DIGITAL JOURNALISM. Transformations, Challenges, and Innovations
€25.00 Iva assoltaISBN 9791255440741, first edition: June 2025, pagg. 200, available in Open Access
Özgür Yılmaz
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Dr. Özgür Yılmaz is a media and communication scholar whose work critically engages with the intersections of digital capitalism, surveillance, populism, and labor transformations. He holds a PhD in Journalism from İstanbul University, where his research focused on the reproduction of inequality in digital capitalism, particularly through the lens of digital labor in Africa. His academic pursuits are grounded in critical media studies and the political economy of communication, with a particular emphasis on how digitalization reshapes social movements, labor structures, and power dynamics. Currently, Dr. Yılmaz serves as a lecturer at İbn Haldun University, where he contributes to research on platform cooperativism, digital colonialism, and algorithmic governance. His scholarship has been widely recognized, with numerous publications in peer-reviewed international journals and conference presentations addressing the evolving landscape of digital infrastructures and their impact on labor, political participation, and social inequalities. His work interrogates the mechanisms through which digital platforms reinforce existing hierarchies and explores alternative models of digital governance that emphasize collective ownership and equitable labor conditions. In addition to his academic endeavors, Dr. Yılmaz has extensive experience as an editor, journalist, and translator. His professional background includes working as a news director, columnist, and editor for various media organizations. His editorial expertise extends to cultural studies and political economy publications, reflecting his interdisciplinary approach to media and communication studies. He has been actively engaged in various academic and professional initiatives, including the Middle East Studies Association and DIGI-Net Young Researchers and Innovators Forum, where he collaborates on projects examining the socio-political implications of digital transformation. Beyond academia and professional engagements, Dr. Yılmaz has contributed to public discourse on media and technology through workshops, public lectures, and editorial projects. His research not only critiques the prevailing structures of digital capitalism but also seeks to offer theoretical and practical frameworks for more equitable digital futures. His ongoing work continues to challenge dominant narratives in media studies, emphasizing the need for critical approaches to understanding the digital economy’s socio-political ramifications.