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A Netnographic Reception Analysis of Main News Bulletins

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Ethnography, one of the long-established methods of social sciences, has been frequently used especially by the fields of anthropology and sociology, and has come to the fore in the research of practices related to the social. The interactive structure of the internet with Web 2.0 has brought the idea of adapting the ethnography method to digital fields to the agenda. The foundations of a new method called Netnography, which focuses on examining the behaviour of virtual communities, have been laid and communication sciences have taken a leading role in its use. Researchers of the British Cultural Studies Tradition introduced the reception method to the literature and proposed a model called encoding-decoding. Contrary to the American Behaviourist Approach, the researchers stated that the texts presented by the mass media are not met with absolute acceptance by the society and argued that individuals construct a new meaning by filtering the messages presented through their own filters. In this study, by using these two methods together, the netnographic reception patterns of Ekşi Sözlük users regarding Atv Main News and Fox Main News bulletins were investigated. The 703 entries under the titles of the news bulletins in Ekşi Sözlük were analysed and categorised as dominant, negotiative and oppositional reading styles. Frequency distributions were generated using IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0 programme. Netnography method and reception methods were found to be suitable for use together; it was concluded that the reception styles of the viewers turned from dominant to negotiative and oppositional due to the departure of the popular presenter from the programme, the change in the ideological orientation of the programme, the non-compliance with the principle of impartiality, and the echo chamber effect.
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


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Ethnography, one of t he long-estab lished methods of s ocial sciences , has come to the fore in the re search of social prac tices
under the lead ership of the disci plines of anthropol ogy and sociology. The in teractive nature of Inte rnet technology in spired
the adaptation of ethnography to digital environments, leading to the development of netnography, a method focused
on studying the behaviour of virtual communities. Researchers of the British Cultural Studies Tradition, on the other hand,
stated that the messages presented by the mass media are not met with absolute acceptance by individuals, and that
the meaning is reconstruc ted in the minds, and proposed to analyse the process with the encoding-decoding model. The
social transformation based on the Internet has required the expansion of the boundaries of approaches over time, and
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from dominant t o negotiative and opp ositional due to the d eparture of the popu lar presenter from th e programme, change
in the ideological orientation of the programme, non-compliance with the principle of impartiality, and echo chamber effec t.
Keywords: 
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           

             
 
        
 
         
               



Anahtar Kelimeler: 
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

Sayı Vol ., 17, Güz Autu mn, (2024)
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Yeni Medya Hakemli, ulus lararası, e-Dergi
New Media Peer reviewed, international, e- Journal
Sayı Vol. 17, Güz A utumn (2024)


      

     
      
         
      

      
      
      
    
       
       
 

      



      
 
  

        
     
      

 
 
     
       

 
       

      
     
       
       
    
       
    
        
     
      
    
    
      
     
  
       
      
       


  
      
 

 
  

    



     
      
       
        
      
     


    
     
     
    



   

     
      
     
   
     
      
   
 
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Yeni Medya Hakemli, ulus lararası, e-Dergi
New Media Peer reviewed, international, e- Journal
Sayı Vol. 17, Güz A utumn (2024)
      
     
       
      

     

      
      
    
 

       
      
       

   


     
      
       
     
      
     

      
         


     
        
        
    
      

      
       
     
     
     
     
     
        
    
     

      
         
     
   

 
    

       
      
      

      
     
    
      

     
     
     


   
     
    
    
     

      

     
 
      

      
      
         


    
        



 
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Yeni Medya Hakemli, ulus lararası, e-Dergi
New Media Peer reviewed, international, e- Journal
Sayı Vol. 17, Güz A utumn (2024)
      
      
      

         


     

     
     
       
     
       

Ethnography      
      
     
     



   
      
      
      

      

      


       
       
       
       
         
     
    
      

     
    
    
    
        

      
     
     
       
      
    
      
      

     
      
    
    
       
     
     
     





 
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Yeni Medya Hakemli, ulus lararası, e-Dergi
New Media Peer reviewed, international, e- Journal
Sayı Vol. 17, Güz A utumn (2024)


     


     
      
     
       
      


        


   
    
      
      
      


      

    
      


      
       
       
         
  The

      
        
      


       
     
       
   

      
 
     
      
   
     
       
      
     
The

    
      
Now         
        

     
     
      
  
      
       
     
     


     

      
       
        
      


     


      
     
      
     
     
      
         
     
      
       
       
    
 
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Yeni Medya Hakemli, ulus lararası, e-Dergi
New Media Peer reviewed, international, e- Journal
Sayı Vol. 17, Güz A utumn (2024)

       
       

      
      
      
       
       
      
      
      
     

     
     
       


    
       
       
        

      

 

      
       
   
      
     
       
     
     
     
     
       
       
      
        
   
       
        
 
 
      



      
      
       


        


     
      
      

      
      
    
     
     

  
      
     
      
   
    
     
     
      
      

         




      
      
        

       


 
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Yeni Medya Hakemli, ulus lararası, e-Dergi
New Media Peer reviewed, international, e- Journal
Sayı Vol. 17, Güz A utumn (2024)


 
      
     
      
    
      
     


     



 
    
      
       



       
     

      
     
    
     

      
        


        
     

  

    
      
          

  


       
   

      
     

       




      
      
       
      
     
      
      
       
       
    
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

 
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Yeni Medya Hakemli, ulus lararası, e-Dergi
New Media Peer reviewed, international, e- Journal
Sayı Vol. 17, Güz A utumn (2024)
     
      
     

 
     
      

     
       
      

     
     
      
      
      
     
   
    


  
   
     
        


        
 
       
       


       
       
    

      


       

       

    

     

       
  
   
   
     

    
    
     
       
       
     
     


      
     
    
      
      


      
       
      
 
        



    
     
      
  
  
     
     

         
    
 
       
    
 
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Yeni Medya Hakemli, ulus lararası, e-Dergi
New Media Peer reviewed, international, e- Journal
Sayı Vol. 17, Güz A utumn (2024)

      
     
     
       
    
   


     
   


        
    
     
     
    
     
       
        
     
     
         

      
       
        
    
      were


   

       
      

on        
    

       
     
     


     
     
     
       
     
     
     
      

 



        





       

    
       
     
      
     
  
      
     
       
       
      
      
    
      
       
       
     
     

      
   
      
     
  

    
 
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Yeni Medya Hakemli, ulus lararası, e-Dergi
New Media Peer reviewed, international, e- Journal
Sayı Vol. 17, Güz A utumn (2024)

     
      
     
       
  

     
    
       
     
     
       

     



       

      
     
     
     
      
     
    
      
      

     
    
    
      
    
      
      
      
       
     

     
    
      
     
    
    
      

   

   
      
     
       
   


     
      
     
  

    

      
      

     
       
     
      
      
      

   




     
 
       
      

      
   
       
       
    
     
     
     
 
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Yeni Medya Hakemli, ulus lararası, e-Dergi
New Media Peer reviewed, international, e- Journal
Sayı Vol. 17, Güz A utumn (2024)
     
     
      
     


     
      


    
       
      
      
     

   
    
       

      
 

      


    


      
    
  
       




         
        
       
  



   





    
      
       
      


        

       
      
   
    

      

    
    
      
     
       
       
    
    


      
        
       
    
   
      
      
     



         
       
      
  


 
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Yeni Medya Hakemli, ulus lararası, e-Dergi
New Media Peer reviewed, international, e- Journal
Sayı Vol. 17, Güz A utumn (2024)


    
       
      
     
       
      
        

       
      
      

 

      
       
     
     

       
     

       


        

       



     

 






       
      
      
 
      

        

     
       
 
     


        

       




         
      
      
       
        
 

        
         
      






   

    
    
    
   

 
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Yeni Medya Hakemli, ulus lararası, e-Dergi
New Media Peer reviewed, international, e- Journal
Sayı Vol. 17, Güz A utumn (2024)
       
      


     



     

        
         
     
 

      
       
     
       
     
 

   


       
    
      
      
        
 
    


             
                     



      
       
     
       

     
     


       


       
     


       


       
     
      
     
       
   
     
       

      
 
       


   

    
    
    
   

 
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Yeni Medya Hakemli, ulus lararası, e-Dergi
New Media Peer reviewed, international, e- Journal
Sayı Vol. 17, Güz A utumn (2024)
      
     


     
        

     
         
     
    
  
      
      
       
    
    
     
    

     
       

        
      
     
     
     


     
      
        

        
        
     
      

        

     
       
       

      
       

     
   
     
       
        
      
    
        
      
      


        
      

    
       
       
     

     



        

     

      

      
     
      
       
      

         
       
        
    
       
       
 
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Yeni Medya Hakemli, ulus lararası, e-Dergi
New Media Peer reviewed, international, e- Journal
Sayı Vol. 17, Güz A utumn (2024)
        
      

    
        
        



       
        

       
      
       
      
    
      
     
 
       
        



       
       

        
       
      




  
    
       
      

     


       
      
      
    


      
     
    
    


       
      


     

        
   
      
    
     

       
    

    

     
    
     


 
     
  

      

      
     
 
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Yeni Medya Hakemli, ulus lararası, e-Dergi
New Media Peer reviewed, international, e- Journal
Sayı Vol. 17, Güz A utumn (2024)
    
  

    
    
     
   

        
      
, 

        


, 

        
     
    
,    

     
     
     
      
 

     
     
    
  ,  

       
    
   
    ,


    
   
, 

     

     
     
   
    

        
   

  ,   

       
    

       
  

      
   
    
    

    






    ,


      
 
 ,    

 
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Yeni Medya Hakemli, ulus lararası, e-Dergi
New Media Peer reviewed, international, e- Journal
Sayı Vol. 17, Güz A utumn (2024)
       
   
   

      


      


       


     




         
   



         
    
    

        
    
      
 ,   

      
    
   
    
 ,   

     
      
     

     
 





   Chatto
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

     
   

       
   
     
   
,   

       
     
   
   


     
      

    
    
    

 
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Yeni Medya Hakemli, ulus lararası, e-Dergi
New Media Peer reviewed, international, e- Journal
Sayı Vol. 17, Güz A utumn (2024)
       
     
   
 

       
   
 
    


    
     
   

     

     

       
    
     ,
  


    

      
   
 ,   

      
      
 


     
     


      Internet
      
    
      
 

       
     
   
   

     
   

    


         
      
   
    

    
    

    
   
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        
      
    
    
    

    
   
    

      
 
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Yeni Medya Hakemli, ulus lararası, e-Dergi
New Media Peer reviewed, international, e- Journal
Sayı Vol. 17, Güz A utumn (2024)
   


     

    

      
     


    

    





         
       
      
 


     
     

     

  

      
    

        
       
     
     

       
 
     
  

     
    
,    
     
       
     
    
  ,   

     

        

     
, 

     
     

        
  
, 

  
    

   

     


 
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Yeni Medya Hakemli, ulus lararası, e-Dergi
New Media Peer reviewed, international, e- Journal
Sayı Vol. 17, Güz A utumn (2024)
       
  

      

  



      

     
   
        
    




    
    
    
     
 
    
     
    
    
   
       
    
    
    

     
   


     

    
    
     
     
     
  
    
   

    
    
      
     

    
   
 
   
     
    
     
    
     
   

    
     


   
     
    
    
   
     
   
    

     
     

    
    
     
 
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Yeni Medya Hakemli, ulus lararası, e-Dergi
New Media Peer reviewed, international, e- Journal
Sayı Vol. 17, Güz A utumn (2024)
   

     
     
  
     

    
    
   
    
    
  
     
    
     
    
     
    

    
    
    
    
      

    

     
       
     
     
   
     
      

   


     

     
   


     

    
   

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