Watchdog Journalism during the Coronavirus Crisis in Turkey

This study aims to question the watchdog function of Turkish press in context coronavirus crisis, deal with initial responses news media, and examine extent which fulfills its public responsibility function. Accordingly, it discussed role media protecting interest terms journalism centered on matter how debate social welfare measures taken for fragile groups during coronaviruses crisis. The claims that pro-government present a health-based perspective, but anti-government much more point out socio-economic dimensions COVID-19. online newspapers are selected according range different political stances, particular, pro-government, have been investigated through content analysis diversity journalism. Thus, has determined whether is fulfilled such polarized environment COVID-19 concluded ignore policy measures, along lines, not critical enough government.