The effect of gender roles on the perception and news production process of women journalists: The case of Gaziantep

This study carried out in order to try to understand how patriarchal values and gender culture affect women journalists and to draw attention to the visibility of the existing patriarchal culture. Another aim of the thesis is to reveal whether gender roles are reproduced by women journalists in media organzations with a masculine structure. In the study, the mechanisms that construct and reproduce patriarchal values, based on Walby's Ptriarchy Theory are evaluated through feminism and media discussions. In this context, the sample of the thesis consists of women journalists working in Gaziantep local media. In the study using qualitative research method, in-depth interviews were conducted with eleven female media workers. According to the results of the findings, it was observed that female journalists working in local media organizations, which have a masculine sructure, were exposed to gender discrimination. When the responses of the interviews were examined, it was understood that gender culture and roles were reproduced by women journalists and reflected in the news production practice of women journalists. It is also among the results that Gaziantep local press has a male-dominated and majority structure. Keywords: Gender, Patriarchy, Media, Woman