Özet:

The increasing environmental problems that are seen on a global basis and affect the life of animals in the period we are in, makes it necessary to consider the environmental issue by various scientists. The topic of how to create social awareness of environmental problems and what can be done in the solution of environmental problems increases the number and diversity of academic studies in the field of social sciences every day. Under the roof of social sciences in order to produce solutions and take measures against increasing environmental problems and ecological disorders, research done in communication sciences and media studies is evaluated under the name of environmental communication. As one of the core sub-sites of environmental communication, environmental communication ensures that environmental news is performed correctly and balanced by expert journalists in a way that creates awareness in the society. Today, environmental news is more frequently seen in the media, but because of the lack of specialization in the field, these news remain insufficient in terms of increasing participation in the resolution of environmental issues, critical thinking and public creation. The aim of the study in this context is to study the environmental news in the national written press through the method of content analysis and to develop recommendations for the development of the area by identifying the deficiencies in this direction. In the study, a general assessment of the environmental news in the written press in Turkey will be made, the determined shortcomings and the developed recommendations will focus on what should be done for the development of the environmental news field.

Özet:

The fact that environmental problems that are observed globally and have a negative impact on the lives of all living creatures in the era we are living in have been increasing gradually requires the subject of environment to be examined by different fields of science. How social awareness related to environmental problems will be created and what will be done for the solution of environmental problems increases the number and variety of studies in the field of social sciences. In order to find a solution and take precautions for the increasing environmental problems and environmental degradation, studies that are carried out within science of communication and media studies under the umbrella of social sciences will be evaluated. As a main sub-field of environmental communication, environmental journalism enables environmental news to be created properly and levelly to create awareness by journalists. Today, we come across news on environmental issues more often and these news remain insufficient to increase participation in the solution to environmental problems, to ensure critical thinking and to mold public opinion because of the insufficiency of specialization in the related field. In this regard, the aim of this study is to investigate the environmental news on international media with content analysis, identify the deficiencies in this direction and develop suggestions for the development of the field. General evaluation related to environmental news on print media in Turkey will be made and within the context of deficiencies and suggestions, the things that need to be done for the development of environmental journalism will be examined in the study.

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