Alternative Media in Contemporary Turkey : Sustainability, Activism, and Resistance

The transformations in alternative media, journalism and social protest in contemporary Turkey have largely occurred due to the upsurge in use of social media. Some of the most fervent users of social media in the world come from Turkey where forms of social media are frequently banned by the Turkish government. This book looks at the structural, economic and political reasons why the current media system fails urban educated young professionals in Turkey and led them to a month long resistance and protest through the use of social media during OccupyGezi movement. The book outlines the history of alternative media use and the ways in which it has become a tool for the critics of the neoliberal economic system in Turkey. The collection concentrates on social media use within social movements and applies interdisciplinary approaches and research methods, ranging from cinema and visual arts to sociology, political science, content analysis and ethnographic study. The transformations in alternative media, journalism and social protest in contemporary Turkey have largely occurred due to the upsurge in use of social media. Some of the most fervent users of social media in the world come from Turkey where forms of social media are frequently banned by the Turkish government. 0This book looks at the structural, economic and political reasons why the current media system fails urban educated young professionals in Turkey and led them to a month long resistance and protest through the use of social media during OccupyGezi movement. The book outlines the history of alternative media use and the ways in which it has become a tool for the critics of the neoliberal economic system in Turkey. The collection concentrates on social media use within social movements and applies interdisciplinary approaches and research methods, ranging from cinema and visual arts to sociology, political science, content analysis and ethnographic study Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Alternative Media in Contemporary Turkey Part I: Sustainability 1 The Diverging Trajectories of Alternative/Citizen Media in Turkey 2 The Activist Dimension of the Alternative Media and Sustainability 3 Politics of News Reception and Circulation in Turkish News Culture Part II: Activism 4 Citizen Journalism before and after the Gezi Park Protest 5 Citizen Journalism through Affective Statements on Twitter 6 Precarization and Insecurity in Turkey after the Coup Attempt Part III: Resistance 7 Social Movement Media and Affective Field 8 Communication as Political Action 9 Resisting through Images 10 Contemporary Feminist Media in Turkey Index About the Contributors "This book looks at the structural, economic and political reasons why the current media system fails urban educated young professionals in Turkey and led them to a month-long resistance and protest through the use of social media during OccupyGezi movement"-- Provided by publisher