Journalism, Academia and the ’Securitisation of News’ with Dr. Natalie Martin

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Natalie Martin — a former BBC journalist and now Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham — about the current state of journalism and politics in Türkiye and beyond. Our conversation explored Turkey–EU and UK relations, the impact of Brexit on the Turkish-British relationship and the emergence of new media forms reshaping the journalism landscape. We also delve into the concepts of misinformation, disinformationand malinformation, and explore how they are affecting the health of democracy today. Finally, as a former BIAA Council member, Dr. Martin reflects on the evolving role of the British Institute at Ankara in fostering academic collaboration between the UK and Türkiye.