ISOJ 2010

1. 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)

2. International Journalism on Online
Journalism 2010
-Journalism versus blogism-
• Gatekeeping
• Informal language
• Journalistic authority
• Objectivity
• Interactivity
• Personal narrative
style
• Subjectivity
• Reader interaction

3. 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

4. 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

5. International Journalism on Online
Journalism 2010
-Findings-
1. Personal archive
Use of extra news
Interaction with readers
2. No editorial control
enriched news
3. Participation
Subjectivity-visibility
Interactivity
2. The perception of
responsibility
3. No user generated content

6. 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

7. International Journalism on Online
Journalism 2010
THANK YOU!
Pınar Gurleyen
pga9@sfu.ca
Perrin Ogun Emre
perrinogun@gmail.com