KAZAKİSTAN'DA YENİ MEDYA, BLOGLAR VE GAZETECİLİK

Year 2021, Issue: 6, 79 - 92, 09.12.2021

Zakir Avşar

https://doi.org/10.54722/iletisimvediplomasi.1001251

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Bu çalışma yeni medya teknolojilerinin ve blog faaliyetlerinin Kazakistan’daki gazetecilik pratiğinde sahip olduğu yeri incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Yeni medya ifadesindeki yeni kelimesinin yaptığı çağrışımın aksine, yeni medya araçları insan yaşamına gireli yirmi yıldan uzun bir süre olmuştur. Bu görece uzun zaman dilimi içerisinde yeni medya araçları çeşitli merhalelerden geçerek gelişmeye devam etmiştir. Bu bağlamda 1990’ların sonlarından itibaren tüm dünyada blog faaliyetlerine olanak tanıyan web siteleri ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu çalışma öncelikle Kazakistan’da blog faaliyetlerinin ortaya çıkışı ve gelişimine dair genel bir çerçeve çizmektedir. Daha sonra Kazak blog evreni ile Kazak gazetecilerin mesleki yaşamı arasındaki yakın ilişki incelenecektir. Kazak bloglarıyla ilgili yapılan genel değerlendirme blogların Kazakistan’da hobilerden profesyonel yaşama kadar pek çok alanda kullanıcı katılımına olanak tanıyan sosyal alanlar olduğunu göstermektedir. Kazak gazeteciler blog ve mikroblog platformlarını küresel eğilimlere de uygun olarak mesleki yaşamlarına entegre etmektedir. Kazak gazeteciler düzenli olarak blog yazıları okumakta ve neredeyse yarısı çeşitli bloglarda sosyopolitik tartışmalarda yer almaktadır. Bloglar Kazak gazetecileri için yeni iletişim kanallarını, yeni gazetecilik tarzlarını ve yeni bir ifade alanını beraberinde getirmiştir. Diğer yandan Kazakistan’da kitle iletişim araçları ve internet hakkındaki mevzuat ifade özgürlüğüyle ilgili kaygılar uyandırmaktadır. Bununla birlikte Kazak blog yazarlarının ifade özgürlüğü alanını genişletmek üzere ümit vaat eden gelişmeler de yaşanmaktadır.

Keywords

yeni medya, blog, mikroblog, Kazakistan, gazetecilik

NEW MEDIA, BLOGS, AND JOURNALISM IN KAZAKHSTAN

Abstract

This study aims to examine the place of new media technologies and blogging activities in journalism practice in Kazakhstan. New media tools have had a place in our lives for more than twenty years, contrary to what the adjective new implies. In this relatively long period, new media tools continued to develop by going through various stages. In this context, classical websites have developed to allow blogging activities all over the world since the late 90s. This study aims to provide a general framework for the emergence and development of blogging activities in Kazakhstan. Then, the close relationship between the blogosphere and Kazakh journalists’ professional life will be evaluated. A general evaluation of Kazakh blogosphere reveals that blogs are social spaces that allow user participation in many areas, from hobbies to professional life in Kazakhstan. Kazakh journalists also integrate blogs and microblogs into their professional lives in parallel to global trends. They regularly read blogs, and almost half of them take part in sociopolitical discussions on several blogs. Blogs created new channels of communication, new journalism styles, and new areas of expression for Kazakh journalists. On the other hand, regulations on mass media and the internet in Kazakhstan raise some concerns about the freedom of expression. However, there are also promising developments to broaden the freedom of expression for Kazakh bloggers.

Keywords

new media, blog, microblog, Kazakhstan, journalism

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