Özet:

Developments in communication technologies bring some changes in the field of journalism. In this direction, technological developments not only transform existing journalism practices, but also reveal new types of journalism. Introduced as a new type of journalism, podcast broadcasts, are becoming increasingly common today, and quality journalism examples are presented through broadcasts. More research is needed on the way of performing podcast journalism, a quite new field of journalism in Turkey, its contribution to the field, its place in the journalism economy, and its future. This study, intending to deal with the quality of podcast broadcasts and their relationship with journalism, aims to map the field of podcast journalism in Turkey by making structured interviews with broadcasters who do journalism with podcast broadcasts. In the study, structured interviews with podcast publishers in organizations such as Açık Radyo, Aposto News, Medyapod, Dünya Podcast, Medyascope, TRT, Anadolu Ajansı, and Kısa Dalga are analyzed by descriptive analysis method and the data obtained are revealed. With the data obtained in the study, it is determined that podcast broadcasting offers alternative broadcasting to the mainstream media by providing convenience in terms of access to journalism and a cheap and free journalism opportunity for broadcasters. While it is observed that podcast journalism has just become widespread in Turkey, it is asserted that this originates from the lack of podcast knowledge, the absence of a clear profile of listeners, and the insufficiency of earnings obtained from podcast journalism. Thus, it is considered that the income generated through podcast journalism is lower in Turkey than in the US and Europe; however, it is reported that it is open to improvement.