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JEWS, ARMENIANS TOP VICTIMS OF HATE SPEECH IN TURKEY
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/05/03/jews-armenians-top-victims-of-hate-speech-in-turkey/
15:04 03.05.2013
According to a study by the Hrant Dink Foundation, Jews and Armenians
are the communities most often subjected to hateful writing in the
media with 25 percent of all cases, while Christians follow them
at 18 percent. Based on news reports released within the last five
months of 2012, the study evaluated the news that used ethnically or
religiously discriminatory and racist expressions along with homophobic
and gender-based hate speech, the Hurriyet Daily News reports.
The study showed that news including hate speech did not only target
different religious or ethnic groups. Other groups singled out for
attacks included homosexuals with 63 percent, transsexuals with 32
percent and women with 5 percent.
According to the study, Istanbul is the province where hate speech is
the most common. The rate of prevalence of hate speech and hostile
expressions in news reports was 42 percent, while 27 percent of the
news was manipulated or biased.
Among all the news on different Christian communities, the rate of hate
speech occurrence was 48 percent, while manipulation and exaggeration
rate was 34 percent. The report includes the news and columns that used
hate speech by referring to the papers and columnists by names. The
clippings from papers were also added to the report.
From: A. Papazian
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/05/03/jews-armenians-top-victims-of-hate-speech-in-turkey/
15:04 03.05.2013
According to a study by the Hrant Dink Foundation, Jews and Armenians
are the communities most often subjected to hateful writing in the
media with 25 percent of all cases, while Christians follow them
at 18 percent. Based on news reports released within the last five
months of 2012, the study evaluated the news that used ethnically or
religiously discriminatory and racist expressions along with homophobic
and gender-based hate speech, the Hurriyet Daily News reports.
The study showed that news including hate speech did not only target
different religious or ethnic groups. Other groups singled out for
attacks included homosexuals with 63 percent, transsexuals with 32
percent and women with 5 percent.
According to the study, Istanbul is the province where hate speech is
the most common. The rate of prevalence of hate speech and hostile
expressions in news reports was 42 percent, while 27 percent of the
news was manipulated or biased.
Among all the news on different Christian communities, the rate of hate
speech occurrence was 48 percent, while manipulation and exaggeration
rate was 34 percent. The report includes the news and columns that used
hate speech by referring to the papers and columnists by names. The
clippings from papers were also added to the report.
From: A. Papazian