Consumption culture and life style journalism: A review on travel journalism

The consumer culture, which gained importance with the industrial revolution, has become a necessity more than a social need over time. The consumption phenomenon created by the changing technologies and the developing global media over time caused the emergence of the concept of lifestyle that individuals consume images suitable for their lifestyle. In the social process, the print media has been given important roles for individuals to maintain the continuing consumption habits in need. In this thesis, as a result of the interaction between the concepts of consumption and lifestyle, the effects of lifestyle journalism, especially the consumption culture, and travel journalism, which is in the field of lifestyle journalism, and its reflection on traditional journalism norms, were investigated based on content analysis and observational methods. The development of the research includes studies on the suitability of lifestyle journalism and travel journalism in the field of global media and journalism. It was concluded that the news presented in the information and content of lifestyle and travel journalism by addressing the problems and expert opinions determined in the study, turned the consumer demands towards the consumer market and advertisement oriented news.