A Research on the Mobile Journalism Experience of the Students of Communication Faculty: The Case of Mersin University Faculty of Communication

The usage areas of mobile devices are increasing and for students specifically, mobile phones are becoming an inseparable part of their lives. For students of communication faculty, mobile technologies are assumed not only as crucial components of their personal lives but also significant tools for their future profession. Associated with rapid improvement of the Internet and new communication tecnologies, mobile devices transformed into mobile media tools which contain numerous features such a camera, a voice recording device, an editing computer and etc., content generation which used to require a high cost became feasable nowadays through a mobile phone. The changing and transforming practice of news production also concieved a new bussiness model called mobile journalism which can be conducted merely with a mobile phone. In this context, instructing the proper usage of mobile phones for new media and journalism education in communication faculties can provide an opportunity for future communication professionals to include mobile technology efficiently in their careers. This research analysed the practices of mobile journalism experiences of the students from Mersin University Faculty of Communication within the context of New Media and Journalism class