicate better with their stakeholders. We also get Marco's take on how the media has been reporting on the ongoing forced displacement situation in Ukraine.

Before we start, I'd just like to note that Marco is speaking in a personal capacity and not on the behalf of his current employer, and all views expressed are his own.

Thank you for tuning in and we hope you enjoy the show.

Links:

• Marco's website: https://marcorecorder.com/about/
• Connect with Marco: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marco-ricorda/
• Follow Marco on Twitter: @marcoricorda
• Shalom Schwartz' 10 basic human value types: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Shalom-Schwartz-10-basic-human-value-types-and-their-motivational-emphases_tbl1_228244313
• What policy communication works for migration? Using values to depolarise: https://www.icmpd.org/file/download/48401/file/What0policy0communication0works0for0migration0Using0values0to0depolarise0EN.pdf
• The Salah Effect: https://stanfordmag.org/contents/the-salah-effect
• All our episodes: https://www.homelandsadvisory.com/podcast