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Investigation of Podcast Listening Habits

Year 2021, Issue: 10, 43 - 62, 30.05.2021

Abstract

Internet-based technologies develop new communication models. Podcasts are one of the publishing examples of the digital age, which was born and developed in the digital environment. Podcasts, are a combination of sequential digital audio files available through subscription. Podcasts, emerged in the early 2000s and quickly became a global cultural phenomenon, offer

producers the opportunity to broadcast on the desired subject and the format, and redistribute them according to the requirements of the digital age. Podcasts also provide listeners with the freedom to choose the program they like, the freedom to create their own list, and the ability to listen on mobile.


In this study podcast listening habits are examined. After explaining the concept of podcast and its development processes, the differences of podcast and radio broadcasts are discussed. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 11 people, including two podcast publishers, who listen to a podcast broadcast every day. In the study, it is aimed to learn the motivation of listening to podcasts with the podcast listeners selected as a study group. The listening habits of the listeners, the features they look for in podcasts and their platform
preferences are examined. Podcasts, which are widely followed in the USA and Europe, progress relatively slowly in Turkey. Participants prefer listening to informative and fun content as long as they are sincere and fluent. In addition, the participants state that they are not annoyed by the advertisements as long as they are at the beginning and at the end without interrupting the broadcast. With the data obtained from the results of this research, suggestions have been made to increase the number of listeners and broadcasters.

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  • Lundström, M. ve Lundström, T.P. (2021). Podcast ethnography. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 24(3), 289-299. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2020.1778221
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  • Oxford English Dictionary, (March, 2004). Podcast. https://www.oed.com/viewdictionaryentry/Entry/273003.
  • Pot, J. (2013, August 23). The evolution of the podcast- how a medium was born. Make of Use. https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-evolution-of-the-podcast-how-a-medium-was-born-geek-history/.
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  • Sharon, T. ve John, N. A. (2019). Imagining an ideal podcast listener. Popular Communication The International Journal of Media and Culture, 17(4), 333-347. https://doi.org/10.1080/15405702.2019.1610175
  • Spinelli, M. ve Dann, L. (2019). Podcasting: The audio media revolution. Bloomsbury Publishing.
  • Thoma B., Goerzen S., Horeczko T., Roland D., Tagg A., Chan TM., Bruijns S., Riddell J.; METRIQ Podcast Study Collaborators (2019). An international, interprofessional investigation of the self-reported podcast listening habits of emergency clinicians: A METRIQ Study. CJEM, Jan; 22(1):112-117. https://doi.org/10.1017/cem.2019.427
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  • Tufan, F. (2020). Podcasting trends of radio stations in Turkey. İçinde A. Akkor Gül, Y. D. Ertürk ve P. Elmer (Eds.), Digital transformation in media & society (ss. 63-81). Istanbul Universty Press.
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Podcast Dinleme Alışkanlıkları Üzerine Bir İnceleme

Year 2021, Issue: 10, 43 - 62, 30.05.2021

Abstract

Geleneksel yayıncılıktan ilham alan birçok yayın formatı ve aracının dijitalleşmesi ile birlikte yeni yayın modelleri ortaya çıkmaktadır. Dijital ortamda doğan ve gelişme gösteren sayısal çağın yayıncılık örneklerinden biri de podcastlerdir. Abonelik yoluyla edinilebilir, sıralı dijital ses dosyalarının bileşimi olan, 2000’li yılların başında ortaya çıkan ve hızla küresel bir kültürel fenomen haline gelen podcastler yapımcılara istediği konu hakkında ve istediği formatta yayın yapabilme, dijital çağın gerekliliklerine göre yeniden dağıtma imkânı sunmaktadır. Podcastler, dinleyicilere de beğendikleri programı seçme, kendi listesini oluşturma özgürlüğü ve mobil dinleme olanağı ile öznel bir deneyim sağlamaktadır. Podcast dinleme alışkanlıklarının incelendiği bu çalışmada, podcast kavramı ve gelişim süreçleri anlatıldıktan sonra podcast ve radyo yayınlarının farklılıkları ele alınmıştır. Çalışmada her gün bir podcast yayını dinleyen ve aralarında iki podcast  yayıncısının da olduğu 11 kişi ile yarı yapılandırılmış derinlemesine görüşme gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma doğrultusunda çalışma grubu olarak seçilen podcast dinleyicileriyle podcast dinleme motivasyonlarının öğrenilmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Dinleyicilerin podcast dinleme alışkanlıkları, podcastlerde aradıkları özellikler ve platform tercihleri irdelenmektedir. ABD ve Avrupa’da yaygın
olarak takip edilen podcastler, Türkiye’de görece daha yavaş ilerleme göstermektedir. Katılımcılar, podcast içeriklerinin eğlenceli ve bilgilendirici olmasına, samimi bir dille ve akıcı şekilde işlenmesine önem vermektedir. Ayrıca, reklamların yayını bölmeyecek şekilde başta ve sonda kullanılması durumunda dinleyicilerin reklamlardan rahatsız olmadıkları da saptanmıştır. Bu araştırmanın sonuçlarından elde edilen verilerle dinleyici ve yayıncı sayılarının arttırılması için önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

References

  • Advertisecast. (2021, Mayıs 1). Podcast Advertising rates 2021. https://www.advertisecast.com/podcast-advertising-rates.
  • Akgül, İ. (2020, Aralık). Podcast yapmaya başlamaktan neden çekiniyoruz?. T24. https://t24.com.tr/yazarlar/ilkan-akgul/podcast-yapmaya-baslamaktan-neden-cekiniyoruz,28937.
  • Almeida-Aguiar, C. ve Carvalho, A. A. (2016). Exploring podcasting in heredity and evolution teaching. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 44(5), 429-432. https://doi.org/10.1002/bmb.20965
  • Ashton-Hay, S. ve Brookes, D. (2011). Here’s a story: using student podcasts to raise awareness of language learning strategies. English Australia Journal, 26(2), 15-27.
  • Berry, R. (2006). Will the iPod kill the radio star? Profiling podcasting as radio. Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, 12(2), 143-162. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856506066522
  • Berry, R. (2016), Part of the establishment: reflecting on 10 years of podcasting as an audio medium. Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, 22 (6), 661–671. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856516632105
  • Birsen, Ö. (2021). Yeni sesli kültür: podcast. Töz Yayınları.
  • Budak, E. (2021). Dijital haberciliğe farklı bir bakış: podcast yayınları. Gümüşhane Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Elektronik Dergisi, 9(1), 373-398. https://doi.org/10.19145/e-gifder.826706
  • Edison Research (2020, Aralık 8). Super listeners 2020. https://www.edisonresearch.com/super-listeners-2020/.
  • Edison Research (2021, March 11). The infinite dial, https://www.edisonresearch.com/the-infinite-dial-2021-2/.
  • Hammersly, B. (2004, February 12). Audible revolution. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/feb/12/broadcasting.digitalmedia.
  • Horner, B. (2019). The new aural actuality: an exploration of music, sound and meaning in the composed feature documentary podcast. [Yayımlanmamış doktora tezi]. Canterbury Christ Church University.
  • Işık, A. H., Özkaraca, O. ve Güler, İ. (2011, 2-4 Şubat). Mobil Öğrenme ve Podcast. [Konferans sunumu özeti]. XIII. Akademik Bilişim Konferansı Bildirileri, Malatya, Türkiye.
  • İbrişim, A. (2019a, Haziran 10). Türkiye’de podcast sektörünün geleceği. Digitalge. https://digitalage.com.tr/turkiyede-podcast-sektorunun-gelecegi/.
  • İbrişim, A. (2019b, Haziran 10). Türkiye’de podcast sektörünün geleceği. Digitalge. https://digitalage.com.tr/turkiyede-podcast-sektorunun-gelecegi/.
  • İbrişim, A. (2020, Kasım 11). Spotify, Megaphone’u satın aldı. Podfresh Daily. http://podiolab.com/2020/11/11/podfresh-daily-77-spotify-megaphoneu-satin-aldi/.
  • Kutlu, T. Ö. (2020). Sosyal medya ve yeni yayıncılık formları: Türkiye’de podcast yayıncılığının gelişimi. İçinde Ali Emre Dingin (Der.), Disiplinlerarası yaklaşımla sosyal medya. (ss. 213-240). Literatürk Academia.
  • Lundström, M. ve Lundström, T.P. (2021). Podcast ethnography. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 24(3), 289-299. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2020.1778221
  • MacLennan, A. F. (2018). Radio research over time and across platforms as the journal of radio & audio media starts its twenty-fifth year. Journal of Radio & Audio Media, 25(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1080/19376529.2018.1442658
  • Madsen, V. (2009). Voices-cast: a report on the new audiosphere of podcasting with specific insights for public broadcasters, Paper presented at ANZCA09 Communication, Creativity, and Global Citizenship Conference. Brisbane, Australia.
  • McClung, S. ve Johnson, K. (2010). Examining the motives of podcast users. Journal of Radio & Audio Media, 17(1), 82-95. https://doi.org/10.1080/19376521003719391
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  • Menduni, E. (2007). Four steps in innovative radio broadcasting: From QuickTime to podcasting. The Radio Journal-International Studies in Broadcast and Audio Media, 5, 9-18. https://doi.org/10.1386/rajo.5.1.9_1
  • Newman, N. ve Gallo, N. (2019). News Podcasts and The Opportunities For Publishers. Digital News Publications. https://www.digitalnewsreport.org/publications/2019/news-podcasts-opportunities-publishers/.
  • Oxford English Dictionary, (March, 2004). Podcast. https://www.oed.com/viewdictionaryentry/Entry/273003.
  • Pot, J. (2013, August 23). The evolution of the podcast- how a medium was born. Make of Use. https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-evolution-of-the-podcast-how-a-medium-was-born-geek-history/.
  • Rosell-Aguilar, F. (2007). Top of the pods: in search of a podcasting ‘podagogy’ for language learning. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 20(5), 471–492. https://doi.org/10.1080/09588220701746047
  • Rowles D. ve Rogers C. (2020). Podcast yayıncılığı ve pazarlama (Z. E. Polat, Çev.). The Kitap. (Orijinal basım tarihi 2019).
  • Sharon, T. ve John, N. A. (2019). Imagining an ideal podcast listener. Popular Communication The International Journal of Media and Culture, 17(4), 333-347. https://doi.org/10.1080/15405702.2019.1610175
  • Spinelli, M. ve Dann, L. (2019). Podcasting: The audio media revolution. Bloomsbury Publishing.
  • Thoma B., Goerzen S., Horeczko T., Roland D., Tagg A., Chan TM., Bruijns S., Riddell J.; METRIQ Podcast Study Collaborators (2019). An international, interprofessional investigation of the self-reported podcast listening habits of emergency clinicians: A METRIQ Study. CJEM, Jan; 22(1):112-117. https://doi.org/10.1017/cem.2019.427
  • Thorne, S.L. ve Payne, J. S. (2005). Evolutionary trajectories, internetmediated expression, and language education. CALICO, 22(3), 371–397
  • Tufan, F. (2020). Podcasting trends of radio stations in Turkey. İçinde A. Akkor Gül, Y. D. Ertürk ve P. Elmer (Eds.), Digital transformation in media & society (ss. 63-81). Istanbul Universty Press.
  • Winn, R. (2020, Nisan 19). Podcast yayınlayarak para kazanmanın 11 yolu. NewsLab Turkey, https://www.newslabturkey.org/podcast-yayinlayarak-para-kazanmanin-11-yolu/.
  • Wrather, K. (2019). Writing radio history as it happens: The challenges and opportunities of collecting podcast histories, Journal of Radio & Audio Media, 26(1), 143-146. https://doi.org/10.1080/19376529.2019.1564990
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Primary Language Turkish
Journal Section Research Articles
Authors

Açelya Kaynar

Publication Date May 30, 2021
Submission Date February 2, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2021 Issue: 10

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APA Kaynar, A. (2021). Podcast Dinleme Alışkanlıkları Üzerine Bir İnceleme. Yeni Medya, 2021(10), 43-62.