Prof. Dr. Süleyman İrvan stated that news websites are focusing on news that will generate more clicks instead of better journalism, and this situation has corrupted the essence of journalism. “This is the cost-free price of reading news for free.”Stating that readers are exposed to intense advertising traffic on news websites, Prof. Dr. Süleyman İrvan said that advertising is the most important source of income for news websites. Prof. Dr. Süleyman İrvan continued:“However, this is the cost-free price of reading news for free. “Unfortunately, news websites are gravitating towards news that will get more clicks instead of better news reporting,” said Prof. Dr. Süleyman İrvan, adding, “We call this Google journalism. If we cannot develop alternative revenue models, it means we will have to accept Google journalism.”

Source: The Guardian March 02, 2026 10:23 UTC