Reality is an important phenomenon, which is especially important in terms of conventional media practices and on which information is expected to be built. However, with digitalization, there have been breaks in the importance of the notion of reality today, considering both the transformations in social structures and its effects on social life. Although the ruptures in the importance of the reality phenomenon are considered as a result of the transformations in new communication technologies and especially social media, the existence of a society ready for these ruptures appears as an important structural factor that accelerates the emergence of this situation. This period, in which reality becomes increasingly insignificant on the perceptual level and ceases to be a sought-after feature in obtaining information, has been defined as “Post-truth”. This concept, which emerged with the perception of emotions as real in individual and social memory and replaced the rational, means that science gradually loses its power in today's societies; It has also brought about the fact that communication and relationship processes, which are reorganized in the context of gaining interests and results, make it difficult to achieve social consensus on any issue, regardless of whether it is important or insignificant. The film Don't Look Up (2021), directed by Adam McKay, depicts how scientifically authentic information is trivialized in today's Post-truth societies, based on a comet that is about to crash into the world, by revealing the invisible relationships between politics, media and the individual. It claims that the Post-truth dynamics which make the society vulnerable can lead to more dangerous results than it seems. In this study, the film, which is examined with the descriptive analysis method, is evaluated within the framework of nine qualities that distinguish the concept of Post-truth from other types of information pollution. As a result of the evaluations, it was seen that the discourses created through political lies and fake news directly affect personal judgments by replacing reality, and this situation harms scientific reality. It has been understood that the approach that content that is not entertaining enough to become an agenda on social media is not newsworthy, despite its scientific reality, poses serious obstacles in terms of broadcast platforms and news content in terms of reaching the public. The film argues that this is a threat not only to democracy but also to the future of the world and humanity.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Communication and Media Studies |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | January 31, 2023 |
Submission Date | November 21, 2022 |
Acceptance Date | January 2, 2023 |
Published in Issue | Year 2023 Volume: 8 Issue: 17 |
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