TY - JOUR TT - WHAT DOES PERISCOPE OFFER TO PROFESSIONAL AND CITIZEN REPORTERS? A SAMPLE STUDY FROM TURKEY AU - Karadağ, Gökmen Hakan PY - 2017 DA - October Y2 - 2017 DO - 10.7456/10704100/016 JF - Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication JO - TOJDAC PB - Deniz YENGİN WT - DergiPark SN - 2146-5193 SP - 709 EP - 727 VL - 7 IS - 4 LA - en KW - traditional media KW - live broadcast KW - new media KW - live streaming KW - Periscope KW - citizen journalism KW - social media KW - old media format KW - new media format N2 - “Live from the scene” has always been a keyelement for the broadcast media in attracting large audiences. This attraction,referred to as the sense of being there or the aspect of immediacy, has alwaysled the broadcasting industry to embrace the latest technology. Digitaltechnology provides great opportunities regarding live from the scenecapabilities, not only for traditional media but also for new media. The term“live broadcast” in traditional media has been replaced by “live streaming” innew media. To date, the relationship of live streaming with concepts such ascitizen journalism, new media, alternative media have been subject to severalstudies. As a popular live streaming application, what does Periscope offer to citizenjournalism? What does Periscope mean for professional journalism? In thisstudy, considering the answers to these questions, a quantitative contentanalysis was conducted on live streamings of a sample composed of professionaland citizen reporters in Turkey which were streamed through Periscopeapplication in a one-month period and conclusions were drawn regarding thepotential that Periscope represents. 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