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Pleased to see me?
Illustration: Joonas Väänänen When the Finnish media developed a crush on the country’s foreign minister, writes Jyrki Lehtola, no one could foresee the consequences. Especially if the object of their...
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The next generation
Illustration: Joonas Väänänen Truth will not out, and neither will humour, if things cannot be freely discussed in the media without fear of giving offence, argues Jyrki Lehtola One September weekend I...
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We Finns
Illustration: Joonas Väänänen Is it so bad to criticise a Finn, if you’re a Finn? Columnist Jyrki Lehtola takes another look at what you think about us Finns out there Recently, the word ’Finland’ has...
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Vox bloody populi
Illustration: Joonas Väänänen How does it sound, the people’s voice? Loud and sometimes clear perhaps, but, as columnist Jyrki Lehtola finds, more often than not shrill and puerile According to a study...
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Get out of my Face(book)!
Much is made of the importance of Facebook and the other social media. But what are they, asks journalist and self-confessed internet cynic Jyrki Lehtola in his regular ‘Journalist’s Tales’ column;...
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What grade is your kid in?
Illustration: Joonas Väänänen Should a journalist show his hand? Columnist Jyrki Lehtola ponders the pros and cons of showing one’s true political colours What’s the best way to present an initiative...
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What are we like?
To be, or not, a true Finn? Illustration: Joonas Väänänen Elections are coming: what will the vox populi, the voice of the people, dictate? And which people will be deciding Finland’s political...
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The politics of difference
Right or wrong, my country? Illustration: Joonas Väänänen Big electoral turnouts are generally considered a good thing. But, writes columnist Jyrki Lehtola, in Finland the fact that the vote went up...
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Are we stupid or what?
Are we dumbed down by the Internet? Jyrki Lehtola takes a look at who might be to blame Because I am not a historian and Googling this topic would take more than two clicks, I do not know whether...
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Hatefully yours
Illustration: Joonas Väänänen In the new media it’s easy for our pet hatreds to be introduced to anyone who is interested. And of course everyone is interested, how else could it be? Jyrki Lehtola...
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Kidult culture
Illustration: Joonas Väänänen Life is hard, and then you grow up. Except that you don’t really, at least if you keep watching television. Jyrki Lehtola takes a look at entertainment for the Peter Pan...
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Summer madness
Illustration: Joonas Väänänen In the endlessly long days of the brief Nordic summer, what could be better than to go on a bender? Jyrki Lehtola explores a quaint Finnish custom In Finland it’s cold and...
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Celebrity boobs and other news
Illustration: Joonas Väänänen Anyone can find the latest news and the vital information he or she requires – latest pictures of some celebrity’s breasts, the reasons why men cheat on their wives –...
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Mind the gaffe
Illustration: Joonas Väänänen Celebrating Finnish Independence Day is a serious business involving lots of handshakes and plenty of pitfalls for the unwary, observes columnist Jyrki Lehtola. But...
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The human factor
Illustration: Joonas väänänen Columnist Jyrki Lehtola zooms in on the worst factor in the diminishing quality journalism: us. Our voice is now dominant in the media, and it isn’t a particularly...
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Grown-up talk
Illustration: Joonas Väänänen Would you say this to someone face to face? No? But anonymously, in writing, you do. Columnist Jyrki Lehtola takes a look at the way Finns tend to behave on the Internet...
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What have brains got to do with it?
Illustration: Joonas Väänänen Pondering his changing profession once again, columnist and media critic Jyrki Lehtola feels compelled to present a brief history of the media Not long ago a certain...
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Like it, or else
Illustration: Joonas Väänänen Hitting the ‘like’ button is not only boring but also working its way from Facebook deeper into society, says Jyrki Lehtola. Surely there must be some other way of solving...
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Journalist 3.0
Illustration: Joonas Väänänen As the world becomes more and more difficult to understand, the media, strapped for cash and forced for reduce expenses, sack their expert writers. Jyrki Lehtola assesses...
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In all honesty
Illustration: Joonas Väänänen To puke or not to puke? Despite appearances, Jyrki Lehtola thinks there is too little truth on show on social media I recall two brilliant articles that appeared years...
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