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  1. Faculty of Communication Sciences
  2. Department of Journalism (30% English)
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  4. Social Media Journalism
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Last Updated: 02/03/2026

Code - Course Title Compulsory/Elective Laboratory + Practice ECTS
GZT202 - Social Media Journalism IV. SEMESTER 2 +2 4.5
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Required Courses
Course Instructor(s) DOÇ. DR. TEZCAN ÖZKAN KUTLU
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
Place of Delivery
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Prerequisites There is no prerequisite for this course
Courses Recomended Digital Journalism, Social Media and Applications, Digital Literacy
Recommended Resources • Silverman, C. (Ed.) Doğrulama El Kitabı: Kriz Anlarında Dijital Verilerin Doğrulanması İçin Rehber. The Poynter Institute. • Yanlış Bilgileri Çürütme El Kitabı (2020). (The Debunking Handbook) Lewandowsky, S., Cook, J., Ecker, U. K. H., Albarracín, D., Amazeen, M. A., Kendeou, P., Lombardi, D., Newman, E. J., Pennycook, G., Porter, E. Rand, D. G., Rapp, D. N., Reifler, J., Roozenbeek, J., Schmid, P., Seifert, C. M., Sinatra, G. M., Swire-Thompson, B., van der Linden, S., Vraga, E. K., Wood, T. J., Zaragoza, M. S. (2020).• Ireton, C. ve J. Posetti (Ed.) (2022). Gazetecilik, Sahte Haber ve Dezenformasyon: Gazetecilik Eğitimi ve Araştırmaları İçin El Kitabı, Fransa: UNESCO.• Erdoğan, E., Uyan-Semerci, P., Eyolcu-Kafalı, B. ve Ş. Çaytaş, (2022). İnfodemi ve Bilgi Düzensizlikleri Kavramlar, Nedenler ve Çözümler. İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Online erişim: http://infodemikitabi.org/media/infodemi-kavramlar-nedenler ve cozumler.pdf• Yeni Gazetecilik: Mecralar, Deneyimler, Olanaklar (2020). (Der: Ö. Erkmen, B. Ataman ve B. Çoban). İstanbul: KAFKA.
Work Placement Not Applicable
Aims of the Course

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Introduction: General information about the definition, scope and functioning of the course.
Week - 2 Introduction to social media: Web 1.0, Web 2.0, Web 3.0, metaverse, etc.
Week - 3 New user-generated media: Social networks, blogs, wikis, forums and dictionaries...
Week - 4 User-generated content/news production and social networks: facebook, X, tiktok, whatsapp, snapchat, etc.
Week - 5 Corporate digital publishing and individual publishing on social media: Bloggers, vloggers, youtubers, etc. as news producers.
Week - 6 User-generated content and the problem of information disorder: Post-truth; fake news; deepfake; disinformation, misinformation, malinformation.
Week - 7 Search engines, social networks and news feed/flow: Algorithms and the filter bubble, the echo chamber problem.
Week - 8 What is fact-checking: The development of fact-checking platforms in the world and in Turkey.
Week - 9 Local and foreign news fact-checking applications and major web tools.
Week - 10 How social media platforms combat fake news
Week - 11 Basic principles of content and image verification for individual content consumers
Week - 12 Tips for spotting fake social media accounts: the concepts of bot, botnet, troll
Week - 13 Motivations to believe fake news and spread misinformation; back-fire effect
Week - 14 New approaches in journalism: Algorithms, artificial intelligence and robot journalism.

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Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam 1 30
Final Exam 1 50
Homework 1 20
Toplam (%) 100

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