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movements, become dependent upon them rather than the once reputable big media. Therefore, while transforming news gathering/writing activities,
they also need to change the way the traditional journalist’s once accepted claim: to be treated -before the law- as a professional who has a press pass. As
citizen journalists, without even semi-official passes, they are in the process of figuring out how to stay safe while running after a news story in a conflict
zone of Turkey. We will conduct in-depth interviews with citizen journalists who have faced aggression from the police, and additionally deal with lawsuits
to get an insightful view on the sustainability of citizen journalism against the backdrop of a semi-authoritarian regime where press freedom is just about
to perish.