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International Journalism on Online Journalism 2010
EXPLORING NEW JOURNALISTIC PLATFORMS:EXPERIENCES OF TURKISH
JOURNALIST BLOGGERS
Pınar Gurleyen (Simon Fraser University/Canada)
Perrin Ogun Emre(Kadir Has University/Turkey)
International Journalism on Online Journalism 2010
-Journalism versus blogism-
• Gatekeeping• Informal language
• Journalistic authority• Objectivity
• Interactivity• Personal narrative
style
• Subjectivity• Reader interaction
International Journalism on Online Journalism 2010
-Methodology-• Semi-structured and
in-depth interviews
– 4 face-to-face– 4 e-mail– 1 phone
• Sample-9 j-bloggers– 7 from mainstream
media– 2 from academia
International Journalism on Online Journalism 2010
They have been questioned about…
1. Motivations to start a blog
2. The liberating potentials of blogs
3. Comparison between print and online newswork
International Journalism on Online Journalism 2010
-Findings-1. Personal archive Use of extra news Interaction with readers
2. No editorial controlenriched news
3. Participation Subjectivity-visibility Interactivity
2. The perception of responsibility
3. No user generated content
International Journalism on Online Journalism 2010
-Conclusion- Application of new tools to the old
content
• J-bloggers identify themselves with their profession• They exclude readers from the news making process• They don’t use the liberating potentials of blog• They continue gate-keeping and objectivity
International Journalism on Online Journalism 2010
THANK YOU!
Pınar Gurleyen [email protected]
Perrin Ogun Emre [email protected]