Online journalism in Southern East Europe

Yıl 2011, Cilt: 2 Sayı: 3, 1 - 15, 01.04.2011

Osman Köroğlu Özhan Tıngöy

https://doi.org/10.5824/1309-1581.2011.2.004.x

Öz

Media may direct individual or society towards some ideas and actions. Technologic convergence moved broadcasting and publishing into digital media. This study analyzes design characteristics and contents of news web sites in Southern East Europe. Thus, contributions to positive and negative efforts in the context of social cohesion and separation efforts investigated. Some of analyzed features of news sites are medium profile, user profile, membership, news topics, multimedia usage, usage of social media, multi-lingual publishing/broadcasting.

Anahtar Kelimeler

New media, Southern East Europe, news site, online content, multimedia.

Güney Doğu Avrupa’da Çevrimiçi Gazetecilik

Öz

İletişim ortamları, birey ve toplumu etkileyip, bazı fikir ve eylemlere yönlendirebilir. Teknolojik yakınsama, yayıncılığı sayısal ortama taşımıştır. Bu çalışma Güney Doğu Avrupa’daki haber sitelerinin tasarım ve içeriklerini incelemektedir. Böylece haber sitelerinin toplumsal birleşme ve ayrışma bağlamındaki çabalara katkıları araştırılmaktadır. Haber sitelerinde incelenen bazı özellikler şunlardır: Yayın profili, hedeflenen kullanıcı profili, üyelik, haber konuları, çoklu ortam kullanımı ve tarzı, sosyal medya kullanımı, çok dilli yayıncılık.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Yeni iletişim ortamları, Güney Doğu Avrupa, haber sitesi, çevrimiçi içerik, çoklu ortam.

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