Journalist and TV news presenter Oğuz Haksever gave a seminar on television journalism to Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Communication Faculty, New Media and Journalism Department students. In the seminar, Oğuz Haksever provided guiding information he named ‘the television journalism reading guide’ for students. Oğuz Haksever, a doyenne journalist who received great interest from the students of the New Media and Journalism Department, provided recommendations to the students on using their right to receive information. Stating that he still sees himself as a reporter although he is currently a presenter, Haksever noted that good television journalism should include accuracy, objectivity, justice, reality and impartiality.
Pros and Cons of Media Organizations Evaluated
Haksever said that if the media organization has broadcasting principles and shares it with the public, if there is a detailed "about us" section on their site and if it has an imprint and contact information and if the call center is accessible, the viewers can give a plus point to such media organs. In addition to these, Haksever stated that the media organisation reveals the sources of television news or other news channels, plus points can be assigned, but he also stated that it would be useful to go to news verification sites as a viewer. Stating that the seminar should be considered as a television journalism literacy, Haksever talked about the news content that should be given minus points by the audience. Haksever explained these as follows: Television news centers putting all the workload on a few reporters and rely on agencies, not following the idea, filling the whole bulletin with politics and economy, the news not being original and existence of many references in the news text, repetition of the same information, frequent biased broadcasts, having the claim of fast news and having the statement "We served it first", referring to anonymous sources by saying ‘from a reliable source’, or unnecessary camera movements in video news.
“Read Literature and Poetry”
Haksever also advised the students to stay away from speculation broadcasting or journalism, not to give credit to the presenter's too many comments, that the presenters should inform the public, and therefore, to avoid the social media accounts of the presenters who comment a lot. At the end of the seminar, Oğuz Haksever recommended that students read literature and poetry in order to use correct and appropriate metaphors in journalism and all areas of the media. In his speech before the seminar, EMU Communication Faculty, New Media and Journalism Department Chair Assoc. Prof. Dr. Metin Ersoy stated that they will continue to host prominent journalists at EMU and benefit from their experiences. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ersoy also expressed their happiness to have brought together their students and Oğuz Haksever, a prominent journalist with high sectoral experience.
