Çevrimiçi haberlerin nefret söylemi bağlamında demokrasideki rolü: Keşifsel bir araştırma

The main purpose of this thesis is to examine the role of online news in democracy in the context of hate speech. Determining the context of the study to be hate speech is based on the fact that hate speech is considered as an obstacle for the enjoyment of democratic rights by certain groups, who are exposed to and affected by hate speech and forced to renounce their rights to be heard, to speak, and to participate in social and political life, which are compulsory components of democracy. Online news is considered to provide a medium that is not controlled by one group; to offer faster and more convenient access for citizens; to present information for citizens in a diversified manner; and to enable public debate through the technological features of interactivity, participation, hypertexuality, polycentrality, and multiplicity. In this respect, this study examines online news in the sense that whether it provides these opportunities for hate speech victims. The main research methods used are critical discourse analysis and in-depth interviews.