Analysis of Anti-Vaccination Discourse on Turkish Alternative News Websites

Year 2023, Volume: 7 Issue: 13, 54 - 71, 25.02.2023

Selva Ersöz , Emel Demir Askeroğlu

https://doi.org/10.30520/tjsosci.1181377

Abstract

The media's information and enticement functions have grown increasingly important as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of this research on the anti-vaccination movement in Turkey was to better elucidate the different types of arguments that are deployed by key actors in the field of anti-vaccination, especially online. This research has analyzed the anti-vaccine movement, particularly in Turkey. More specifically, the argument that is deployed online by the alternative Turkish news websites is being analyzed. According to the results of the study, it was found that the news sites do not agree even when it comes to global issues such as pandemics. It is searched that alternative news websites have adopted the discourse of anti-vaccination without truly basing their arguments on scientific facts.

Keywords

Anti-vaccination, covid-19, pandemic, alternative news websites, content analysis

Alternatif Türk Haber Siteleri Web Sayfalarında Aşı Karşıtlığı Söylemi Analizi

Abstract

Medyanın bilgilendirme ve ayartma işlevleri, Covid-19 pandemisinin bir sonucu olarak giderek daha önemli hale geldi. Türkiye'deki aşı karşıtı hareketle ilgili bu araştırmanın amacı, aşı karşıtı alandaki kilit aktörler tarafından özellikle çevrimiçi ortamda dile getirilen farklı türdeki argümanları daha iyi açıklamaktı. Bu araştırma, özellikle Türkiye'deki aşı karşıtı hareketi analiz etmiştir. Daha spesifik olarak, alternatif Türk haber sitelerinin çevrimiçi olarak kullandığı argüman analiz edilmektedir. Araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre haber sitelerinin pandemi gibi küresel meseleler söz konusu olduğunda bile anlaşamadığı tespit edildi. Alternatif haber sitelerinin iddialarını bilimsel gerçeklere dayandırmadan aşı karşıtlığı söylemini benimsediği araştırılmaktadır.

Keywords

Aşı karşıtlığı, Covid-19,, Pandemi, Alternatif Haber Siteleri,, İçerik analizi

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