The Effects of Technological Developments on Journalism Practices:Drone Journalism in Turkey

Year 2019, Issue: 33, 119 - 139, 30.06.2019

Emrah Budak

https://doi.org/10.17829/turcom.510266

Cited By: 3

Abstract

The drones that breathe new life into the field of journalism by processing the images taken from the sky in the news rooms have become more common in journalism practice. Drones have the ability to record many images due to their location that conventional cameras can not capture.The drones which has established itself in the field of journalism worldwide, has also become gained prevalence in Turkey as a journalism practice. This study examined the development process of drone journalism in Turkey; what means the drone journalism for the news reporters and the use of drone journalism in news gathering. In this context the usage practice of drone journalism of national news agencies Anadolu Agency, Demirören News Agency and İhlas News Agency has been investigated. A structured interview has been conducted with the reporters using the drone in the news organizations and the relationship between the current situation of drone journalism and the future of journalism has been tried to be explained by the descriptive analysis method. According to the findings obtained from the study, the drone become more effective in Turkey’s news institutions and has been shown to provide a very positive contribution to the field of journalism. In addition to the positive contributions, the possibility of drone being able to raise problems in security and ethics is also emphasized.

Keywords

Drone, Drone Journalism, New Media, New Communication Technologies, Unmanned Air Vehicles

Teknolojik Gelişmelerin Habercilik Uygulamaları Üzerine Etkileri: Türkiye'de Drone Haberciliği

Abstract

  Gökyüzünden çekilen görüntülerin haber odalarında işlenmesiyle habercilik alanına yeni bir soluk getiren drone’lar, gazetecilik pratiğinde yaygın bir hale gelmektedir. Drone’lar bulunduğu konum nedeniyle geleneksel kameraların yakalayamayacağı birçok görüntüyü kaydedebilme olanağına sahiptir. Dünyada habercilik alanında kendisini kabul ettiren drone’lar Türkiye’de de bir gazetecilik uygulaması olarak yaygınlık kazanmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, drone haberciliğinin Türkiye’deki gelişim süreci incelenerek haber kuruluşlarındaki muhabirler için ifade ettiği anlam ve haber toplamadaki kullanımı araştırılmıştır. Çalışmada ulusal anlamdaki haber ajansları olan Anadolu Ajansı, Demirören Haber Ajansı, İhlas Haber Ajansı’nın habercilikte drone kullanım pratikleri incelenmiştir. Haber kuruluşlarında drone kullanan muhabirlerle yapılandırılmış görüşmeler yapılarak, betimsel analiz yöntemi neticesinde drone haberciliğinin günümüzdeki mevcut durumu ve gelecekte gazetecilikle ilişkisinin ne yönde olacağı ortaya konulmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu bağlamda elde edilen bulgularda drone’un Türkiye’de habercilik alanında günden güne ağırlığını artırdığı, habercilik alanında oldukça olumlu katkılar sağladığı görülmüştür. Olumlu katkılarının yanı sıra drone’un güvenlik ve etik gibi konularda problemler çıkarabileceği ihtimali üzerinde de durulmuştur.

Keywords

Drone, Drone haberciliği, Yeni Medya, Yeni iletişim teknolojileri, İnsansız Hava Araçları

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