Review

SLOW JOURNALISM: IS A RETURN TO THE ESSENCE OF JOURNALISM POSSIBLE?

Volume: 11 Number: 2 October 31, 2025
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SLOW JOURNALISM: IS A RETURN TO THE ESSENCE OF JOURNALISM POSSIBLE?

Abstract

This paper criticizes the pace- and sensationalism-oriented nature of modern journalism and examines slow journalism in detail. Slow journalism, as a reaction to fast-consumption culture, gave a journalism approach based on in-depth research, quality production, and ethical values. Therefore, the purpose of the study is to assess the problems caused by pace-oriented journalism and whether slow journalism might be an alternative solution to these problems. This was a literature review-based study. The paper reviews how speed influences journalism by critically analyzing the context within which this theory and the Slow Movement have taken shape while critically reviewing Susan Greenberg's definition and criteria of "slow journalism." Slow journalism focuses on time, research, and verification processes. Thus, while striving for its return to the core principles of journalism, it stands out for distancing itself from sensationalism, superficiality, and competitive approaches. Furthermore, this model tries to base itself on trust with readers while placing greater emphasis on the meaning and context of news rather than the fact that it is true. In that respect, slow journalism comes across as an important alternative to the ethical and qualitative problems of fast journalism. Yet, pressure for speed due to digitalization, the structure of the media economy oriented toward profit, and the fast habits of consuming readers create a barrier to the comprehensive application of such an understanding. Slow journalism, in any case, is a tool that enables the continuation of journalism in a sustainable and ethical manner. This study positions slow journalism not solely as an anti-speed attitude but as a robust model, which may restore trust between media and the audience.

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Ethical Statement

Herhangi bir araştırma olmadığı için etik beyan gerektirmemektedir.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Communication and Media Studies (Other), Screen and Media Culture

Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

October 31, 2025

Submission Date

December 24, 2024

Acceptance Date

May 26, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 11 Number: 2

APA
Tokan Şenol, F., & Alpaslan, B. A. (2025). SLOW JOURNALISM: IS A RETURN TO THE ESSENCE OF JOURNALISM POSSIBLE? Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 11(2), 213-232. https://doi.org/10.31463/aicusbed.1606719
AMA
1.Tokan Şenol F, Alpaslan BA. SLOW JOURNALISM: IS A RETURN TO THE ESSENCE OF JOURNALISM POSSIBLE? Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2025;11(2):213-232. doi:10.31463/aicusbed.1606719
Chicago
Tokan Şenol, Feryade, and Bahtiyar Ahu Alpaslan. 2025. “SLOW JOURNALISM: IS A RETURN TO THE ESSENCE OF JOURNALISM POSSIBLE?”. Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 11 (2): 213-32. https://doi.org/10.31463/aicusbed.1606719.
EndNote
Tokan Şenol F, Alpaslan BA (October 1, 2025) SLOW JOURNALISM: IS A RETURN TO THE ESSENCE OF JOURNALISM POSSIBLE? Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 11 2 213–232.
IEEE
[1]F. Tokan Şenol and B. A. Alpaslan, “SLOW JOURNALISM: IS A RETURN TO THE ESSENCE OF JOURNALISM POSSIBLE?”, Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 213–232, Oct. 2025, doi: 10.31463/aicusbed.1606719.
ISNAD
Tokan Şenol, Feryade - Alpaslan, Bahtiyar Ahu. “SLOW JOURNALISM: IS A RETURN TO THE ESSENCE OF JOURNALISM POSSIBLE?”. Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 11/2 (October 1, 2025): 213-232. https://doi.org/10.31463/aicusbed.1606719.
JAMA
1.Tokan Şenol F, Alpaslan BA. SLOW JOURNALISM: IS A RETURN TO THE ESSENCE OF JOURNALISM POSSIBLE? Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2025;11:213–232.
MLA
Tokan Şenol, Feryade, and Bahtiyar Ahu Alpaslan. “SLOW JOURNALISM: IS A RETURN TO THE ESSENCE OF JOURNALISM POSSIBLE?”. Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 11, no. 2, Oct. 2025, pp. 213-32, doi:10.31463/aicusbed.1606719.
Vancouver
1.Feryade Tokan Şenol, Bahtiyar Ahu Alpaslan. SLOW JOURNALISM: IS A RETURN TO THE ESSENCE OF JOURNALISM POSSIBLE? Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2025 Oct. 1;11(2):213-32. doi:10.31463/aicusbed.1606719

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