Workshop Held on the Future of Media: Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence and Türkiye
The Future of Media Workshop brought academics and media professionals together for cross-sector dialogue on AI, digital rights, media literacy, financial sustainability, and disinformation.
Cross-Sector Dialogue and Ethical Journalism in the Digital Transformation of Media
Hosted by Istanbul Nişantaşı University in cooperation with Haberler.com, the “Future of Media: Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence and Türkiye” workshop brought together academics, industry representatives and media professionals to examine digital transformation in the media sector.
Rector Prof. Dr. Ayşegül Komsuoğlu Çıtıpıtıoğlu, Faculty of Art and Design Dean Prof. Dr. Berrin Şahin Kalsın and Haberler.com CEO Dr. Sümeyra Teymur delivered opening speeches addressing digital transformation’s effects on the media ecosystem, AI-supported content production and changing industry dynamics.
Sessions discussed the academic and industry effects of integrating media and technology. A session on digital media’s financial sustainability compared traditional and digital ventures and analyzed economic dynamics. The media law and digital rights session assessed creators’ rights and the adequacy of existing legislation. The AI and media literacy session examined AI-supported content production, digital literacy and the role of media tools in education. The content production and disinformation session assessed information security, ethical journalism and the benefits and risks of AI-supported news production.
The workshop concluded with assessments of the industry’s future and closing remarks. Participants received certificates of appreciation, and the university affirmed that it would continue academic and industry partnerships in media. The workshop report was announced for public release in the coming days.
