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The hacking of confidential treatment records at the Vastaamo psychotherapy patient records company is shocking both in scope and nature. There may be attempts to feed the media info gained by the illegal hack. Responsible journalists act ethically and in line with the Guidelines for Journalists. The hacking of Vastaamo and resulting efforts to blackmailRead More
Linus Atarah Is Europe facing a refugee crisis? The issue is debatable. The notion of crisis provides a-broken-dam scenario of the EU overwhelmed by huge numbers of refugees that began arriving at its shores since 2015. But critics have disputed that claim. They point out that the EU could have invoked the Temporary Protection DirectiveRead More
The external review of the operations of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) has found that while the public broadcaster operates independently, Yle needs to put its house in order with respect to its journalistic management. The review was conducted by Professor Olli Mäenpää, who headed the independent media watchdog the Council for Mass Media (CMM)Read More
The CMM also ruled that Prime Minister Juha Sipilä’s conduct had curbed freedom of speech. The council found that Yle changed tack after Sipilä made contact, killing follow-up stories and changing others. A hard-hitting and historic decision, says UJF president Hanne Aho.
Council for Mass Media in Finland finds national betting agency able to market itself through the media.