Abstract:

Human beings have faced various risks in different forms since the existence of life. In the early ages, people who were vulnerable to natural conditions started to live together and tried to counter these risks by taking various measures. Along with the technical developments, different risks have emerged and science has been applied to combat. Although there have been great scientific developments in the period from primitive societies to modern societies, it is seen that these developments bring problems with them. Developments in the field of industry and great world wars, especially in the last two centuries, have accelerated technological development and the world has become a place full of risks than ever before. In this context, German academic Ulrich Beck calls the period in which we live in Risk Society. Especially the Covid-19 epidemic, which has been experienced all over the world recently, justifies Beck's theory and concerns. In this context, the study focused on the representation of Covid-19 news in internet news outlets in the context of Beck's Risk Society. In the study, news websites of Hürriyet and Sözcü newspapers were analyzed using qualitative and quantitative content analysis technique. The obtained findings were analyzed using SPSS package program and Maxqda qualitative data analysis programs. Accordingly, the frequency of news aimed at informing the public in the news presented on the relevant news sites in May draws attention.

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