A RESEARCH ON SCIENCE JOURNALISM IN TURKEY AND SCIENCE JOURNALISM ON TWITTER

It is an undeniable fact that science is the biggest shareholder at the point where humankind has reached now. The intellectual evolutions that took place in the last few hundred years form the basis of the continuation of science and technology beyond the peak without slowing down. One of the most important developments after the printing press was in the field of journalism, and in parallel with scientific and technological developments, journalism took place in modern mass media. The issue of whether science, which is the basis of all changes, finds enough space in newspapers, magazines, radio and television is a debatable issue. On the other hand, each individual's easy access to information with new media and mobile devices necessitated the investigation of the position of scientific knowledge in the new media. The ever-changing agenda, constantly flowing information and new media stand before us as the reality of our day. The importance of journalism on Twitter, which is one of the largest social media applications where information is circulating the fastest, is of great importance. Today, most of the people follow the developments in real time from this microblog site. The situation of science journalism in this medium where almost every kind of journalism is made is the subject of our research. In the research, seven accounts with the highest number of followers on Twitter in Turkey were examined. In the research using quantitative content analysis, it was concluded that science journalism on Twitter is not at a sufficient level