Evaluation of Forest Fire News in the Context of Risk Communications Through National News Agencies

Simge Demirel

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Evaluation of Forest Fire News in the Context of Risk Communications Through National News Agencies

Yazarlar:

Simge Demirel

Yayıncı:

Ordu University

Ana Başlıklar:

İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları

Dergi:

Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 1, pp.873-896

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001285602

pISSN:

1309-9302

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Özet:

 Forest fires, which have been experienced intensively worldwide in recent years, occur due to both climatic conditions and anthropogenic effects and pose a serious risk to human and environmental health. A global and national information process regarding the causes, the moment of occurrence and the consequences of forest fires, which contain various risks and threats that can be evaluated in the social, economic and ecological context, is considered necessary for a healthy risk management. The media is considered to be in a pioneering position in revealing the risks related to the event or the issue, conveying the decisions taken and the precautions to be followed to the public quickly and accurately, and eliminating the risks. Especially in Turkey, it seems that the role of national news agencies is quite large in following the events that occur suddenly or that are likely to develop locally, disclosing them to the mass media and conveying them to the society. The news and visual elements related to the news served by national news agencies on why forest fires occur in any region in Turkey, how they develop and what their consequences are, are important in conveying fast and up-to-date information to the public and revealing the ways to be followed. The aim of this study is to reveal how and in what way forest fire news in national news agencies are presented through content analysis and to make a general evaluation in the context of risk communication. For this purpose, the news covered by Anadolu Agency AA, İhlas News Agency İHA and Demirören News Agency DHA between July 1-31, 2022 was examined and the findings were presented in tables. The findings obtained as a result of the research reveal that the forest fire news in the national news agencies mostly includes themes related to the moment of intervention and the control of the fire, and that this news contains general information rather than alertingmobilizing the society.

 Forest fires, which have been experienced intensively worldwide in recent years, occur due to both climatic conditions and anthropogenic effects and pose a serious risk to human and environmental health. A global and national information process regarding the causes, the moment of occurrence and the consequences of forest fires, which contain various risks and threats that can be evaluated in the social, economic and ecological context, is considered necessary for a healthy risk management. The media is considered to be in a pioneering position in revealing the risks related to the event or the issue, conveying the decisions taken and the precautions to be followed to the public quickly and accurately, and eliminating the risks. Especially in Turkey, it seems that the role of national news agencies is quite large in following the events that occur suddenly or that are likely to develop locally, disclosing them to the mass media and conveying them to the society. The news and visual elements related to the news served by national news agencies on why forest fires occur in any region in Turkey, how they develop and what their consequences are, are important in conveying fast and up-to-date information to the public and revealing the ways to be followed. The aim of this study is to reveal how and in what way forest fire news in national news agencies are presented through content analysis and to make a general evaluation in the context of risk communication. For this purpose, the news covered by Anadolu Agency AA, İhlas News Agency İHA and Demirören News Agency DHA between July 1-31, 2022 was examined and the findings were presented in tables. The findings obtained as a result of the research reveal that the forest fire news in the national news agencies mostly includes themes related to the moment of intervention and the control of the fire, and that this news contains general information rather than alertingmobilizing the society.

 Forest fires, which have been experienced intensively worldwide in recent years, occur due to both climatic conditions and anthropogenic effects and pose a serious risk to human and environmental health. A global and national information process regarding the causes, the moment of occurrence and the consequences of forest fires, which contain various risks and threats that can be evaluated in the social, economic and ecological context, is considered necessary for a healthy risk management. The media is considered to be in a pioneering position in revealing the risks related to the event or the issue, conveying the decisions taken and the precautions to be followed to the public quickly and accurately, and eliminating the risks. Especially in Turkey, it seems that the role of national news agencies is quite large in following the events that occur suddenly or that are likely to develop locally, disclosing them to the mass media and conveying them to the society. The news and visual elements related to the news served by national news agencies on why forest fires occur in any region in Turkey, how they develop and what their consequences are, are important in conveying fast and up-to-date information to the public and revealing the ways to be followed. The aim of this study is to reveal how and in what way forest fire news in national news agencies are presented through content analysis and to make a general evaluation in the context of risk communication. For this purpose, the news covered by Anadolu Agency AA, İhlas News Agency İHA and Demirören News Agency DHA between July 1-31, 2022 was examined and the findings were presented in tables. The findings obtained as a result of the research reveal that the forest fire news in the national news agencies mostly includes themes related to the moment of intervention and the control of the fire, and that this news contains general information rather than alertingmobilizing the society.

 Son yıllarda dünya genelinde yoğun bir şekilde yaşanan orman yangınları, gerek iklimsel koşullara gerekse de antropojenik etkilere bağlı olarak ortaya çıkmakta ve insan-çevre sağlığı için ciddi bir risk oluşturmaktadır. Toplumsal, ekonomik ve ekolojik bağlamda değerlendirilebilecek çeşitli risk ve tehditleri içerisinde barındıran orman yangınlarının nedenlerine, gerçekleşme anına ve sonrasında ortaya çıkan sonuçlara yönelik küresel ve ulusal düzeyde gerçekleştirilecek bir bilgilendirme süreci sağlıklı bir risk yönetimi açısından gerekli görülmektedir. Olaya ya da konuya ilişkin risklerin ortaya konmasında, alınan kararların, uyulması gereken tedbirlerin hızlı ve doğru bir şekilde kamuoyuna aktarılmasında ve risklerin bertaraf edilmesinde medyanın öncü bir konumda olduğu düşünülmektedir. Özellikle de Türkiyede bölgesel olarak ani gelişen ya da gelişmesi muhtemel olan olayların takip edilmesinde, kitle iletişim araçlarına servis edilmesinde ve topluma aktarılmasında ulusal haber ajanslarının rolünün de oldukça büyük olduğu görülmektedir. Türkiyede herhangi bir bölgede meydana gelen orman yangınlarının neden oluştuğu, nasıl bir gelişim gösterdiği, sonuçlarının neler olduğu üzerine ulusal haber ajansları tarafından servis edilen haberler ve habere ilişkin görsel unsurlar, hızlı ve güncel bilginin topluma aktarılmasında ve izlenmesi gereken yolların ortaya konmasında önem teşkil etmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, ulusal haber ajanslarında yer alan orman yangını haberlerinin nasıl ve ne şekilde sunulduğunu içerik analizi yoluyla ortaya koymak ve risk iletişimi bağlamında genel bir değerlendirme yapmaktır. Bu amaçla 1-31 Temmuz 2022 tarihleri arasında Anadolu Ajansı AAnda , İhlas Haber Ajansı İHAnda ve Demirören Haber Ajansı DHA nda yer alan haberler incelemeye alınmış ve elde edilen bulgular tablolar halinde sunulmuştur. Araştırma sonucunda elde edilen bulgular, ulusal haber ajanslarında yer alan orman yangını haberlerinin daha çok yangına ilişkin müdahale anına ve yangının kontrol altına alındığına ilişkin temaları içerdiğini ve bu haberlerin toplumu uyarıcı harekete geçirici olmaktan ziyade genel bilgiler içerdiğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Makale detayları

Evaluation of Forest Fire News in the Context of Risk Communications Through National News Agencies

Yazarlar:

Simge Demirel

Yayıncı:

Ordu University

Ana Başlıklar:

İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları

Dergi:

Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 1, pp.873-896

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001285602

pISSN:

1309-9302

National New Agencies

Forest Fire

News

Risk Communication

Ulusal Haber Ajansları

Orman Yangını

Haberler

Risk İletişimi

Risk Yönetimi

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Simge Demirel

Yayıncı: Ordu University

Ana Başlıklar: İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları

Dergi: Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 1, pp.873-896

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001285602

pISSN: 1309-9302

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Simge Demirel

Yayıncı:

Ordu University

Ana Başlıklar:

İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları

Dergi:

Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 1, pp.873-896

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001285602

pISSN:

1309-9302