Worsening safety conditions for women journalists in Turkey's alternative news media
UNESCO is the lead UN Agency for promoting freedom of expression and safety of journalists as part of its mandate to “promote the free flow of ideas by word and image”.
Barış Çoban
Professor of media studies, head of communication sciences department at Dogus University, Istanbul, Turkey
Safety of citizen journalists safety of activist journalists safety of environmental/climate journalists safety threats and safeguards alternative journalism surveillance of journalists
My research deals with different problems of journalistic security in Turkey with a critical approach and multidimensionally. I focus on security issues and solutions in the context of different journalism practices.
Definition of journalists' safety
Safety is a multifaceted subject including national and international legal order and institutions such as the United Nations (UN), European Union (EU), and states who are the protectors of this order, as well as media institutions, trade bodies and trade unions, insurance companies, the academic and educational realms, and national and international non-profit organizations working on democracy and human rights. In this respect, it is repeatedly emphasized that safety should be considered by a multi-dimensional approach that also includes training, ethics, equipment, technology, support, assurance and legal efforts.Future plans for research on journalists' safety
I will focus on how AI can improve safety manuals and tools and how AI can be used in planning and reporting safety issues, studying safety issues and safeguards in relation to the crisis of democracy.- Research focuses:
- Digital, Financial, Legal, Physical, Psychological, Gender
- Methods used in research:
- Surveys, Interviews, Qualitative content analysis, Ethnography
- Countries of research focus:
- Turkey