Research Article

Anger Society in the Liquid Modern World and The Representation of Anger-Related Crimes in Television Main News Bulletins in Türkiye

Volume: 14 Number: 1 April 30, 2026
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Anger Society in the Liquid Modern World and The Representation of Anger-Related Crimes in Television Main News Bulletins in Türkiye

Abstract

The main news bulletins are claimed to be faithful to absolute reality within television news formats. The only current study (Gallup) measuring countries’ anger on a world scale has argued that Türkiye is an angry country. In this study, where Zygmunt Bauman’s views on the anger society are put forward, how the anger society is represented in main news bulletins is tried to be explained. The content analysis method was used to make the representations specific to this society comprehensible; for this purpose, a content analysis design (analysis category and analysis units) was created for the study. Accordingly, the contents of the news on crimes resulting from anger in the seven-day main news bulletins of six national channels (TRT-1, Show, Star, ATV, Kanal D, NOW) were analysed in detail. In the sample, anger-related news was concluded to correspond to 23 per cent of the total news items and 19 per cent in terms of duration. When considering the 12 main topics presented in the main news bulletins, these rates are concluded to be quite high, that is, the crimes related to anger and the duration intensity are more than other news items.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Advertising Media Planning

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2026

Submission Date

September 1, 2025

Acceptance Date

November 23, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 14 Number: 1

APA
Çimen, Ü., & Yarım, E. (2026). Anger Society in the Liquid Modern World and The Representation of Anger-Related Crimes in Television Main News Bulletins in Türkiye. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 14(1), 240-267. https://doi.org/10.18506/anemon.1775960