#TRAGE

Tragediauutisoinnin haasteet – median mahdollisuudet käsitellä kouluampumisia

This project, which began in January 2019, examines U.S. and Finnish media’s reporting of the 2018 high school shootings in Parkland, Florida. The project produces a new, comparative database on reporting on school shootings and opens up a new avenue for discussing the challenges posed by such reporting. The project considers the tensions between traditional media and social media based #-activism, with concrete suggestions for journalists’ work.


Project Database

Publications, media appearances, project materials, blog posts, podcasts


Research Team

Principal Investigator

Dr. Benita Heiskanen

Researchers

Dr. Kirsi Cheas

Dr. Maiju Kannisto

Project Researcher

MA Mila Seppälä

Intern

Noora Juvonen


News

Publication

Turun Sanomat, Alio (Project Researcher Mila Seppälä). June 12, 2020.

Event

Median vastuu koulusurmauutisoinnissa – tutkijoiden ja toimittajien keskustelu median eettisistä haasteista

Date: Friday, February 7, 2020
Time: 14:00–16:00
Place: The Päivälehti Museum, Ludviginkatu 24, Helsinki

Press Release 

Publication

Journalisti 8/2019 (Dr. Maiju Kannisto & Project Researcher Mila Seppälä). October 29, 2019.

Event

“Up in Arms: Making Sense of Gun Culture in the United States”

Date: Friday, September 6, 2019
Time: 9:15–17:00
Place: University of Turku, Calonia (Caloniankuja 3), Lecture Hall Cal1

Publication

 Turun Sanomat, Alio (Project Researcher Mila Seppälä). August 27, 2019.

Media Appearance

Mass shootings in the United States discussed in “Maailmanpolitiikan arkipäivää,” Yle Radio 1 (Dr. Benita Heiskanen). August 17, 2019.

Media Appearance

The recent mass shootings in El Paso, Dayton, and Chicago in “Puheen aamu,” Yle Puhe (starting at 01:38:30), “Aamu-tv,” Yle TV1 (starting at 49:20), and Yle Uutiset (Dr. Benita Heiskanen). August 5, 2019.

Publication

Turun Sanomat, Alio (Prof. Benita Heiskanen, Dr. Kirsi Cheas & Dr. Maiju Kannisto). February 13, 2019.