Abstract:

Technology has a dramatic impact on everything human. Relationships with lifestyle, culture and social units are formed almost entirely on the values imposed by technology. Today, in the first quarter of the 21st century, it is a phenomenon that is accepted that technological developments have changed human perception. The individual, the media content consumer, who is called the user instead of the reader, listener or viewer, becomes an important connection node in the social network. When this is the case, following and using technological developments and being involved in the digital communication process come to the fore in order to reach these new types of individuals in journalism practices. In this research, “immersive journalism”, which produces virtual reality (VR) news, which is a new journalism understanding, is discussed with the case study method. It is claimed that the physical space where the news story takes place is used as a message with the immersion technique in journalism practices where visual communication is much more valid. In this direction, Marshall McLuhan’s idea of “the tool is the message” is used. The findings show that some media organizations in Europe and North America are turning to a new form of journalism called “immersive journalism” in order to increase the power of the message by creating a sense of place in the news; It shows that the space used as a tool in this type of news is transformed into the message itself.

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