Abstract
In Turkey, breaking news has become a daily routine in TV broadcasting and in social media. The quality of journalism and ethical standards are at stake due to the race for the latest information. This chapter aims to explore the communication of “fear” in today’s risk society via breaking news on TV and Twitter. To this end, breaking news which has been broadcasted and published online in a daily routine of two privately owned 24/7 news channels CNN Türk and NTV have been analysed through a mixed methodology which is based on a quantitative content analysis and a critical discourse analysis. Based on the exploratory findings, the chapter provides an overview of challenges for quality journalism and ethics with tentative recommendations for journalists and audiences.
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The original keywords in Turkish: Son dakika, Sıcak haber, Olay yerinde, Kriz, Protesto, Tepki, Uyarı, Kritik, Felaket, Toplantı/Zirve/Buluşma/Bir araya geldi, Açıklama/Açıkladı/Konuştu/Konuşacak, Saldırı, Patlama, Terorist, Ölü, Yaralı, Etkisiz hale getirildi, Gözaltı, Öldürüldü, Şehit, Asker, Polis, Güvenlik, Tehdit, PKK, YPG, PYD, DEAŞ/DAEŞ, Operasyon.
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The Turkish constitutional referendum was held on April 16, 2017. With 51.4% “yes” votes, the parliamentary system was replaced with a presidential system. Thus, the role of prime minister was abolished.
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Doğan Media was sold to Demirören Group in March 2018.
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Çınarlı, İ., Nguyen, S. (2020). Mediating Fear by Breaking News: A Case Study of CNN Türk and NTV. In: Nguyen, D., Dekker, I., Nguyen, S. (eds) Understanding Media and Society in the Age of Digitalisation. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38577-4_7
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