Diction analysis in national news channels broadcasting in Turkey: Prime time news

The correct use of diction and Turkish are undoubtedly extremely important for an anchor presenting news on television. Today, the language used in television, which is still preferred by the society for receiving news, has to be much more perfect than almost any other medium and the language used in daily life. This imposes responsibilities on news anchors in terms of using Turkish in the most accurate way. The aim of this study, which will examine the language and diction used in television news, is to analyze the presentations of the main news bulletins of the 3 most followed news channels broadcasting on a national scale in Turkey in terms of diction elements. The diction analysis covers the main news bulletins of TRT Haber, CNN Türk and Habertürk channels between August 1-7, 2023. In accordance with the purpose and problem of the study, a literature review was conducted, national and international literature was examined, and the data obtained through qualitative content analysis and observation on the axis of the knowledge and information obtained from the literature were interpreted according to the coding chart created by the researcher. With the study, errors in news presentations were identified and awareness was tried to be created for the announcers and viewers in order to correct these errors. The study includes detailed evaluations and certain recommendations on which types of mistakes main news anchors make and how often. According to the results of the study, it was seen that a considerable number of diction errors were made in the main news bulletins. The three most common types of mistakes are sentence stress, I'llama-repetition, and choking; the least common types of mistakes are the pronunciation of the conjunctions "with" and "ise" and the use of the "ğ" sound. Key words: Diction, Television, News, Anchor, Turkish, Language, Pronunciation.