Approach of The Printed Press on Cancer-Related News in Turkey

Mehmet Suiçmez

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Approach of The Printed Press on Cancer-Related News in Turkey

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Suiçmez

Yayıncı:

Istanbul Ticaret University

Ana Başlıklar:

İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları

Dergi:

Intermedia International E-journal Vol.10 Issue 18, pp.234-256

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001292343

pISSN:

2149-3669

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Özet:

 In this study, it is aimed to examine the differences in the approaches of newspapers to health news. Health news that directly affects human life is important. Media effort is required to raise awareness of the society in the field of health, as in every other issue. This requires careful preparation of the news, and since the prepared texts consist of technical information, the specialization of the reporters who report the information is considered very important. Reporters can publish news with a magazine-based fiction so that newspapers can attract more readers. If this happens in health journalism, inaccurate, incomplete and unproven information conveyed to the public by the reporters can create negative results. This issue, which is observed that the developments in health journalism are not included in the Turkish literature in recent years, is being examined up-to-date through this study. In this direction, 40 cancer news published in Turkey between October 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022 in the newspapers Cumhuriyet, Hürriyet, Posta and Sabah, which have different publishing understanding, were subjected to content analysis. Within the scope of the research, the structural and content features of the news about cancer in the newspapers were considered as the main problem. In this direction, the publication type of the related news, the use of auxiliary elements, the position of the news on the page, news and information source, news categories, title and content compatibility were evaluated as sub-problems. As a result, it has been observed that general health news is used at a low level in the cancer news in the newspapers included in the research, news in the tabloid category continues to be published, therefore news is created with the aim of attracting attention rather than informing the public; It has been determined that it is necessary to specialize in health journalism.

 In this study, it is aimed to examine the differences in the approaches of newspapers to health news. Health news that directly affects human life is important. Media effort is required to raise awareness of the society in the field of health, as in every other issue. This requires careful preparation of the news, and since the prepared texts consist of technical information, the specialization of the reporters who report the information is considered very important. Reporters can publish news with a magazine-based fiction so that newspapers can attract more readers. If this happens in health journalism, inaccurate, incomplete and unproven information conveyed to the public by the reporters can create negative results. This issue, which is observed that the developments in health journalism are not included in the Turkish literature in recent years, is being examined up-to-date through this study. In this direction, 40 cancer news published in Turkey between October 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022 in the newspapers Cumhuriyet, Hürriyet, Posta and Sabah, which have different publishing understanding, were subjected to content analysis. Within the scope of the research, the structural and content features of the news about cancer in the newspapers were considered as the main problem. In this direction, the publication type of the related news, the use of auxiliary elements, the position of the news on the page, news and information source, news categories, title and content compatibility were evaluated as sub-problems. As a result, it has been observed that general health news is used at a low level in the cancer news in the newspapers included in the research, news in the tabloid category continues to be published, therefore news is created with the aim of attracting attention rather than informing the public; It has been determined that it is necessary to specialize in health journalism.

 In this study, it is aimed to examine the differences in the approaches of newspapers to health news. Health news that directly affects human life is important. Media effort is required to raise awareness of the society in the field of health, as in every other issue. This requires careful preparation of the news, and since the prepared texts consist of technical information, the specialization of the reporters who report the information is considered very important. Reporters can publish news with a magazine-based fiction so that newspapers can attract more readers. If this happens in health journalism, inaccurate, incomplete and unproven information conveyed to the public by the reporters can create negative results. This issue, which is observed that the developments in health journalism are not included in the Turkish literature in recent years, is being examined up-to-date through this study. In this direction, 40 cancer news published in Turkey between October 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022 in the newspapers Cumhuriyet, Hürriyet, Posta and Sabah, which have different publishing understanding, were subjected to content analysis. Within the scope of the research, the structural and content features of the news about cancer in the newspapers were considered as the main problem. In this direction, the publication type of the related news, the use of auxiliary elements, the position of the news on the page, news and information source, news categories, title and content compatibility were evaluated as sub-problems. As a result, it has been observed that general health news is used at a low level in the cancer news in the newspapers included in the research, news in the tabloid category continues to be published, therefore news is created with the aim of attracting attention rather than informing the public; It has been determined that it is necessary to specialize in health journalism.

 Bu çalışmada gazetelerin sağlık haberlerine yaklaşımlarındaki farklılıklarının irdelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. insan yaşamını doğrudan etkileyen sağlık haberleri önem arz etmektedir. Her konuda olduğu gibi toplumun sağlık alanında da bilinçlenmesi için medya gayreti gerekmektedir. Bu durum haberlerin özenle hazırlanmasını gerektirmekte, hazırlanan metinler teknik bilgilerden meydana geldiği için, bilgiyi haberleştiren muhabirlerin uzmanlaşması oldukça önemli görülmektedir. Muhabirler, gazetelerin daha fazla okuyucunun ilgisini çekmesi için magazin içerikli bir kurguyla haber yayınlayabilmektedir. Bu durum sağlık haberciliğinde gerçekleştiği takdirde, muhabirler tarafından kamuya aktarılan yanlış, eksik, doğruluğu kanıtlanmamış bilgiler, olumsuz sonuçlar yaratabilmektedir. Son dönemlerde sağlık haberciliğinde yaşanan gelişmelere Türkçe literatürde yer verilmediği gözlenen bu konu, bu çalışma aracılığıyla güncel olarak incelenmektedir. Bu doğrultuda 1 Ekim 2022 ile 31 Aralık 2022 tarihleri arasında Türkiyede yayınlanan farklı yayın anlayışına sahip Cumhuriyet, Hürriyet, Posta ve Sabah gazetelerinde yer alan 40 kanser haberi içerik analizine tabi tutulmuştur. Araştırma kapsamında gazetelerde yer alan kanserle ilgili haberlerin yapısal ve içeriksel özellikleri esas problem olarak ele alınmıştır. Bu doğrultuda ilgili haberlerin yayın türü, yardımcı unsur kullanımı, haberin sayfadaki konumu, haber ve bilgi kaynağı, haber kategorileri, başlık ve içerik uyumu alt problemler olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, araştırmaya dahil edilen gazetelerde yer alan kanser haberlerinde genel sağlık haberlerinin düşük düzeyde kullanıldığı, magazinsel kategoride haber yayınlamaya devam edildiği, dolayısıyla kamuyu bilgilendirmekten ziyade ilgi çekme amacıyla haber oluşturulduğu görülmüş; sağlık haberciliği konusunda uzmanlaşmanın gerektiği tespit edilmiştir.

Makale detayları

Approach of The Printed Press on Cancer-Related News in Turkey

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Suiçmez

Yayıncı:

Istanbul Ticaret University

Ana Başlıklar:

İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları

Dergi:

Intermedia International E-journal Vol.10 Issue 18, pp.234-256

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001292343

pISSN:

2149-3669

News

Health Journalism

Specialized Journalism

MagazinizationHaber

Sağlık Haberciliği

Uzmanlaşmış Gazetecilik

Magazinleşme

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Mehmet Suiçmez

Yayıncı: Istanbul Ticaret University

Ana Başlıklar: İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları

Dergi: Intermedia International E-journal Vol.10 Issue 18, pp.234-256

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001292343

pISSN: 2149-3669

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Suiçmez

Yayıncı:

Istanbul Ticaret University

Ana Başlıklar:

İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları

Dergi:

Intermedia International E-journal Vol.10 Issue 18, pp.234-256

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001292343

pISSN:

2149-3669