Abstract:

Reading correctly the transferred messages has become important through digital media in the digital age. The fact that the content presented to the public in the media has not conveyed the absolute reality and that the content has been reconstructed in the desired way have revived the concepts of perception and perception management. The media that have the power of the media have used some strategies in order to ensure ideas desired in the mental world of the public. Manipulation and disinformation techniques have been at the top of these strategies. In this study, criterion sampling, which is a purposeful sample in the context of qualitative research methods was used. There are three criteria for criterion sampling: firstly the image used in Corona virus news belongs to Turkey, secondly Turkey is not included in the content of the news using this image, thirdly news is served digitally. News contents in digital media related to Corona virus of BBC News, New York Times, CNN International, RT, The Associated Press, The Independent and The Guardian Media organs as samples were examined in the context of these criteria determined and these content that might affect Turkey's image in a negative way was discussed in the context of critical discourse analysis. Thus, it was aimed to reveal the perception management effort made with manipulation and disinformation techniques in digital media in this study.

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