Winners of the Finnish Grand Prize for Journalism were announced in Helsinki yesterday. Four winners were chosen from among 738 nominations. The prize is worth EUR 7,500 in each category. Bonnier is founder and sponsor of the independent prize. The winners were:<\/p>\n
Journalistic Article\/Episode of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n Jessikka Aro, Yle Kioski<\/em><\/p>\n The jury wrote: Russian Trolls in Finland, Jessikka Aro’s investigative series, covered Russia’s online propaganda and atttempts to influence public opinion in Finland. English- and Russian-language versions of the episodes also attracted considerable attention. After the episodes were broadcast, international media took note of Aro and she’s helped others to investigate propaganda in their own countries. Following the broadcast, Aro has faced intense intimidation, a propaganda campaign against her and attempts to silence her.<\/p>\n Finalists included: Tuomo Pietil\u00e4inen, Helsingin Sanomat for “Bergsr\u00e5den Moved to Portugal”; and Mirva Heiskanen, Pekka L\u00e4hteenm\u00e4ki, Ismo Virta and team, Talousel\u00e4m\u00e4 for “Are Media Dying?” (The team included Reijo Ruokanen, Anne Vanhanen, Erkka Felt, Marjut Nousiainen, Pekka L\u00e4hteenm\u00e4ki, Ilkka Jauhiainen and Ninni Myllyoja.)<\/p>\n Journalistic Achievement of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n Anne Lepp\u00e4j\u00e4rvi, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences’ Journalism Education<\/em><\/p>\n The jury wrote: Technical university Haaga -Helia’s journalism program is lead by educational program director Anne Lepp\u00e4j\u00e4rvi, who strives to provide solutions to remedy the media crisis. The educational program provides good networks and develops new ways of working in journalism. Anne Lepp\u00e4j\u00e4rvi’s role in this has been central.<\/p>\n Finalists included: Aamulehti’s culture desk: En vecka i Tallinn. The culture desk team included: Markus M\u00e4\u00e4tt\u00e4nen, Simopekka Virkkula, Anne V\u00e4linoro, Matti Kuusela, Nina Lehtinen, Erik Ahonen, Tiina Leinonen, Pekka Kym\u00e4l\u00e4inen and Kimmo Penttinen. Also finalsits were Tuomas Peltom\u00e4ki and team from Uutisraportti, HSTV\/Nelonen. The team included Paavo Teittinen, Jussi Sippola, Henry Lehto, Maria Pettersson, Juha-Pekka Raeste, Pekka Torvinen, Kimmo Norokorpi, Jussi Pullinen, Paavo J\u00e4rvilehto, Boris Stefanov, Uolevi Holmberg, Matti Nousiainen, Mikko Peura, Janne Elkki and Kristiina Marttinen.<\/p>\n Book of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n Kimmo Oksanen, Kasvonsa menett\u00e4nyt mies, published by WSOY<\/em><\/p>\n The jury wrote: “What’s left when a man literally loses his face, through which other people meet him? The tough experiences give new strengths, a gift of more sensitively discovering what one can do for others. A deeply human account of the relative nature of life’s difficulties.<\/p>\n Finalists included: Niina Junttila (Kavereita nolla – Lasten ja nuorten yksin\u00e4isyys, Tammi) and Ren\u00e9 Nyberg (Viimeinen juna Moskovaan, Siltala).<\/p>\n Journalist of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n Tom Kankkonen, Yle Nyheter<\/em><\/p>\n The jury wrote: Tom Kankkonen’s reporting from Syria, Iraq and Turkey have brought events in the regions of conflict closer to Finnish TV viewers and radio listeners. Kankkonen stubbornly finds his way to difficult spots, contextualizing and scrutinizing as he goes. He keeps his calm, rational and trustworthy demeanor in tough situations.<\/p>\n Finalists included: Vesa Sir\u00e9n, Helsingin Sanomat och Markus Leikola, freelancer.<\/p>\n Jury<\/strong><\/p>\n Jouko Jokinen, editor-in-chief, Aamulehti; Vesa-Pekka Koljonen, newspaper advisory, editor-in-chief emeritus; Leena Majander-Reenp\u00e4\u00e4, direktor, FILI Finnish Literature Exchange; Tuomo M\u00f6r\u00e4, jury secretary, university lecturer, Helsinki University; Pekka Sepp\u00e4nen, columnist, journalist, board chair, Gummerus Kustannus; Leeni Peltonen, freelance journalist, media entrepreneur; Riitta Pihjalam\u00e4ki, head of journalistic standards and ethics, Yle; Paula Salovaara, media entrepreneur and journalist in Esbo; Jari Tourunen, journalist, PhD; Merja Yl\u00e4-Anttila, jury chair, editor-in-chief, MTV news and current affairs. <\/p>\n Jury members do not take part in deliberations of nominations that affect their own media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Winners of the Finnish Grand Prize for Journalism were announced in Helsinki yesterday. Four winners were chosen from among 738 nominations. The prize is worth EUR 7,500 in each category. Bonnier is founder and sponsor of the independent prize. The winners were: Journalistic Article\/Episode of the Year Jessikka Aro, Yle Kioski The jury wrote: Russian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3107,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"tags":[639,118,807,356],"class_list":["post-3106","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-books","tag-finland","tag-finnis-grand-prize-for-journalism","tag-newspaper"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n