Malpraktis Haberlerinde Medya Etiği

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 11 Sayı: 4, 120 - 129, 28.12.2024

Hatice Demir , Gül Berra Doğan , Eyüp Şeker , Saim Furkan Coşkun , Şevval Sude Atasoy

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Amaç: Bu araştırma ile Türk medyasında yer alan malpraktis haberlerini medya etiği bağlamında değerlendirmek amaçlanmıştır.
Yöntem: Araştırma 2023-2024 eğitim öğretim döneminde Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesinde açılan “Tıp, Medya ve Etik” dersi kapsamında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veri toplama aşaması 20.12.2023-03.04.2024 tarihleri arasında tamamlanmıştır. 204 gazete haberi ve 126 haber bülteni olmak üzere toplamda 330 haber araştırma kapsamına alınmıştır. Verilerin analizinde yüzdelik dağılıma bakılmış, sunumunda grafiklerden yararlanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Araştırmamızın sonuçlarına göre medyada yer alan malpraktis haberlerinin zaman içinde hızla artış gösterdiği ve abartılı, sansasyonel ve suçlayıcı başlıklar ile okuyucuyu haberi okumaya teşvik eden yaklaşımlar olduğu, haber içeriklerinin hekimlerin mahremiyetleri için sorun teşkil ettiği belirlenmiştir.
Sonuç: Gazeteciler ve medya kuruluşları malpraktis haberlerinde raporlanmasında profesyonel bir yaklaşımı benimsemek ve topluma olumsuz etkileri azaltmaktan sorumludur. Medyanın halkın algısı üzerindeki olumsuz etkisi dava kültürünü teşvik etmek ve dava sayılarındaki artışın daha ötesinde sorunlara neden olabilir. Yasa koyucular ve meslek birlikleri malpraktis haberlerinin sunuluşundaki medyanın etkisini göz önünde bulundurmalı ve konu ile ilgili müdahaleler de bulunmalıdırlar.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Medya, Etik, Malpraktis, Hekim, Dava

Media Ethics in Malpractice News

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Aim: This study aims to assess malpractice news in the Turkish media within the context of media ethics.
Method: The research was conducted as part of the “Medicine, Media, and Ethics” lecture offered at the Faculty of Medicine in Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University during the 2023-2024 academic year. The data collection phase was completed between December 20, 2023, and April 3, 2024. A total of 330 news items were included in the research scope, consisting of 204 newspaper reports and 126 news bulletins. The analysis of the data looked at percentage distribution and utilized graphs in its presentation.
Findings: According to the findings of our research, it has been determined that malpractice news in the media has increased rapidly over time that there are approaches that encourage readers to read the news with exaggerated, sensational, and accusatory headlines and that the news content poses a problem for the privacy of physicians.
Conclusions: Journalists and media organizations are responsible for adopting a professional approach to reporting malpractice news and mitigating its negative impact on society. The media's adverse effects on public perception can promote a litigation culture and lead to problems beyond just the increase in the number of lawsuits. Lawmakers and professional associations should consider the media's influence in the presentation of malpractice reporting and should take relevant interventions on the subject.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Media, Ethics, Malpractice, Physican, Lawsuit

Etik Beyan

Ethics committee permission is not required since the research data were collected from a public database.

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