Ümit Alan

Writer and communications specialist. He holds a master’s degree in Press and Publishing. His writing began appearing in the press in 2000, and in 2009 he started writing regular media criticism. From 2016 the scope of his writing broadened to new media and digital media literacy. He was one of the scriptwriters of the satirical television programme “Heberler” (a pun on Haberler, “The News”) (2010-2013). He is the author of “Saray’dan Saray’a Türkiye’de Gazetecilik Masalı” (From Palace to Palace: The Tale of Journalism in Türkiye; Can Yayınları, 2015), a critical study of the history of the press. With Can Öz he produces “Yeni Medya 451” for Socrates Podcasts, and together with the Aposto team he made the podcast series “Ümit Alan ile Medya Tarihi” (Media History with Ümit Alan). Since 2003 he has also worked in the communications sector as a consultant and copywriter. He takes part in events as a professional speaker.