Küresel Medya ve Teknoloji Şirketlerinin Sahiplik Yapıları ve Post-Truth Bağlamda Gerçekliğin Yeniden İnşası: İsrail Örneği

Abstract

Bu çalışmada küresel medya ekosisteminde içerik üreticisi ve dağıtıcısı olan şirketlerin sahiplik yapısı incelenecektir. Çalışmanın temel problematiğini; küresel ölçekteki medya ve teknoloji şirketlerinin sahiplik yapılarındaki tekelleşme eğilimini, bu şirketlerin İsrail ile kurumsal işbirliklerini ve şirketlerin Gazze Savaşı’na ilişkin reflekslerini post-truth kavramı etrafında değerlendirmek oluşturur. Araştırmada açık kaynak istihbaratı yöntem olarak kullanılmış ve nitel tasarım benimsenmiştir. Çalışmanın örneklemi, içerik üretimi ve dağıtımı konularında küresel ölçekte etkiye sahip olan medya ve teknoloji şirketleridir. Bu çerçevede, şirketlerin sahiplik bilgileri, kamuya açık kurumsal raporlar, şirket açıklamaları ve uluslararası basın arşivleri doküman incelemesiyle sistematik biçimde analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, küresel medya ve teknoloji ekosisteminde algoritmik dağıtım gücünün ve kurumsal yatırımcıların mülkiyet yapılarının gerçekliğin yeniden üretiminde belirleyici hale geldiğini, büyük teknoloji şirketleri ile İsrail arasındaki ekonomik ve ideolojik bağların ise içerik görünürlüğü ve editoryal süreçleri etkileyerek İsrail yanlısı anlatıların kurumsal düzeyde yeniden üretilmesini mümkün kıldığını ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

• Medya Sahipliği
• Medya ve Teknoloji Şirketleri
• Post-Truth
• Gazze Savaşı
• İsrail

Ownership Structures of Global Media and Technology Companies and the Reconstruction of Reality in the Post-Truth Era: The Case of Israel

Abstract

This study examines the ownership structures of companies that operate as content producers and distributors within the global media ecosystem. The central problematic of the research is to evaluate the monopolization tendencies in the ownership structures of global media and technology corporations, their institutional collaborations with Israel, and their corporate responses to the Gaza War within the framework of the post-truth paradigm. The study employs open-source intelligence (OSINT) as its methodological foundation and adopts a qualitative research design. The sample consists of media and technology companies that exert significant global influence on content production and distribution. In this context, ownership information was systematically analyzed through document review of publicly available corporate reports, company statements, and international press archives. The findings reveal that algorithmic distribution power and the ownership profiles of institutional investors have become decisive factors in the reproduction of reality within the global media and technology ecosystem. Moreover, the economic and ideological ties between major technology companies and Israel shape content visibility and editorial processes, thereby enabling the institutional reproduction of pro-Israeli narratives.

Keywords

• Media Ownership
• Media and Technology Companies
• Post-Truth
• Gaza War
• Israel

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