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Twitter is one of the most important social media networks. Today, most sports journalists actively use Twitter. The fact that Twitter has become a major messenger for journalists has led to some transformations in the news field. This study was done to identify the transformations that Twitter has caused in terms of sports news and sports journalism. A field study was conducted to identify Twitter users’ usage habits. A survey form consisting of a total of 33 questions has been prepared to measure sports journalists’ Twitter usage habits. In the preliminary review, 105 surveys were thought to be suitable for analysis. The data collected in the survey were collected with a face-to-face interview technique with 105 sports journalists working in sports newspapers. The data obtained was analyzed using a statistical program in the electronic environment. The survey was conducted using face-to-face meeting technique between 1-31 August 2018. In order to determine the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants, the Frequency Analysis, the Factor Analysis, the Single-Right Variance Analysis (ANOVA) test, was implemented to show the meaning of the relationship between the substances, in order to ensure the understanding of the substances that are believed to have a relationship between them. In view of the findings, sports journalists who participated in the survey stated that they used Twitter "to reach more people" (X = 4.18). Sports journalists don’t think Twitter will make themselves “a better journalist” (X = 2.48). In parallel with this conclusion, sports journalists pointed out that they see Twitter as an important tool to reach people (X = 7.46).