Disaster Journalism Through a Political Economy Framework: An Analysis of the Turkish Press Coverage of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes

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Sociology Lens Pub Date : 2024-05-10 DOI:10.1111/johs.12462
Bahar Kayıhan
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On February 6, 2023, devastating earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.6 struck the Kahramanmaraş region of southeastern Türkiye, affecting eleven Turkish provinces, killing more than 50,000 people, and collapsing or severely damaging approximately 300,000 structures. This study examines the coverage of the Kahramanmaraş earthquake in the Turkish press through a content analysis of news articles published in the 10 days following the earthquake. The aim of the study is to investigate the presence and manifestations of political bias in the news based on political economy theory. For this purpose, two newspapers representing opposing views, Sabah and Cumhuriyet, were selected. As a result, it was observed that both newspapers devoted a remarkably limited amount of their coverage to scientific data and needs. However, it was observed that there were significant differences between the two newspapers in terms of topics, photo preferences, news actors, accused persons, and representation of aid donors. In addition, economic and political biases were found in the media's portrayal of earthquakes. Cumhuriyet focused more on the negative, while Sabah focused more on the positive, emphasizing relief efforts that served to foster a sense of solidarity and shift the narrative away from negativity. In addition, the study observed an excessive focus on soccer players, showing that newspapers may prioritize such coverage to optimize profitability, suggesting a potential commercial agenda underlying news content decisions.

政治经济学框架下的灾难新闻报道:土耳其新闻界对 2023 年卡赫拉曼马拉什地震的报道分析
2023 年 2 月 6 日,土耳其东南部的卡赫拉曼马拉什地区发生了 7.8 级和 7.6 级破坏性地震,土耳其 11 个省受到影响,超过 50,000 人丧生,约 300,000 处建筑倒塌或严重受损。本研究通过对地震发生后 10 天内发表的新闻文章进行内容分析,研究土耳其新闻界对卡赫拉曼马拉什地震的报道。研究的目的是以政治经济学理论为基础,调查新闻中是否存在政治偏见及其表现形式。为此,研究人员选择了两份代表对立观点的报纸--《沙巴日报》和《Cumhuriyet》。结果发现,两份报纸对科学数据和需求的报道都非常有限。不过,我们也发现,两家报纸在主题、图片偏好、新闻参与者、被告人以及援助捐赠者的代表性方面存在显著差异。此外,在媒体对地震的描述中还发现了经济和政治偏见。Cumhuriyet》更注重负面报道,而《Sabah》则更注重正面报道,强调救灾工作有助于培养人们的团结意识,并将报道从负面转为正面。此外,研究还观察到对足球运动员的过度关注,这表明报纸可能会优先考虑此类报道,以优化盈利能力,这也暗示了新闻内容决策背后潜在的商业议程。
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