Comparative Analysis of News Articles Written by Artificial Intelligence and Journalists

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine, using quantitative content analysis, the differences that emerge when algorithms and journalists report on the same topics. In this context, the differences in news produced by algorithms and journalists were analyzed using quantitative data. The sample was determined using purposive sampling. The sample consists of 30 news articles generated by algorithms in English on the topics of sports, economics, weather, earthquakes, technology and forest fires and 30 news articles written by journalists in English on the same topics. The research included news texts, headlines, sources, numerical data and visuals related to the news in its analysis. The study found several quantitative differences between news generated by algorithms and news written by journalists. It was determined that journalists use more words and include more visual elements (photos, videos, etc.) when writing news texts and headlines compared to algorithms. Furthermore, journalists more frequently use numerical data when reporting on an event compared to algorithms.

Keywords

• Yapay Zekâ
• Algoritmalar
• Gazeteci
• Sentetik Haberler

Yapay Zekâ ve Gazeteciler Tarafından Yazılan Haberlerin Karşılaştırmalı Analizi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, algoritmaların ürettiği haberlerle gazeteciler tarafından yazılan aynı konuları ele alan haberleri nicel içerik analizi yöntemiyle incelemektir. Bu bağlamda, algoritmalar ve gazeteciler tarafından üretilen haberlerdeki farklılıklar, niceliksel veriler bağlamında analiz edilmiştir. Bu araştırmanın örneklemi, amaçlı örnekleme yöntemiyle belirlenmiştir. Algoritmalar tarafından İngilizce olarak üretilmiş spor, ekonomi, hava durumu, deprem, teknoloji ve orman yangını konulu 30 haber ile aynı konuları ele alan gazeteciler tarafından İngilizce olarak yazılmış 30 haber araştırma örneklemini oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma kapsamında haber metinleri, başlıklar, kaynaklar, sayısal ifadeler ve haberlerle ilgili görseller analiz birimine dahil edilmiştir. Araştırmayla algoritmalar tarafından üretilen haberlerle, gazetecilerin yazdığı haberler arasında birtakım niceliksel farklılıkların olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Gazetecilerin haber metni ve haber başlığı yazarken, algoritmalara kıyasla daha fazla kelime kullandığı, aynı zamanda algoritmalara kıyasla daha fazla görsel unsura (fotoğraf, video, vb.) yer verdiği tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca gazeteciler bir olayı haberleştirirken algoritmalara kıyasla sayısal verilere daha sık başvurmaktadır.

Keywords

• Yapay Zekâ
• Algoritmalar
• Gazeteci
• Sentetik Haberler

Supporting Institution

Destekleyen kurum bulunmamaktadır

Ethical Statement

Etik kurul raporuna ihtiyaç yoktur.

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