Gumushane local press: historical background, problems and solutions

The history of the press, which is generally seen as the study of social memory, provides detailed information on the social, political and economic conditions of societies. The history of the press is one of the most crucial sources for researchers with its rich content. The local press, which constitutes a dimension of the history of the press, is an essential field of investigation in terms of democratization, diversity and representation. Having a history of two centuries in the local press several cities and major towns in Turkey / center has hosted the research. Gumushane, which has a history of a century, has not been involved in a comprehensive / holistic academic research until today. In this study, historical process of Gumushane local press from Ottoman to Republic and its present situation will be examined. In the historical process, a bibliographic breakdown of local newspapers / magazines published by the public and private sectors will be made in Gumushane, in doing so this study creates a scientific infrastructure for the further studies. Within the scope of the study, external issues arising from the structure of the local press, based on Gumushane, will also be discussed and suggestions for solution will be presented. Furthermore, the implementation of a new generation of journalism applications presented by information and communication technologies for the local press will be discussed as a solution proposal.