The aim of this work is to construct a comprehensive portrayal of refugees in German and Polish, utilizing press articles from both influential and tabloid newspapers in Germany and Poland as examples. The focus of the study lies in identifying sections within these articles where motives regarding refugees can be found, portraying them in specific ways. The research results will also be axiologically analysed. These data will then be compiled with the semantic features of the lexeme Fluchtling / uchodzca and its synonyms. This will enable the identification of whether the semantics of certain terms can be expanded to include previously unconsidered semantic attributes.