Abstract:

In this study, in the framework of the agenda theory, the role of social media in determining the traditional media agenda in Turkey has been studied. In the study, the main newspapers of the three most watched national television channels published in January and February of 2013 in Turkey and the first pages of the three most read newspapers were studied by the method of quantum content analysis and the use of social media content in this sample. The study found that social media did not find enough space in the first pages of the main news newspapers and newspapers, that social media content was often used to add entertainment to the news rather than serious issues, and that this content was used to support the events that have an important place in the agenda and news value with visual support. As a result, the study was seen as a field where the social media did not determine the traditional media agenda, the agenda determined by the traditional media was discussed.

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