‘Ne Önemi Var?’ Okuyucuların Haberden Kaçınma Davranışları Üzerine Nitel Bir Araştırma

Haber toplumlar için önemli bir bilgi biçimidir. Bireylerin haberdar olması bireysel ve toplumsal düzeylerde daha doğru kararlar verebilmeleri için bir gerekliliktir. Ancak özellikle son yıllarda habere gösterilen ilgi zayıflamaya başlamıştır. Haberden kaçınmak dünyada olduğu gibi Türkiye’de de yıllar içinde giderek artan bir eğilim olarak belirmektedir. Özellikle gençlerin habere olan ilgisi oldukça düşüktür. Bu durumun birçok nedeni olmakla birlikte alanyazında en sık tekrar eden nedenler arasında çok fazla habere maruz kalmak, gündemin büyük oranda olumsuz olması, gazeteciliğin güven kaybı, gibi faktörler yer almaktadır. Bu çalışmada haberden kaçınma eğiliminin nedenleri araştırılmıştır. Lisans ve lisansüstü eğitim almakta olan öğrencilerle derinlemesine görüşmeler yapılmış ve kendi deneyimleri çerçevesinde neden haberden uzak durdukları anlaşılmaya çalışılmıştır. Sonuç olarak özellikle genç bireylerin haberden uzak durma nedenleri gazetecilik içinde ortadan kaldırılabilir nedenler olarak gözükmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Gazetecilik, Haberden kaçınma, Haber yükü, Kutuplaşma, Olumsuz gündem

What Does It Matter? A Qualitative Research On Behavior Of Audience Avoiding News

News is an important form of information for societies. Being aware of individuals is a necessity for them to make more accurate decisions at individual and societal levels. However, interest in the news has decreased in recent years. Avoiding the news appears to be an increasing trend over the years in Turkey as well as in the world. Especially young people have little interest in the news. Although there are many reasons for this situation, the most recurring reasons in the literature include being exposed to too much news, a negative agenda to a large extent, and loss of confidence in journalism. In this study, the reasons for the tendency to avoid news were investigated. In-depth interviews were conducted with students who are receiving undergraduate and graduate education and it was tried to understand why they stayed away from the news within the framework of their own experiences. As a result, the reasons for young individuals to stay away from the news seem to be the reasons that can be eliminated in journalism.

Keywords:

Gazetecilik, Haberden kaçınma, Haber yükü, Kutuplaşma, Olumsuz gündem,

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