Abstract:

In this study, it was emphasized how the media industry would be in the position of the fourth industrial revolution and how it will change, especially considering the new communication methods of machines with each other and the new methods that people can use in order to get information and follow the process in this frame. Considering that Industry 4.0 will lead to innovations in many areas of our daily life, especially in the manufacturing and service sectors, there will also be significant changes in the media sector; it is expected that technology will make a significant progress. In this framework, the transfer of innovations brought forth by the fourth industrial revolution towards people, the prevention of information pollution and the restructuring of the media sector in the most efficient way, it is analyzed what needs to be done and what needs to be done so that the media industry can adapt to the new digital world. It is recommended that data journalism works should be carried out in order to select the type of data that is true and which can be accepted as source of news during the Industry 4.0 period where there will be an abundance of information. At the same time, along with data journalism, the reader is expected to be involved in the news-making process. The design of artificial intelligence for the journalism sector is seen as another important step that should be taken in the process of adaptation of the media to Industry 4.0. The use of artificial intelligence in the media, Industry 4.0 personalized production criteria will open the way to be interpreted as personal news in the media. In addition, in order to train the qualified workforce to be employed in the technical infrastructure to be offered by Industry 4.0, change in education policy, especially in communication faculties, should be initiated. Media literacy and the introduction of new media courses, the use of modern media tools and the transformation of higher education institutions will be useful. In the study, the changes in both print and visual media are examined, examples from the developments in the sector and where the Turkish and world media are in the process are discussed. As a method of working; literature review, case study and editing methods are used together.

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