The television news magazines in terms of political propaganda (Case study: Arena program in the period of February 28th)

?News? is an element, which is preferred to use by the ones willing to make propaganda on any thing. Since ?news?, beyond the need for getting information, is also preferred as an instrument for publicizing something. Ruling powers such as public authority, influential and wealthy persons, administrators, companies and dictators use news as a tool to increase their power.Focusing on a time period considered as reflecting February 28th, this study mainly deals with how propaganda was made through manipulating news. Besides an overall assessment on the media, choice and treatment on the news items of the popular TV show ?Arena? of that time, Uğur Dündar?s point of view as the producer and host of ?Arena? on the influential and the influenced persons during February 28th. For this aim; the news content of the Arena between the period of 1996-1997, and the column of Ugur Dündar in the Hurriyet newspaper has been examined and interpreted. In view of all the findings, it is clear that news of Arena program, the content of which is designed by Uğur Dündar and the columns as well, have made an imposing effect on the period of February 28th.