Abstract:

The earthquake that occurred in Kahramanmaraş on February 6, 2023 affected individuals negatively Unexpected events that occur in a geography in natural, artificial or hybrid forms and affect the society materially and spiritually are called disasters. The fact that most of the disasters cannot be predicted has led to the emergence of efforts to develop post-disaster response methods. Media is one of the most effective tools in disaster management. By informing the society before, during or after the disaster, media tools can meet the information and spiritual needs that arise as a result of the disaster. However, the media not only provides the need for information, but also causes results that may lead to unrest and conflict in the society with its publications or misinformation. In this study, based on the results of the studies on disaster management and media, it presents a general perspective on the media in disaster management. In this respect, 547 research articles in the WEB of Science database were analyzed using the bibliometric method. Among the most important results of the study, it was determined that studies on disaster management and media were studied very little (n=15) in the field of "communication". On the other hand, it has been determined that studies in the field of disaster management and media have recently focused on “social media” (n=127). In addition, it was determined that while the researchers focused on the role of Twitter in disaster management, it was not focused on the effectiveness of important "visual" networks such as YouTube and Instagram.

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