CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Soyler, Duygu |
|---|---|
| Title | Being A Dissident Journalist In Turkey: Old and New Challenges |
| Summary | This thesis aims to explore the methods of suppression that critical journalists face in contemporary Turkey as well as journalists’ reactions to the increasing levels of suppression. With this aim, in-depth interviews were conducted with journalists working in one of the few remaining independent critical outlets in Turkey. The findings indicate that the new regime in Turkey employs both old and new tools of suppression in order to control the media and manipulate the information. As a result, major critical outlets are financially weakened, demoralized, and discredited, instead of being totally abolished. Trying to survive in an ever-dwindling space, critical journalists develop new strategies such as using more careful and moderate language, having legal consultations before publishing some stories, and verified information instead of opinion. The analysis also reveals the change in journalists’ perception of their roles, motivations, and future visions in the face of the new authoritarian regime. |
| Supervisor | Lup, Oana |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/soyler_duygu.pdf |
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