Use of generative AI in news production in Türkiye: ‘A threat or an opportunity?’

Year 2025, Issue: 68, 36 - 53, 27.06.2025

Gülden Demir , Melek Kılıçgedik

https://doi.org/10.26650/CONNECTIST2025-1650211

Abstract

This article examines journalists’ perspectives on the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in their journalism practices in Türkiye. This study analyzes the integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence tools in Turkish newsrooms, explores journalists’ attitudes toward these technologies, and investigates the ethical dilemmas and their impact on journalism practices and the news production process. Data from in-depth interviews with 26 journalists from various media organiza tions in Türkiye were analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings indicate that although Generative Artificial Intelligence tools save considerable time on journalism tasks such as translation, summarization, and fact-checking, they have not significantly reduced journalists’ overall workload. Additionally, the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence tools in reporting on sensitive, complex issues (e.g. foreign news, women’s and children’s rights) raises serious ethical concerns, particularly regarding bias in news coverage. It also seems that Generative Artificial Intelligence tools are failing to replace the essential human qualities of emotion, empathy, and contextual understanding that journalists bring to their work. Finally, the Integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence into journalism is viewed both as an opportunity and a threat to various journalistic roles, such as online journalism and editing, yet it is perceived as inevitable in the journalism profession, much like in many other fields.

Keywords

Artificial intelligence , generative artificial intelligence tools , journalism , newsrooms , news production

Türkiye’de haber üretiminde üretken yapay zekâ kullanımı: ‘Tehdit mi yoksa fırsat mı?’

Abstract

Bu makale, Türkiye’de gazetecilerin gazetecilik uygulamalarında üretken Yapay Zeka kullanımına ilişkin bakış açılarını incelemektedir. Araştırma, Türkiye’deki haber odalarında üretken Yapay Zeka araçlarının entegrasyonunu analiz etmeyi, gazetecilerin bu teknolojilere yönelik tutumlarını keşfetmeyi ve gazetecilik uygulamaları ile haber üretim sürecindeki etik ikilemleri ve etkileri incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu çalışmada, Türkiye’deki çeşitli medya kuruluşlarından 26 gazeteci ile yapılan derinlemesine görüşmelerden elde edilen veriler tematik analiz yöntemiyle incelenmiştir. Araştırma bulgularına göre, üretken Yapay Zeka araçları tercüme, özetleme ve teyit gibi gazetecilik pratiklerinde önemli ölçüde zaman tasarrufu sağlasa da, gazetecilerin genel iş yüklerinde anlamlı bir azalma yaşanmamıştır. Ayrıca, üretke Yapay Zeka araçlarının duyarlı ve karmaşık konularda (örneğin, dış haberler, kadın ve çocuk hakları gibi) haber raporlama süreçlerinde kullanılması, özel likle haber kapsamındaki önyargılarla ilgili ciddi etik sorunlar ortaya çıkarmaktadır. Ayrıca, üretken Yapay Zeka araçlarının gazetecilerin işine kattığı duygu, empati ve bağlamı anlama gibi temel insan niteliklerini yerine getirmede yetersiz kaldığı görülmektedir. Sonuç olarak, üretken Yapay Zeka’nın gazeteciliğe entegrasyonu, hem bir fırsat hem de internet gazeteciliği, editör gibi çeşitli gazetecilik rollerinde bir tehdit olarak görülmekle birlikte, diğer birçok meslek gibi gazetecilik mesleğinde de kaçınılmaz olarak algılanmaktadır.

Keywords

Yapay zekâ , üretken yapay zekâ araçları , gazetecilik , haber odaları , haber üretimi

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