Google Bard explains “How is AI affecting revenue models in the media industry?”

A journalism student from a different university asked me questions and expected written answers for his graduation thesis. I told him if I answered all these questions in a written form, I would write an essay about it. Sometimes, I receive questionnaires like this, which demand a significant amount of time. Hopefully, he will interview … Read more

Haaretz (@haaretzcom) under attack

The right-wing political establishment threatens the pride of Israeli journalism, Haaretz. I find it a bit strange that the Israeli state has relied on crude misinformation and a few sane voices are under attack. Well, it is such a familiar story…

Government to abuse “disinformation” to arrest journalists

This was an expected outcome of the so-called disinformation law. I still believe that the government had enough in its arsenal to imprison the journalists without this law. However, it streamlines the process. Using a popular and anxiety-causing term/ pretext to criminalize and sentence people without much friction. It was not the first time disinformation … Read more

A repository of fact-checked and social media data on 2023 Israel–Hamas war

This GitHub repository corresponds to the dataset used for our research article titled Dataset for 2023 Israel–Hamas war. The repository contains fact-checked articles and social media posts about the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. The data is extracted through the AMUSED framework. The data is collected from 52 fact-checking websites in 26 languages. The sources used in this dataset (whose article count is more … Read more

MLSA Report released: “Journalism in Turkey”

MLSA has released the “Journalism in Turkey” report prepared within the scope of the “Action Plan on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity”. You can find the full report and further details here: https://mlsaturkey.com/images/2023/07/05/gazeteciler%20guvende%20hissetmiyor.pdf   📌46/57 journalists indicated to have been physically attacked or threatened within the past five years. The rate of … Read more

Archiving the Work of Murdered Journalists…

The Delicate Race to Archive the Work of Murdered Journalists—Before It Disappears 157 journalists have been murdered in Mexico since 2000. Many ran self-funded blogs, websites, and Facebook pages. BY ALEJANDRA IBARRA CHAOUL JUNE 26, 202311:30 AM Summarized by Merlin app: Mexico is one of the deadliest countries for reporters in the world: Between 2000 and … Read more

2022 State of the Fact-Checkers Report released. Meta remains the biggest funding source

I wonder what happens when Meta cuts the funds, which is likely. Fact-checking organizations ramped up their budgets and diversified their focus in 2022, according to a new report that surveyed 93 verified signatories of the International Fact-Checking Network at Poynter. The 2022 State of the Fact-Checkers Report by the IFCN underscores a critical shift in budgets, … Read more

Sinan Aygül (@sinanaygul) becomes the first journalist victim of ‘disinformation law’

Türkiye sentences a journalist under ‘disinformation law’ for first time Bianet :: English Aygül (m) reading out a statement outside of the courthouse. Journalist Sinan Ayül has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for “spreading disinformation,” becoming the first journalist to be sentenced under the “disinformation law” enacted in October. ☑ #Turkey's new disinformation … Read more

Rulers more interested in saving the image- more than 300 sites along with the popular Ekşi Sözlük banned

The Turkish government creates another hero. Ekşi Sözlük has long left caring about the users. Most of its early community features disappeared recently. It is a very commercial site but still on the opposition side, and some Aktrolls consistently targeted the site despite increasing concessions. The ban will probably last for a while, but I … Read more

The State of Data Journalism Survey 2022 released

The second edition of The State of Data Journalism Survey results is now public! Explore the insights from the largest data journalism survey of the year. We covered the industry’s demographics, skills, tools, and work practices, and the impact of the Russia-Ukraine War and the Covid-19 pandemic on the field. The 2022 edition also marks an important … Read more

#Election2023- The main opposition alliance unveils its government program

Nation Alliance unveils comprehensive gov’t program with 2,000 specific objectives The six-party Nation Alliance has unveiled its ambitious and comprehensive government program covering nine major areas, 75 subtitles with more than 2,000 targets to overhaul the governance system, economic policies, foreign policy, education and social policies for placing Türkiye into the league of high-income countries … Read more

My new publication: A report on Metaverse and Journalism (in Turkish)

I have been thinking and reading about Metaverse recently, and this is a piece on its encounters with journalism. Here is the link to download the report.

A report: ‘A Look At the 20 Years of Media Freedom [in Turkey]

‘A Look At the 20 Years of Media Freedom’ report published Bianet :: English  Assoc. Prof. Ulaş Karan has written an evaluation report titled “A Look At the 20 Years of Media Freedom” regarding the Media Monitoring Reports published by bianet/IPS Communication Foundation. The English version of the report has been published. Click to read … Read more

Turkey criminalizes disinformation and the political authorities will decide what disinformation is

I think this is a classic pattern of censorship. Türkiye’s new ‘disinformation law’ explained Bianet :: English Internet news portals and journalists working for them are now subject to the Press Law. “Spreading disinformation” is Turkey Allows Jail Terms for What It Deems ‘Fake News’ NYT > Turkey by Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur Rights … Read more

Erkan at a @Newslaundry Panel

I was honored to be a panelist among with two successful journalists from Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Reporting on the State Why it’s important for the media to report on issues the state tries to suppress. Press freedom is a pressing concern across the world today. There is hardly a country where state or non-state … Read more