gazeteci

Gazeteci (Turkish for journalist) is a professional who gathers, verifies, writes, edits, and disseminates news and information for newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and online media. The word comes from gazete, meaning newspaper, reflecting the person who works with news sheets; the Turkish form denotes a practitioner in the field of journalism.

Typical activities include researching stories, interviewing sources, fact-checking, writing articles, editing copy, producing packages for broadcast, and posting content online. Many gazetecis work across platforms and may specialize in politics, economy, international affairs, sport, or culture; investigative journalists may pursue in-depth, long-form stories.

Education often includes a degree in journalism, communications, or a related field, combined with on-the-job training; strong writing, research, data literacy, digital storytelling, and ethical judgment are important skills for the profession.

Ethical standards emphasize accuracy, fairness, independence, and transparency about sources, as well as the correction of errors. Journalists are expected to protect confidential sources when necessary and to avoid conflicts of interest and sensationalism, adhering to professional codes of ethics.

In Turkey, gazetecis operate within a legal framework that governs press freedom, access to information, defamation, and broadcasting; professional associations such as Türkiye Gazeteciler Cemiyeti contribute to ethics guidance and defend journalists’ rights.