Tag: Antti Laine
New Study Examines Media Coverage of the Journey of the Finnish Ice Hockey Club Jokerit in the Russian-led Kontinental Hockey League
A study examining the media coverage of the Finnish ice hockey club Jokeritโs time in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), conducted by doctoral researcher Joakim Sรคrkivuori and senior researcher Antti Laine, both from the University of Jyvรคskylรค, Finland, has been published. The study delves into the reporting by the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat during a politically tumultuous time. It considers KHLโs westward expansion efforts as part of Russiaโs soft power strategy and explores the nature of the news coverage.
Bibliography of Finnish Sports Journalism: A Review
In February 2023, a bibliography of Finnish sports journalism was launched as an outcome of a project carried out in the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyvรคskylรค. The site also presents key concepts and characteristics of sports journalism and sports media, as well as the history of Finnish sports journalism. Vi asked Veera Ehrlรฉn to review the site. She applauds the initiative and the outcome, but she also highlights a few weaknesses, for instance regarding the treatment of female sports journalism.
A peer-reviewed online andย open access databank covering Finnish sports journalism has been published
As part of the joint research project between the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences and the Open Science Centre at the University of Jyvรคskylรค, a Finnish-language databank on Finnish sports journalism, including an extensive bibliography, has been published. The open access and peer-reviewed web publication offers research information intended for a wide range of users in an easily accessible and popular form.
Sport Scholar Profile | Antti Laine, University of Jyvรคskylรค
Antti Laine works as a Senior researcher and lecturer in sport sociology at the University of Jyvรคskylรค, Finland. His research interests focus mainly on sport media, private sport sector (e.g. ice hockey and fitness) and sport as a societal phenomenon. Dr Laine has published numerous articles and acted as an editor in academic publications.
Tabloid wars โ the Nordic episode
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Department of History and Ethnology, University of Jyvรคskylรค
Antti Laine
Urheilujournalismin SuomiโRuotsi-maaottelu: Vertaileva tutkimus suomalaisten ja ruotsalaisten iltapรคivรคlehtien Ateenan 2004 ja Torinon 2006 olympiauutisoinnista
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