Ownership Structure and Mission-Vision Relationship in Press Organizations: An Analysis on the National Newspapers Published in Turkey
Articles > Article · 2020
Authors: Şadiye Emet GÜREL, Büşra Çetin
Lefke Avrupa Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, International Refereed University Journal, International, EBSCO, 2020, vol 11, pp 115-134
Summary
<p>The press is the gateway to the authenticity of society obliged to gather, disseminate, and comment on the news. In addition to its news-based nature, institutionalization is the most fundamental feature of the press. Press organizations are economic units operating with a manager-managed association and seeking a profit. It is possible to state that the ownership structure of the press organization has an impact on both the structure and the formation of all news processes. Based on the characteristics of press organizations aforementioned, this study analyzes the ownership structure in press organizations through the ownership rates, owners' fields of activity, and the mission and vision statements. The universe of this study constitutes the national newspapers published in Turkey. In this context, four newspapers are selected from the list of “Widespread Newspapers” by the Press Advertisements Institution, through conforming to sampling criteria. The decided newspapers were scrutinized in the context of the ownership rates shared with the public on their corporate web pages and the fields of activity of their owners and also subjected to content analysis through mission and vision statements. Research findings are interpreted according to specific and common themes. The results of the study reflected in the conclusion of the analysis and inferences have regarding the ownership structure of Turkish media organizations. This study concludes with suggestions for future studies.</p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Communication studies, press, newspaper, ownership, media ownership.</p>