The 6th International New Media Conference organized by Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences was held on October 26-27 at Gelisim Tower Auditorium. Within the scope of the conference organized with the theme of the political economy of the new media, nearly 100 communication scientists shared the results of their studies on the political economy of the media in face-to-face and online sessions.
Information was transferred with the power of the media and the digitalization process
IGU Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Necmettin Maraşlı, Dean Prof. Dr. Kenan Aydın, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts Prof. Dr. Şükran Güzin Ilıcak Aydınalp and Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Communication Dean Prof. Dr. Burak Özçetin attended the opening ceremony of the event. The opening speeches of the conference were made by Dean Prof. Dr. Kenan Aydın and Head of New Media and Communication Department Asst. Prof. Dr. Eren Efe. Prof. Dr. Kenan Aydın made observations about the relationship between media, politics and economy in his speech.Mentioning the power of the media to determine and direct the agenda, Prof. Dr. Aydın underlined that as a result of this power of the media, it is in a decisive position on economic and political structures. In the opening speech made by Asst. Prof. Dr. Eren Efe, Head of the New Media and Communication Department, information about the digitalization process of the media and the structural transformation brought about by this process was conveyed.