Council for Mass Media in Finland

The Council for Mass Media in Finland (Finnish: Julkisen sanan neuvosto, abbr. JSN; Swedish: Opinionsnämnden för massmedier) is a self-regulatory organ of the Finnish mass media. It controls journalists related to publishers who have adopted the good journalistic guidelines and makes resolutions on the bases of appeals. It was established in 1968 and one of its goals was to diminish the need for juridical investigations in the courts mainly caused by criticism of the leftist radicals in the late 1960s.[1]

Chairmen

The Council for Mass Media in Finland in earlier times had low-profile chairmen but, since Jacob Söderman, chairmen have given statements related to issues wider than the technical side of the work or resolutions.

Chairmen
1969 Heikki Waris
1970–1971 Veli Merikoski
1971–1972 Kettil Bruun
1972–1975 K. J. Lång
1975–1978 Kai Korte
1978–1990 Henrik Grönqvist
1990–1996 Raimo Pekkanen
1996–1999 Kari Lehtola
1999–2003 Olli Mäenpää
2003–2005 Jacob Söderman
2005–2007 Kalevi Kivistö
2008–2009 Pekka Hyvärinen
2010–2015 Risto Uimonen
2016– Elina Grundström

See also

Sources

  1. Web pages in English.
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