AYŞEGÜL AKAYDIN AYDIN

Comparative Analyses between Mainstream and Alternative Media in Turkey on Climate Crises

Abstract

The transformation of the media in Turkey began in the 1990s with global neoliberal policies. This led to changes in the ownership structure of the media and brought about ideological and structural differences in news discourse. However, with the widespread use of new media in journalism, new platforms have been discovered. These platforms, called alternative media, constitute a resource for journalists who have difficulty making their voices heard in the mainstream media. On the other hand, issues that cannot be discussed in the mainstream media find more coverage in alternative media. The climate issue receives more coverage in alternative media. Based on this premise, this study analyzes the coverage of the climate crisis by alternative and mainstream media in Turkey. The news on the landslide accident that occurred in İliç district of Erzincan on February 13, 2024 was analyzed in both mainstream and alternative media through discourse analysis method.

Biography

Ayşegül Akaydın Aydın, Assoc. Prof., studied Television Journalism (B.A) in Istanbul Bilgi University and Media Management (M.A.) in Marmara University. She got her PhD degree from Radio-TV Cinema department in Istanbul University. She worked as research assistant in Istanbul Bilgi University between 2009-2017. She has been working as associate professor at İstanbul Aydin University, Journalism department, Faculty of Communication. She also has been working at Istanbul Bilgi University New Media department as a part time lecturer. Akaydin also lectured at Klaipeda University in Lithuania with Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Programme and she participated in summer academy programme at Thessaloniki International Media Academy both in 2019. She has published numerous articles in toptier academic journals.