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In this study, narrative journalism is discussed in the context of slow journalism, which has a substantial presence in journalism today. With the proliferation of digital channels, especially since the twentieth century, the concern about being fast in journalism has grown. This situation has caused a quality issue in the news. In such an environment, the slow journalism style, which provides examples of news narratives that add depth to the news and aim to immerse the reader in the news, is becoming increasingly popular around the world. Narrative journalism is not a new journalism genre. So much so that news texts from the 17^th and 18^th centuries resemble fictional stories in structure and style. It is also known that in the 19^th century, journalists combined components of literature and journalism while preparing news. This style of journalism dates back to the mid-nineteenth century in the United States. The desire for objectivity was pioneered by specialization in the journalism profession in the early 20^th century. The news narrative style has been replaced by the neutral and objectively characterized non-chronological inverted pyramid rule. However, narrative journalism reached a new peak in the United States in the second half of the 20^th century. This style, which refers to the literary narrative style and is gaining popularity in Europe, allows the reader to immerse themselves in the news story and be dragged along with it. In this study, the news titled "Dinner with Proust: how Alzheimer's caregivers are pulled into their patients' worlds" published in The Guardian newspaper was analyzed in the context of text analysis in order to examine narrative journalism. The analysis reveals that the analyzed news was written over time, focusing on the emotions of the characters rather than the events, making the reader curious, and with a structure based on the author's point of view. This approach is indicative of narrative journalism. This style contrasts with news articles written in an inverted pyramid structure, as well as traditional journalistic conventions of neutrality and distance. Readers could have a truly immersive reading experience this way. Readers have the opportunity to get to know the characters in the story and could identify with them as a result of understanding their emotions and thoughts. According to these assessments, the narrative journalism style that immerse the readers in the stories will become more popular in the world in the near future.

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