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The evaluation of the news related to coronavirus in national media before and after the first declared case inTurkey

Year 2021, , 341 - 346, 07.06.2021
https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.885006

Abstract

Objective: We aimed to investigate the content of Covid-19 news in the media before and after the declaration of the first Covid-19 case in Turkey, as well as the compatibility of their medical massages with World Health Organisation (WHO) data.

Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, Covid-19 news in Turkey’s most visited webpages of five newspapers and five internet news sites was examined retrospectively for two months categorized as the periods of one month before and one month after the first Covid-19 case declaration in Turkey. The news was evaluated according to their content, sources, content and headline compatibility, evidence and accuracy levels in terms of WHO reports, its potential to evoke social negative emotions such as anxiety, fear, panic, and to produce negative bias against China. Statistical analysis was performed by using the SPSS 21 program and the results were expressed as numbers and percentages.

Results: It was determined that in total of 7915 news, the most content was about the protection and prevention methods. In the news before and after the first case declaration in Turkey, the content-headline incompatibility rates were 50,8% and 1,1%; incompatibility rates of the medical information in the news with WHO reports were 7,1% and 2,9%; the rates of referencing were 74,3% and 66,9%, the rates of the news having the potential to produce anxiety and fear in the reader were 56,9% and 19,6% and to produce prejudice and negative attitudes towards China were 19,7% and 4,6%, respectively.

Conclusions: It seems that the declaration of the first Covid-19 case changed the news making pattern of the media to a more responsible behaviour for the public. We suggest that it is a rational approach to use the power of the media correctly in enhancing public awareness towards Covid-19 pandemic.

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Türkiye’de Görülen İlk Koronavirüs Vakasından Önce ve Sonra Ulusal Medyada Yer Alan Koronavirüs Haberlerinin Değerlendirilmesi

Year 2021, , 341 - 346, 07.06.2021
https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.885006

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada ülkemizdeki ilk vakanın görülmesinden önce ve sonra medyadaki Covid-19 haberlerinin içerikleri ile topluma verdikleri tıbbi mesajların DSÖ verileriyle uyumunu araştırmak amaçlanmıştır.

Gereç ve Yöntemler: Kesitsel tipte tanımlayıcı olarak tasarlanan bu çalışma için Türkiye’de ilk Covid-19 vakasının görüldüğü tarihten önceki ve sonraki birer aylık toplam iki aylık zamanda en çok ziyaret edilen beş gazetenin web sayfası ile beş haber sitesindeki Covid-19 haberleri geriye dönük olarak incelenmiştir. Haberler, içeriklerine, kaynaklarına, haber ile başlık uyumuna, DSÖ verilerine göre kanıt ve doğruluk düzeylerine, sosyal kaygı, korku, panik gibi negatif duygular ve Çin’e karşı ön yargı oluşturma potansiyellerine göre değerlendirilmiştir. Verilerin tanımlayıcı istatistikleri, SPSS 21 programı kullanılarak sayı ve yüzde şeklinde ifade edilmiştir.

Bulgular: İncelenen toplam 7915 haberin en fazla hastalıktan korunma ve önleme yollarına ait içeriğe sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Türkiye’de ilk Covid-19 hastasının tespit edilmesinin öncesindeki ve sonrasındaki haberlerde başlık ile içeriklerinin uyumsuzluk oranlarının %50,8 ve %1,1; içerdikleri tıbbi bilginin DSÖ kaynaklarıyla uyumsuzluk oranlarının %7,1 ve %2,9; kaynak belirtme oranlarının %74,3 ve %66,9 olduğu tespit edilmiştir. İlk vakanın görülmesinden önceki haberlerin %56,9’unun, sonraki haberlerin %19,6’sının okuyucuda kaygı ve korku hisleri oluşturabilecek özellikte olduğu; ilk vakadan önceki haberlerin %19,7’sinin; sonraki haberlerin ise %4,6’sının Çin’e karşı önyargı ve negatif tutumlara neden olabilecek türde haberler olduğu belirlenmiştir.

Sonuç: Covid-19 vakasının ilk kez görülmesinden sonra medyanın yaklaşımını değiştirip daha sorumlu haberler yapmaya başladığı görüldü. Covid-19 salgınında halkın bilinçlendirilmesinde medyanın gücünü doğru kullanmanın akılcı bir yaklaşım olduğunu düşünüyoruz.

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  • 6. Williamson JML, Jones IH, Hocken DB. How does the media profile of cancer compare with prevalence? Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2011; 93: 9–12
  • 7. Liu Q et al. Health Communication Through News Media During the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Outbreak in China: Digital Topic Modeling Approach. J Med Internet Res 2020;22(4):e19118.
  • 8. Rovetta A, Bhagavathula AS. COVID-19-Related Web Search Behaviors and InfodemicAttitudes in Italy: Infodemiological Study. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2020 Apr-Jun; 6(2): e19374.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Gürkan Muratdağı 0000-0002-9629-3973

Elif Sarıca 0000-0001-9355-5213

Elif Köse 0000-0002-2232-4538

Serap Ungan 0000-0002-3723-931X

Muhammet Raşit Aydın 0000-0002-4202-0099

Abdülkadir Aydın 0000-0003-0663-586X

Elif Akar 0000-0003-3648-0440

Ahmet Türkmen 0000-0003-0914-6930

Erkut Etçioğlu 0000-0002-8117-7929

Emine Melike Arslan 0000-0003-2917-5878

Aslıhan Arıkan 0000-0001-9718-1204

Ahmet Öksüz 0000-0002-1556-8171

Yıldız Büyükdereli Atadağ 0000-0002-8516-6477

Publication Date June 7, 2021
Acceptance Date May 31, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2021

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APA Muratdağı, G., Sarıca, E., Köse, E., Ungan, S., et al. (2021). The evaluation of the news related to coronavirus in national media before and after the first declared case inTurkey. Konuralp Medical Journal, 13(2), 341-346. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.885006
AMA Muratdağı G, Sarıca E, Köse E, Ungan S, Aydın MR, Aydın A, Akar E, Türkmen A, Etçioğlu E, Arslan EM, Arıkan A, Öksüz A, Büyükdereli Atadağ Y. The evaluation of the news related to coronavirus in national media before and after the first declared case inTurkey. Konuralp Medical Journal. June 2021;13(2):341-346. doi:10.18521/ktd.885006
Chicago Muratdağı, Gürkan, Elif Sarıca, Elif Köse, Serap Ungan, Muhammet Raşit Aydın, Abdülkadir Aydın, Elif Akar, Ahmet Türkmen, Erkut Etçioğlu, Emine Melike Arslan, Aslıhan Arıkan, Ahmet Öksüz, and Yıldız Büyükdereli Atadağ. “The Evaluation of the News Related to Coronavirus in National Media before and After the First Declared Case InTurkey”. Konuralp Medical Journal 13, no. 2 (June 2021): 341-46. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.885006.
EndNote Muratdağı G, Sarıca E, Köse E, Ungan S, Aydın MR, Aydın A, Akar E, Türkmen A, Etçioğlu E, Arslan EM, Arıkan A, Öksüz A, Büyükdereli Atadağ Y (June 1, 2021) The evaluation of the news related to coronavirus in national media before and after the first declared case inTurkey. Konuralp Medical Journal 13 2 341–346.
IEEE G. Muratdağı, “The evaluation of the news related to coronavirus in national media before and after the first declared case inTurkey”, Konuralp Medical Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 341–346, 2021, doi: 10.18521/ktd.885006.
ISNAD Muratdağı, Gürkan et al. “The Evaluation of the News Related to Coronavirus in National Media before and After the First Declared Case InTurkey”. Konuralp Medical Journal 13/2 (June 2021), 341-346. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.885006.
JAMA Muratdağı G, Sarıca E, Köse E, Ungan S, Aydın MR, Aydın A, Akar E, Türkmen A, Etçioğlu E, Arslan EM, Arıkan A, Öksüz A, Büyükdereli Atadağ Y. The evaluation of the news related to coronavirus in national media before and after the first declared case inTurkey. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2021;13:341–346.
MLA Muratdağı, Gürkan et al. “The Evaluation of the News Related to Coronavirus in National Media before and After the First Declared Case InTurkey”. Konuralp Medical Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, 2021, pp. 341-6, doi:10.18521/ktd.885006.
Vancouver Muratdağı G, Sarıca E, Köse E, Ungan S, Aydın MR, Aydın A, Akar E, Türkmen A, Etçioğlu E, Arslan EM, Arıkan A, Öksüz A, Büyükdereli Atadağ Y. The evaluation of the news related to coronavirus in national media before and after the first declared case inTurkey. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2021;13(2):341-6.