Immersive Journalism: Changing Roles, Values and Norms

Year 2023, Volume: 10 Issue: 2, 963 - 980, 30.07.2023

Zuhal Demir

https://doi.org/10.17680/erciyesiletisim.1273437

Abstract

Immersive journalism, which was introduced to make the news interesting again for readers who have lost their trust and interest in the news, is an emotion-oriented journalism field that makes use of virtual reality technology. It is aimed to create a sense of presence in immersive journalism, which allows individuals to create empathy with the content they produce and to experience events 'as if they were there', and it is claimed that audience participation can be increased. The aim of this study, which deals with the basic features of the immersive journalism genre, the changing role of journalists and ethical norms, is to provide information about immersive journalism and to create a theoretical background for future research on the subject. The results obtained from the literature review show that journalistic roles in immersive journalism are realized within the framework of the diffusion model and infotainment journalism, while news values are limited to a few values that focus on dramatic issues. Another remarkable result obtained within the scope of the study was related to the intentions of journalists engaged in immersive journalism. In this new type of journalism, the intention of the content creators is very important. In line with what has been stated, it is necessary to give importance to the concept of emotional literacy in order to understand immersive journalism in a healthy way and to keep the negative aspects that this type of journalism has experienced or will experience at a minimum level.

Keywords

Immersive journalism, virtual reality, journalistic roles, news values, empathy

Sürükleyici Gazetecilik: Değişen Roller, Değerler ve Normlar

Abstract

Habere olan güvenini ve ilgisini yitirmiş okurlar için haberleri tekrar ilgi çekici hale getirmek amacıyla ortaya konulan sürükleyici gazetecilik, sanal gerçeklik teknolojisinden yararlanan duygu odaklı bir habercilik alanıdır. Ürettiği içeriklerle empati oluşturmasına ve bireylerin olayları ‘oradaymış gibi’ deneyimlemesine olanak tanıyan sürükleyici gazetecilikte bir mevcudiyet hissi yaşatmak hedeflenmekte ve böylece izleyici katılımının artırılabileceği ileri sürülmektedir. Sürükleyici gazetecilik türünün temel özellikleri, gazetecilerin değişen rolü ve etik normları konu edinen bu çalışmanın amacı, sürükleyici gazetecilik hakkında bilgi vermek ve konuyla ilgili yapılacak gelecek araştırmalar için teorik bir alt yapı oluşturmaktır. Literatür taraması ile elde edilen sonuçlar, sürükleyici gazetecilikte gazetecilik rollerinin yayıcı model ve bilgi-eğlence haberciliği çerçevesinde gerçekleştiğini, haber değerlerinin ise dramatik konulara ağırlık veren az sayıda değerle sınırlandığını göstermektedir. Çalışma kapsamında elde edilen bir diğer dikkat çekici sonuç ise sürükleyici gazetecilik yapan gazetecilerin niyetleriyle ilgili olmuştur. Bu yeni gazetecilik türünde içerik oluşturanların niyeti oldukça önem taşımaktadır. Belirtilenler doğrultusunda sürükleyici gazeteciliğin sağlıklı bir şekilde anlaşılabilmesi ve bu gazetecilik türünün yaşadığı/yaşayacağı olumsuz yönleri en düşük seviyede tutabilmek için duygusal okuryazarlık kavramına önem verilmesi gerekmektedir.

Keywords

Sürükleyici gazetecilik, sanal gerçeklik, gazetecilik rolleri, haber değerleri, empati

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