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View article: EMPOWERING VOTERS AND FOSTERING HEALTHY POLITICAL DISCOURSE: DISCURSIVE LEGITIMATION BY DIGITAL MEDIA PLATFORMS IN THE CONTEXT OF ELECTIONS
EMPOWERING VOTERS AND FOSTERING HEALTHY POLITICAL DISCOURSE: DISCURSIVE LEGITIMATION BY DIGITAL MEDIA PLATFORMS IN THE CONTEXT OF ELECTIONS Open
The role of digital media platforms as societal actors has been increasingly brought to the fore in recent years. We have also grown to understand how platforms foster actors and media formats not motivated by liberal and democratic norms.…
View article: Participation Paradox: Asylum Seekers’ Everyday Participation in Finland
Participation Paradox: Asylum Seekers’ Everyday Participation in Finland Open
Asylum seekers are separated from the receiving society by the legislation, marginalising societal discourses and institutional practices of the reception system. By engaging in previous studies on how asylum seekers exert agency within th…
View article: Trans experiences of epistemic recognition against the backdrop of the Finnish trans act reform
Trans experiences of epistemic recognition against the backdrop of the Finnish trans act reform Open
Gender recognition law reforms, proposing greater trans equality and agency, are pivotal moments of hope for gender minorities, but they can also result in harmful public debates. Pairing the theories of recognition and epistemic injustice…
View article: RAISD D4.3 Catalogue of Vulnerability Context
RAISD D4.3 Catalogue of Vulnerability Context Open
Increasing numbers of people are fleeing conflicts and various forms of crisis and persecution in their home countries. Their migration may exacerbate their vulnerability by subjecting them to physical dangers and other severe risks along …
View article: A Framework for Assessing the Role of Public Service Media Organizations in Countering Disinformation
A Framework for Assessing the Role of Public Service Media Organizations in Countering Disinformation Open
Public service media (PSM) are widely acknowledged as part of the variety of solutions to disinformation. The remit of PSM, formed around values of universality, equality, diversity, accuracy and quality, implies a responsibility to fight …
View article: Journalism and Emotional Work
Journalism and Emotional Work Open
This essay introduces the special issue entitled Journalism and Emotional Work. It argues the need for a context-sensitive understanding of emotional work in journalism profession. Contributions to the issue elucidate the social context fo…
View article: Visual images as affective anchors: strategic narratives in Russia’s Channel One coverage of the Syrian and Ukrainian conflicts
Visual images as affective anchors: strategic narratives in Russia’s Channel One coverage of the Syrian and Ukrainian conflicts Open
This article explores and compares the visual images used by Channel One (Ch1), Russia’s biggest state-aligned television broadcaster, to justify Russia’s intervention in two major geopolitical conflicts in recent history: the armed confli…
View article: A Sense of Place: VR Journalism and Emotional Engagement
A Sense of Place: VR Journalism and Emotional Engagement Open
Virtual reality (VR) and other immersive technologies introduce new opportunities for emotionally compelling narratives and user agency. Virtually mediated environments lie at the heart of immersive journalism (IJ) experiences, foregroundi…
View article: Migrant Youths and YouTube Entertainment: Media Participation in Post-Migrant Finland
Migrant Youths and YouTube Entertainment: Media Participation in Post-Migrant Finland Open
Recent media studies in Europe have stressed the importance of studying socie- ties’ negotiations on migration and the ability of migrants and other ethnic minorities to participate in these processes. Social media platforms have been wide…
View article: Broadcasting the Movement and Branding Political Microcelebrities: Finnish Anti-Immigration Video Practices on YouTube
Broadcasting the Movement and Branding Political Microcelebrities: Finnish Anti-Immigration Video Practices on YouTube Open
This paper examines how the video-sharing platform YouTube was utilized by networks of anti-immigration activists that began emerging in Finland during the so-called refugee crisis in 2015. By combining network analysis with qualitative an…
View article: Refugee debate and networked framing in the hybrid media environment
Refugee debate and networked framing in the hybrid media environment Open
In this article, we analyse how the debate on the ‘refugee crisis’ has been constructed in Finnish news media and social media by using big data analytics. The study applies big data with the aim of exploring the dynamics between the mains…
View article: Journalism and Witnessing
Journalism and Witnessing Open
This chapter focuses on the key issues that have preoccupied the scholarship examining witnessing and mass media: the construction of authority, authenticity, and moral responsibility in different forms of witnessing acts. It discusses how…
View article: Presidential speeches and the online politics of belonging: Affective-discursive positions toward refugees in Finland and Estonia
Presidential speeches and the online politics of belonging: Affective-discursive positions toward refugees in Finland and Estonia Open
The so-called ‘refugee crisis’ has added urgency to the social dynamics of inclusion and exclusion in European societies. This study explores how emotions figure in this politics of belonging by studying their discursive mobilization in Fi…
View article: Crisis and Disaster Coverage
Crisis and Disaster Coverage Open
Stories of disaster with widespread destruction have been part of journalism since the profession's inception. Disaster coverage is emotional by nature, and major disasters receive immediate and massive global coverage today. The journalis…
View article: Networked publics as agents of accountability: Online interactions between citizens, the media and immigration officials during the European refugee crisis
Networked publics as agents of accountability: Online interactions between citizens, the media and immigration officials during the European refugee crisis Open
This study examines how citizens made use of online platforms to direct diverging critiques and demands at the Finnish Immigration Service during what has come to be known as the refugee crisis in Europe. Focusing on peak periods of debate…
View article: Caught between sympathy and suspicion: journalistic perceptions and practices of telling asylum seekers’ personal stories
Caught between sympathy and suspicion: journalistic perceptions and practices of telling asylum seekers’ personal stories Open
Personal stories in news reports serve multiple purposes, but at their core lie efforts at illustrating and authenticating a social or political issue through human experience, an illustration that is compelling in its affective appeal. Te…
View article: The Personalisation of Conflict Reporting
The Personalisation of Conflict Reporting Open
This study explores the question of the blurring of traditional boundaries between the personal and the professional in relation to images tweeted during the Ukraine conflict. The study focuses on two Moscow-based correspondents, Shaun Wal…
View article: Whose War, Whose Fault? Visual Framing of the Ukraine Conflict in Western European Newspapers
Whose War, Whose Fault? Visual Framing of the Ukraine Conflict in Western European Newspapers Open
Images play a key role in modern mediatized conflicts, promoting particular ways of understanding those conflicts, what they are about, and who drives them. This article examines the visual coverage of the Ukraine conflict in The Guardian,…
View article: “Despicable, Disgusting, Repulsive!!!” Public Emotions and Moralities in Online Discussions About Violence Towards Refugees
“Despicable, Disgusting, Repulsive!!!” Public Emotions and Moralities in Online Discussions About Violence Towards Refugees Open
This article analyses the affective-discursive work that the image of an anti-asylum seeker demonstrator dressed like a member of the Ku Klux Klan and waving a Finnish flag generated in online platforms in Finland. Specifically, it focuses…
View article: Professional role enactment amid information warfare: War correspondents tweeting on the Ukraine conflict
Professional role enactment amid information warfare: War correspondents tweeting on the Ukraine conflict Open
War correspondents work within a networked media environment characterised not only by an explosion of information but also a wide range of actors producing competing narratives and viewpoints. This study examines the ways in which war cor…
View article: Fake News
Fake News Open
The crisis in Ukraine has accentuated the position of Russian television as the government’s strongest asset in its information warfare. The internet, however, allows other players to challenge the Kremlin’s narrative by providing counter-…
View article: Lännessä olemme, itään katsomme<br>Ukrainan kriisin kehykset ja Venäjän esitykset suomalaisissa mediakuvissa
Lännessä olemme, itään katsommeUkrainan kriisin kehykset ja Venäjän esitykset suomalaisissa mediakuvissa Open
Artikkeli selvittää, millaisia merkityksiä Ukrainan kriisistä suomalaisen valtavirtamedian kuvasto rakentaa. Tutkimuksen aineistona ovat Helsingin Sanomien sekä Ylen ja MTV3:n televisiouutisten Ukraina-juttujen kuvat. Havaintoja verrataan …
View article: Grassroots humanitarianism on YouTube: Ordinary fundraisers, unlikely donors, and global solidarity
Grassroots humanitarianism on YouTube: Ordinary fundraisers, unlikely donors, and global solidarity Open
Social media have become important channels for directing humanitarian communication. Aid organizations increasingly use social networks and simultaneously we have seen the emergence of self-organizing volunteers who take on a variety of h…
View article: The Fragility of Photo-Truth
The Fragility of Photo-Truth Open
National news organisations have few means for exercising first-hand verification of amateur images in breaking news events. This article explores the attitudes Finnish journalists have towards the use of non-professional images. It examin…
View article: Amatöörikuvien läheisyys kriisiuutisissa toimittajien ja yleisön tulkitsemina
Amatöörikuvien läheisyys kriisiuutisissa toimittajien ja yleisön tulkitsemina Open
Ajatus ”lähelle pääsemisestä” toistuu journalistisissa kolumneissa, juhlapuheissa ja strategiapapereissa. Läheisyydestä on tullut journalistinen strategia. Yksi uusista keinoista tuottaa journalismiin läheisyyttä on monenlaisen yleisöainei…