Final Reports

This page contains final reports of completed research projects and fellowship reports.

• Juuso Määttänen
  USC Graduate School
  University of Southern California
  Specialized Journalism MA
  Fellowship 2024–2025

  Final Thesis (pdf)

• Sanna Raita-aho
  World Press Institute
  Fellowship 2024

  Final Report (pdf)

• Laura Kukkonen
  Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism
  M.S. in Data Journalism
  Fellowship 2023-2024

  Final Thesis (pdf)

• Katja Liukkonen
  USC Graduate School
  University of Southern California
  Specialized Journalism MA
  Fellowship 2023–2024

  Final Thesis (pdf)

• Hannu Tikkala
  Constructive Institute
  Aarhus University
  2023-2024

  Final Thesis (pdf)

• University of Helsinki, Centre for Consumer Society Research; Seinäjoki University of
  Applied Sciences
  Docent, Senior Researcher Essi Pöyry

  Influential politicians and political influencers: the intertwining of the political,
  commercial, and personal on social media

  Final Report (pdf)

• Juhana Rossi

  Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism

  M.S. in Data Journalism

  Fellowship 2022–2023

  Final Thesis (pdf)

• Riku Roslund
  Columbia University
  Graduate School of Journalism
  2023 Summer Investigative Reporting Course

  Final Report (pdf)

• Jussi Latvala
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  University of Oxford
  Journalist Fellow 2022-2023

  Final Thesis (pdf)

• Niina Lavia
  Columbia University
  Graduate School of Journalism
  2023 Summer Investigative Reporting Course

  Final Report (pdf)

• Kati Laukkanen
  Constructive Institute
  Aarhus University
  2022-2023

  Final Thesis (pdf)

• University of Helsinki
  Principal Investigator: Docent, D.Soc.Sc. Salla-Maaria Laaksonen

  Unconventional Communicators in the Corona Crisis

  Final Report (pdf)

• Alexander Uggla
  World Press Institute
  Fellowship 2023

  Final Report (pdf)

• Erkka Mikkonen
  USC Graduate School
  University of Southern California
  Fellowship 2022–2023

  Final Thesis (pdf)

• Telex, an independent Hungarian news portal

  Telex intership program for young reporters in Hungary

  Final Report (pdf)

• University of Turku, Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC), University of Jyväskylä, Department of Language and Communication Studies, and Helsingin Sanomat, Production team of “Musta laatikko”

  The power of live journalism – from insights to applications

  The Power of Live Jounalism Handbook (pdf)

• Riina Malhotra
  Internationales Journalisten-Kolleg
  EJF Berlin
  2021–2022

  Journalistic Startups – The Recipe for Success A Case Study of Five German Media Startups (pdf)

• Kirsi-Marja Takala
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  University of Oxford
  Journalist Fellow 2021-202s

  Final Report (pdf)

  Journalist Fellowship Paper: ‘Glaft’ content model for successful podcasting (pdf)

• Hannu Kivimäki
  USC Graduate School
  University of Southern California
  Fellowship 2021–2022

  Final Report (pdf)

• University of Vaasa, Åbo Akademi
  Project leader: Research Director Mari K. Niemi, PhD

  Disrupting the Media Scene

  Final Report (pdf)

• University of Helsinki
  Johannes Koponen, PhD researcher, and the research group

  Crossing boundaries: change-makers explain
  how to reconstruct journalism

  Final Report (pdf)

• University of Helsinki
  Principal investigators: Associate Professors Katja Valaskivi and Johanna Sumiala

  Politics of Conspiracy Theories (SAPO)
  The Christchurch attack and the circulation of #falseflag in the hybrid media environment

  Final Report (pdf)

• Higher School of Economics, National Research University Moscow
  Sini Ihanainen-Alanko, MSc

  The Economy of Russian and how it will be modernised

  Final Report (pdf)

• Jenni Kangasniemi
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  University of Oxford
  Journalist Fellow 2020-2021

  Final Report (pdf)

• Petter Lindberg
  Constructive Institute
  Aarhus University
  2020-2021

  Final Report (pdf)

• Katarina Baer
  Fudan University
  Shanghai, China
  2019-2020

  Final Essay (pdf)

• Saara Koho
  World Press Institute
  Fellowship 2019

  Final Report (pdf)

• University of Helsinki, Center for Consumer Society Research
  Minna Ruckenstein, Associate Professor

  Forget media disruption – Alternatives for datafied business logics and human-machine collaborations

  Final Report (pdf)

• Joonas Partanen
  Internationales Journalisten-Kolleg
  EJF Berlin
  2019-2020

  Final Thesis (pdf)

• Jaakko Lyytinen
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  University of Oxford
  Journalist Fellow 2019-2020

  Journalist Fellow Paper (pdf)

• Mikko Paakkanen
  European University at St. Petersburg
  2019-2020

  Final Report (pdf)

• Open Knowledge Finland
  Aleksi Knuutila, Doctor of Philosophy

  Digital election campaigns

  Final Report (pdf)

• University of Tampere
  Heikki Kokko, Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  Age of post-truth now and in the middle of 19th century 

  Final Report (pdf)

• Henrik Muukkonen
  Columbia University
  Graduate School of Journalism
  2019 Summer Investigative Reporting Course

  Final Report (pdf)

• Aura Lindeberg
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  University of Oxford
  Journalist Fellow 2018–2019

  Final Report (pdf)

  So you have a podcast? What broadcasters and newspapers are doing with new forms of audio (pdf)

• Päivi Ala-Risku

  Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism

  M.S. in Data Journalism

  Fellowship 2018–2019

  Final Report (pdf)

• UNESCO

  Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2019

  Final Report (pdf)

• University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
  Karina Horsti, Docent, Academy of Finland fellow

  Mobilizing the Disenfranchised: Post-Truth Public Stories in Finland, France and the United States

  Final report (pdf)

• Jenny Jännäri
  World Press Institute
  Fellowship 2018

  Final report (pdf)

• University of Jyväskylä, Department of Language and Communication Studies
  Turo Uskali, PhD

  The mobile challenges of data journalism – research and development project (MoDaJo)

  Final Report (pdf)

• University of Turku / University of Strathclyde
  Dr.Soc.Sc., docent Mari K. Niemi

  “Abroad this would create a storm”. A Study on Populist Parties’ Racism-related Scandals and Journalistic Choices.

  Final report (pdf)

• University of Helsinki, The Swedish School of Social Science
  Jaana Hujanen, Ph.D.

  Hyperlocal Publishing – New Forms of Local Media

  Final Report (pdf)

• Anna Sofia Berner
  Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism
  M. A. in Journalism
  Fellowship 2017–2018

  Final Report (pdf)

• Mikko Knuuttila
  Fudan University
  Shanghai, China
  2017–2018

  Final report (pdf)

• Laura Kangasluoma
  USC Graduate School
  University of Southern California
  Fellowship 2017–2018

  Final report (pdf)

• University of Tampere, Research Center for Journalism, Media and Communication

  Children and the Change in their Media Environment

  Final report (pdf)

• Henri Koponen
  Journalist Fellow, International Press Institute, Wien
  Fall 2017

  Final report summary (pdf)

• Hanken School of Economics, Marketing
  Professor Tore Strandvik

  Active News Consumers and the News Service in Transition

  Final report (pdf)

• UNESCO

  Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize

  Final report (pdf)
  5-year co-operation (pdf)

  Videos:
  The 20 years for the Cano Prize
  WPFD 2017 “Stay Critical” campaign video

• Aalto University, School of Business, Department of Management Studies
  Professor Johanna Moisander

  Managing Continuous Change in Multi-platform Media Companies

  Final report (pdf)

• Heini Maksimainen
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  University of Oxford
  Journalist Fellow 2016–2017

  Improving the Quality of Health Journalism (pdf)

• Columbia University
  Graduate School of Journalism
  2017 Summer Investigative Reporting Course

  Final reports:

  Ville Juutilainen (pdf)
  Ilkka Karisto (pdf)
  Anu-Elina Lehti (pdf)

• Marjut Tervola
  Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism
  Master of Arts in Business and Economics
  Fellowship 2016 – 2017

  Final report (pdf)

• Jukka Huusko
  Internationales Journalisten-Kolleg
  EJF Berlin
  2016–2017

  Don´t Play into Their Hands (pdf)

  Final report (pdf)

• Panu Karhunen
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  University of Oxford
  Journalist Fellow 2016–2017

  Final report (pdf)

• Heidi Väärämäki
  Fudan University
  Shanghai, China
  2016–2017

  Final report (pdf)

• Arja Paananen
  European University at St. Petersburg
  2016 – 2017

  Final report (pdf)

• University of Jyväskylä, Department of Communication
  Turo Uskali, Senior Research Scholar, Docent, Ph.D.

  Report on Journalism Research News 2: North-America, Australia and New Zealand (JRN2)

  Final report (pdf)

• Ilona Turtola
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  University of Oxford
  Journalist Fellow 2015–2016

  Final report (pdf)

  How do social media build the professional identity of journalists? (pdf)

• Jutta Högmander
  USC Graduate School
  University of Southern California
  Fellowship 2016–2017

  Crosstown Traffic and Beyond (pdf)

• University of Jyväskylä, Department of Communication
  Turo Uskali, Ph.D.

  Journalism Research News (JRN)

  Final report (pdf)

• Minna Asikainen
  World Press Institute
  Fellowship 2016

  Final report (pdf)

• Anne Moilanen
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  University of Oxford
  Journalist Fellow 2015 – 2016

  Political Scandals in Finland and in the UK- How Did the Media Cultures Differ (pdf)

• Tuija Pallaste
  USC Graduate School
  University of Southern California
  Fellowship 2015 – 2016

  Tired of Being Tired

  Thesis (pdf)

• Kira Gronow
  Internationales Journalisten-Kolleg
  EJF Berlin
  2015–2016

  A clever housewife knows how to remove a stain – Women’s magazines in Nazi Germany

  Summary (pdf)

  Final paper (pdf)

• University of Turku, Finland Futures Research Centre
  Juho Ruotsalainen and Sirkka Heinonen, PhD

  Intimate Journalism

  Final report (pdf)

• Reeta Pöyhtäri, Visiting Research Fellow, PhD
  UNESCO, Communication and Information Sector, Division for Freedom of Expression and Media Development, Section for Freedom of Expression

  Final report (pdf)

• Nina Broström
  Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism
  Master of Arts in Journalism and Politics
  Fellowship 2015 – 2016

  Final report (pdf)
  Thesis (pdf)

• Antti Järvi
  Fudan University
  Shanghai, China
  2015–2016

  Final report (pdf)

• Ville Seuri
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  University of Oxford
  Journalist Fellow 2015 – 2016

  Final report (pdf)

• Ninni Lehtniemi
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  University of Oxford
  Journalist Fellow 2015 – 2016

  Final report (pdf)

  Fellow paper at Reuters Institute (pdf)

• University of Helsinki, Faculty of Law
  LL.D Taina Pihlajarinne, Professor of Copyright Law

  New technologies in content production and distribution – copyright and competition law perspectives

  Final report (pdf)

• University of Jyväskylä, Department of Communication
  Turo Uskali, Senior Research Scholar, Docent, Ph.D.

  Working Practices in Data Journalism

  Final report (pdf)

   

• Jukka Kinnunen

  Citation Indicators and the Classification System of the Publication Forum

  Abstract (pdf)

• Heikki Luostarinen, D. Soc. Sc.

  China´s Soft Media Power

  Final report (pdf)

• University of Jyväskylä, Department of Communication
  Professor, Docent Vilma Luoma-aho

  Transparency of New Forms of Media Advertising Online

  Final report (pdf)

   

• Pauliina Siniauer
  Internationales Journalisten-Kolleg
  EJF Berlin
  2014–2015

  Writing about Food – a Guide to Food Journalism

  Final report (pdf)

• University of Jyväskylä, Department of Communication
  Ph.D. Turo Uskali

  Journalism Research News (JRN)

  Final report (pdf)

• University of Helsinki, Department of Social Research, Communication Research Centre CRC
  Dr., Docent Johanna Jääsaari and M.Soc.Sc. Jockum Hildén

  European Pirate Parties and the Politics of Communication

  Final report (pdf)

• Reeta Pöyhtäri, Visiting Research Fellow, PhD
  UNESCO, Communication and Information Sector, Division for Freedom of Expression and Media Development, Section for Freedom of Expression

  Final report (pdf)

• University of Helsinki and Finnish Research Network
  Project leaders Johanna Sumiala and Leena Suurpää

  Youth Street Politics in the Media Society: Helsinki and London Compared

  Final report (pdf)

• Petri Jauhiainen
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  University of Oxford
  Journalist Fellow 2014 – 2015

  Reinventing the Incumbents:  How Old Media Are Creating  New Products

  Final report (pdf)

• Heidi Lipsanen
  Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism
  Master of Arts in Journalism and Politics
  Fellowship 2014 – 2015

  Final report (pdf)

• University of Helsinki, Department of Social Research
  D.Soc.Sc. Janne Matikainen

  Mobile Social Media and Media Organisations

  Summary (pdf)

• University of Jyväskylä, Department of Communication
  Project Leader Heikki Kuutti, Ph.D

  Truthful Journalism

  Summary (pdf)

• Tampere University, Research Centre for Journalism, Media and Communication (COMET)
  Postdoctoral Fellow Laura Saarenmaa and researcher Mikko Hautakangas

  Young Men´s Media Participation

  Summary (pdf)

• University of Turku, Centre for Parliamentary Studies
  Senior Researcher, Dr Ville Pitkänen

  The Mediation of Expertise – The Functions of Expert Opinion in News Journalism

  Final report (pdf)

• Tampere University, Research Centre for Journalism, Media and Communication (COMET)
  Esa Reunanen and Kari Koljonen

  Journalists´ Freedom (and Obligation) of Speech

  Finar report summary (pdf)

• Tampere University of Technology, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  Dr. Johanna Virkki

  Individual Privacy Issues in Wireless Communication: the Internet of Things

  Final report (pdf)

• Inka Kovanen
  Internationales Journalisten-Kolleg
  EJF Berlin
  2013 – 2014

  SYRIA FORM AFAR. How Journalists in Finland and Germany Cover the First YouTube War

  Final report (pdf)

• Mirjami Saarinen
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  University of Oxford
  Journalist Fellow 2013 – 2014

  FROM A LECTURE TO A CONVERSATION: Audience Empowerment in Business Newspapers in the Digital Era

  Final report (pdf)

• Kirsi Hakaniemi
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  University of Oxford
  Journalist Fellow 2013 – 2014

  From a Print House to a Technology Company

  Final report (pdf)

• Aalto University School of Business, Department of Management Studies
  Dr. Johanna Moisander, Professor, Organizational Communication

  Strategic Challenges of the Media Industry in Converging Media Markets

  Final report (pdf)

• University of Jyväskylä
  Studies in Education, Psychology and Social Research
  PhD Riina Yrjölä

  The Global Politics of Celebrity Humanitarianism

  Abstract (pdf)
  Doctoral thesis (pdf)

• Tampere university,Research Centre for Journalism, Media and Communication (COMET)
  Esa Reunanen, Ph.D.

  From Broadsheet to Tabloid

  Summary (pdf)

• University of Helsinki, Department of Social Research, Communication Research Centre CRC
  Researcher Janne Matikainen

  Mapping Digital Media

  Final report (pdf)

  Link to the project web site

• University of Tampere, Tampere Research Centre for Journalism, Media and Communication (COMET)
  Researcher Kari Koljonen

  Follow the leader! The Evolving Role of Middle-Management Journalists

  Summary (pdf)

• University of Tampere, Tampere Research Centre for Journalism, Media and Communication (COMET)
  Reeta Pöyhtäri, Paula Haara ja Pentti Raittila

  Hate Speech Narrowing Freedom of Speech

  Summary (pdf)

• The National Library of Finland

  Fragmenta membranea Project 2009 – 2012

  Final report (pdf)

• Anne Achté
  Journalist Fellow 2012 – 2013
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  University of Oxford

  New tricks for an old pony: Is it essential for speech radio programmes to utilise social media in order to stay relevant to the audience?

  Final report (pdf)

• Columbia University
  Graduate School of Journalism
  2012 Summer Investigative Reporting Course

  Final reports

  Minna Passi  (pdf)

• Jukka Vahti
  Internationales Journalisten-Kolleg, EJF Berlin
  2012 – 2013

  Key Witnesses (sharing a taxi with the main suspects)
  The Self-Perceived Professional Roles of the German Journalists Covering the Eurozone Crisis.

  Final report  (pdf)

• Anu Nousiainen
  Journalist Fellow 2012 – 2013
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  University of Oxford

  A Bunch of Distractive Writing: Why has fact-based and extensively reported American style narrative journalism not gained ground in Europe?

  Final report  (pdf)

• Associate Professor, D. Sc. Anssi Tarkiainen
  LUT School of Business, International Marketing

  What Drives Innovation in the Magazine Publishing Industry?

  Final report (pdf)
  Abstract  (pdf)

• University of Tampere, Tampere Research Centre for Journalism, Media and Communication (COMET)
  Researches Eliisa Vainikka, Elina Noppari, Ari Heinonen and Jukka Huhtamäki

  Social Media Savvies and Critical Netizens: On Being a Journalist in Social Media

  Abstract  (pdf)

• Helena Liikanen-Renger
  USC Graduate School
  University of Southern California
  Fellowship 2012 – 2013

  The Relevant Art Museum: views on the role of 21st century museum

  Thesis  (pdf)

  Project sites:
  http://wandsandspoons.ascjweb.org/coffee/
  http://www.helenaliikanen.com/museumproject/

• Tampere Research Centre for Journalism, Media and Communication – COMET
  Researcher Pauliina Lehtonen

  Self-Promoters: The Career Paths and Individualising Working Life of Young Journalists

  Summary  (pdf)

   

• Karina Horsti
  University Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
  Docent, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki

  Final report  (pdf)

• Olavi Koistinen
  World Press Institute
  Fellowship 2012

  Final report  (pdf)

• Tampere Research Centre for Journalism, Media and Communication – COMET
  Risto Suikkanen, Aino Holma and Pentti Raittila:

  All Quiet on the News Front? Annual Finnish Media Monitoring Study 2007–2012

  Summary of the final report  (pdf)

• Saska Saarikoski
  Journalist Fellow 2011 – 2012
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  University of Oxford

  Brands, Stars and Regular Hacks – a Changing Relationship between News Institutions and Journalists

  Final report

• Dr. Heikki Heikkilä and Laura Ahva, Tampere Research Centre for Journalism, Media and Communication (COMET) 
  Lic. Sc. Sanna Valtonen, University of Helsinki, Department of Social Research
  MA Jaana Siljamäki, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Communication

  Towards Engaging Journalism

  Summary  (pdf)

• Reetta Räty
  Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  2011 – 2012

  Final report (pdf)

• Tampere Research Centre for Journalism, Media and Communication (COMET)
  Dr.Soc.Sc., Docent Juha Herkman and M.A. Eliisa Vainikka

  New Reading Communities, New Modes of Reading

  Summary (pdf)

• Marija Skara
  Internationales Journalisten-Kolleg, EJF Berlin
  2011 – 2012

  Analysis of Radiofeuilleton and the Themes of its “Thema”

  Final report (pdf)

• Kaijaleena Runsten
  Journalist Fellow 2011 – 2012
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  University of Oxford

  Reporting Global Trade: is it a dying art and if so, does it matter?

  Final Report

• Joose Palonen

  Visiting Scholar
  Graduate School of Journalism
  University of California, Berkeley
  2011-2012
  Final report  (pdf)

• Laura Saarikoski
  Journalist Fellow 2011 – 2012
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  University of Oxford

  Herding the Cats: How to Lead Journalists in the Digital Age

  Final report (pdf)

• Columbia University
  Graduate School of Journalism
  2012 Summer Investigative Reporting Course

  Final reports

  Piia Elonen (pdf)

  Juha Kauppinen (pdf)

  Katja Kuokkanen (pdf)

  Esa Mäkinen (pdf)

  Mikko Numminen (pdf)

• Tampere Research Centre for Journalism, Media and Communication (COMET)

  Researchers Esa Reunanen and Auli Harju

  Experiencing Political Publicity

  Summary (pdf)

• University of Tampere, Tampere Research Centre for Journalism, Media and Communication (COMET)
  Researchers Elina Noppari and Mikko Hautakangas

  The Hard Work of Being Me: Fashion Bloggers On the Media Market

  Summary (pdf)

• Swedish School of Social Science, University of Helsinki
  Professor Henrika Zilliacus-Tikkanen and researcher Tarja Savolainen

  Global Report on the Status of Women in News Media Organizations

  Final report (pdf)

• Jussi Ahlroth
  Journalist Fellow 2010 – 2011
  Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  University of Oxford

  The Nine Commandments for Newspapers on Tablet Devices

  Link to the final report

• Reetta Nousiainen
  Visiting Scholar
  UC Berkeley
  Graduate School of Journalism

  Final report 2010 – 2011

  Final report  (pdf)

• Jussi Jormanainen USC Graduate School
  University of Southern California
  Fellowship 2010 – 2011

  Newsdoc: A Model for Online Video Storytelling

  Final report   (pdf)

• University of Helsinki, Helsinki Collegium for Advance Studies
  Professor Charles Husband

  The Helsingin Sanomat Foundation Fellowship 2008 – 2011

  Final report  (pdf)

• Professor Liisa Uusitalo, Aalto University, School of Economics

  Consumer Behavior in Information Society COBI. Project Summary and Publications 2008-2011.

  Final report  (pdf)