TURKEY's DIGITAL NEWS LANDSCAPE Polarization, Social
Cyber Governance and Digital Democracy 2020/03/EN May 2020 TURKEY’S DIGITAL NEWS LANDSCAPE Polarization, Social Media, And Emerging Trends Baris Kirdemir | EDAM Non Resident Fellow Cyber Governance and Digital Democracy 2020/03/EN TURKEY’S DIGITAL NEWS LANDSCAPE Polarization, Social Media, And Emerging Trends Baris Kirdemir | EDAM Non Resident Fellow INTRODUCTION Turkey enjoys rising Internet and social media use. The the ongoing digitalization for the journalism in Turkey remain nation’s digital media landscape has been rapidly emerging at the epicenter of the research effort. and evolving as online information sources increase in number. In tandem, conventional news outlets continue to The first section sets the stage by briefly surveying the decline, suggesting a drastic shift in the country’s information concepts of polarization, partisanship, how they relate to environment. The number of digital news sources has the policy effectiveness, and what has been discovered registered exponential growth since the last decade. Thus, by others about Turkey’s digital news environment in Turkey remains highly vulnerable to political polarization, connection with these phenomena. The second section disinformation, and social manipulation campaigns in its introduces the overall power and ownership consolidation in digital realm. the Turkish mainstream media, as well as the use, trust, and engagement metrics for the outlets which are active in the This study revolves around actors, interests, and political country’s digital news landscape. The final chapters present dynamics that shape the Turkish digital media ecosystem. a tailored study of the Turkish information environment Digital news, disinformation, political polarization, the during highly important political events.
[Show full text]