Post by Admin on Jun 25, 2013 21:08:11 GMT 2
www.theworld.org/2013/06/turkey-media-capul/
When Turkey’s mainstream news networks failed to broadcast the first days of the protests and police crackdown that swept the nation, demonstrators and viewers were outraged. A few of them took matters into their own hands and created their own alternative media outlets.
Mustafa Aldemir is 30-years-old. By day, he is a software engineer. But at night he transforms into a goggle and gas mask-wearing citizen journalist. “We actually are activists, we say that we are activists and that we are doing journalism because the journalists are not doing their jobs,” Mustafa says.
His engineering skills come in handy running the live-stream online channel, Çapul TV. He and his friends launched it to show the protests in Gezi Park that the Turkish mainstream media were ignoring.
In just two weeks, Çapul TV has gotten over 2 million views, tens of thousands of followers on Twitter, and donations from over the world. They have received two high definition cameras, an audio mixer, a laptop and some microphones. Their studio is mobile so they can broadcast from wherever.
Mustafa Aldemir is 30-years-old. By day, he is a software engineer. But at night he transforms into a goggle and gas mask-wearing citizen journalist. “We actually are activists, we say that we are activists and that we are doing journalism because the journalists are not doing their jobs,” Mustafa says.
His engineering skills come in handy running the live-stream online channel, Çapul TV. He and his friends launched it to show the protests in Gezi Park that the Turkish mainstream media were ignoring.
In just two weeks, Çapul TV has gotten over 2 million views, tens of thousands of followers on Twitter, and donations from over the world. They have received two high definition cameras, an audio mixer, a laptop and some microphones. Their studio is mobile so they can broadcast from wherever.