Transition from traditional media to new media in reaching news

Advances in technology have brought about changes and transformations in the field of information and communication, as in every field. In this process called the information age, concepts such as "new media, social networks" have entered our lives. This is regarded as the beginning of a new era and now the media is divided into "traditional media" and "new media". New media technologies, which have many functions not found in traditional media, have succeeded in leaving the traditional media behind with many innovations, especially in terms of self-expression, interaction and communication with other users. With such innovations, this development in communication technology has caused changes in the understanding of new media and access to news habits. This study has been discussed in order to describe this change and to examine the understanding of journalism changing between traditional and new media. The study began by taking into account the dynamics of traditional media and traditional news dissemination methods. Afterwards, the process of transition from traditional media to new media was evaluated by considering the historical dynamics, and it was tried to be revealed how and to what extent print journalism was affected by the transformation of the new media environment. In the context of the impact of new media on news content, changes in the way news are received are analyzed from the perspective of the world and our country. In the analysis part of the research, by conducting a questionnaire with the participants, presenting the internet usage, and comparing the traditional media with the new media from the social media perspective, results were drawn.