1. International Journalism on Online Journalism 2010 EXPLORING NEW JOURNALISTIC PLATFORMS:EXPERIENCES OF TURKISH JOURNALIST BLOGGERS Pınar Gurleyen (Simon Fraser University/Canada) Perrin Ogun Emre (Kadir Has University/Turkey)

2. International Journalism on Online Journalism 2010 -Journalism versus blogism- Gatekeeping Informal language Journalistic authority Objectivity Interactivity Personal narrative style Subjectivity Reader interaction

3. International Journalism on Online Journalism 2010 -Methodology- Semi-structured and in-depth interviews –4 face-to-face –4 e-mail –1 phone Sample-9 j-bloggers –7 from mainstream media –2 from academia

4. International Journalism on Online Journalism 2010 They have been questioned about… 1. Motivations to start a blog 2. The liberating potentials of blogs 3. Comparison between print and online newswork

5. International Journalism on Online Journalism 2010 -Findings- 1. Personal archive Use of extra news Interaction with readers 2. No editorial control enriched news 3. Participation Subjectivity-visibility Interactivity 2. The perception of responsibility 3. No user generated content

6. International Journalism on Online Journalism 2010 -Conclusion- Application of new tools to the old content J-bloggers identify themselves with their profession They exclude readers from the news making process They don’t use the liberating potentials of blog They continue gate-keeping and objectivity

7. International Journalism on Online Journalism 2010 THANK YOU! Pınar Gurleyen pga9@sfu.ca Perrin Ogun Emre perrinogun@gmail.com