Table 1 Number of television evening (prime) news stories between March 11 and August 20, 2020
From: Symbolic annihilation of Syrian refugees by Turkish news media during the COVID-19 pandemic
Evening (prime) news stories about Syrian refugees in Turkey | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name of the TV Channel | Access to healthcare during the pandemic | Portrayal as a source of problem | Socio-economic issues and/or the smuggling of refugees | Acclaim for Turkey’s policies and/or Criticism of the EU, the West & opposition parties | TOTAL |
Fox TV | – | – | – | – | 0 |
CNN Türk | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
TRT News | – | – | – | 9 | 9 |
Habertürk TV | – | – | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Kanal D | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
Show TV | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
NTV | – | – | 1 | 6 | 7 |
ATV | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Star TV | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
A Haber | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
TOTAL | 0 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 35 |