Lotta Lounasmeri
Biographic Data
| ID | 4459368 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lotta Lounasmeri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lotta |
| FAMILY NAME | Lounasmeri |
| SIGNATURE | LOUNASMERI L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Almost Immortal: The Ritual Transition of Power and the Dynamics of History in Three Cold War Media Events
This article sheds theoretical and empirical light on the ritual media events constructed around the deaths of three Cold War political leaders in the 1980s: the Finnish president, Urho Kekkonen (1900–1986), the Swedish prime minister, Olof Palme (1927–1986), and the Soviet Union general secretary, Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982). Investigating news articles published in the first days after the news of each death broke, as well as news articles on t…
The Finnish Think Tank Landscape – A Mixture of Consensualism and Adversity
As a common feature of Nordic countries, the Finnish landscape of thinks tanks has been populated by large corporatist interest organisations and government‐funded research organisations. In addition to this, since 2005, party‐affiliated think tanks form a notable part of the picture. Recently, several small think tanks that are oriented towards specific themes, such as international relations, the environment and feminism, have been founded. Thi…
The emergence of PR consultants as part of the Finnish political communication elite
This article examines the idea of an emerging political communication elite in the context of the Finnish polity. The specific focus is on PR consultants’ role as new, evolving actors in this elite network, where positions in politics, media and consultancies are becoming increasingly interchangeable. This follows the trend of other Nordic countries, where the professionalisation and commercialisation of political communication has already occurr…
Campaigning between East and West: Finland and the Cold War in the presidential campaign films of Urho Kekkonen
This article examines political campaign films from the point of view of propaganda to explore how this idea fits into the context of a democratic Nordic nation. During the Cold War, Finland was governed by Urho Kekkonen as President for 25 years (1956–81). The authors look at Kekkonen’s campaign films to see how his public image was meticulously planned and systematically shaped to create an almost mythical figure. The political and media contex…
Revisiting the Spheres of Public Discussion: The history of Finland’s globalisation debate
When societal elites seem to be in consensus about a political issue, journalism traditionally takes on a more conservative role in organising public discussion. For an issue to become controversial in mainstream media, a crisis of some kind is often needed, followed by lack of consensus among the different elites. This article uses coverage of globalisation in Finland’s most influential newspaper to see if the theory of the spheres of public dis…
Melkein kuolematon johtaja. Presidentti Kekkosen hautajaiset rituaalisena mediatapahtumana
The Almost Immortal Leader. President Kekkonen’s Funeral as a Ritualized Media EventWhenever a leading political figure of a nation dies, his funeral becomes a national media event. At the time of death of the Finnish President Urho Kekkonen (1956–1981), the Finnish society had already entered an era where the media had a clear role in assembling the nation and constructing and re-constructing social reality. This article examines the ritual elem…
Power Investigation’ Neglected: The Case of the Finnish Newspaper Helsingin Sanomat
A media and communications study conducted within the Finnish research programme on power represents one of the Nordic power investigations. In analysing the discourse of globalisation in the editorials of the largest newspaper of the Nordic countries, Helsingin Sanomat, journalism is studied in one of its most significant societal function: investigating the exercise of power. The understanding of power and those tasked with providing public per…
Through Rose or Blue and White Glasses
The Finnish public discussion culture has often been criticized of being unanimous and consensual. In different times political journalism has treated foreign and home affairs as well as economic policy with care. In the present article, attention is paid to Finnish foreign reporting about the Soviet Union during the last decades of its existence. The empirical material used consists of media texts on major events during the Soviet era as well as…
Through Rose or Blue and White Glasses
The Finnish public discussion culture has often been criticized of being unanimous and consensual. In different times political journalism has treated foreign and home affairs as well as economic policy with care. In the present article, attention is paid to Finnish foreign reporting about the Soviet Union during the last decades of its existence. The empirical material used consists of media texts on major events during the Soviet era as well as…
The emergence of PR consultants as part of the Finnish political communication elite
This article examines the idea of an emerging political communication elite in the context of the Finnish polity. The specific focus is on PR consultants’ role as new, evolving actors in this elite network, where positions in politics, media and consultancies are becoming increasingly interchangeable. This follows the trend of other Nordic countries, where the professionalisation and commercialisation of political communication has already occurr…
Power Investigation’ Neglected: The Case of the Finnish Newspaper Helsingin Sanomat
A media and communications study conducted within the Finnish research programme on power represents one of the Nordic power investigations. In analysing the discourse of globalisation in the editorials of the largest newspaper of the Nordic countries, Helsingin Sanomat, journalism is studied in one of its most significant societal function: investigating the exercise of power. The understanding of power and those tasked with providing public per…
Campaigning between East and West: Finland and the Cold War in the presidential campaign films of Urho Kekkonen
This article examines political campaign films from the point of view of propaganda to explore how this idea fits into the context of a democratic Nordic nation. During the Cold War, Finland was governed by Urho Kekkonen as President for 25 years (1956–81). The authors look at Kekkonen’s campaign films to see how his public image was meticulously planned and systematically shaped to create an almost mythical figure. The political and media contex…
Revisiting the Spheres of Public Discussion: The history of Finland’s globalisation debate
When societal elites seem to be in consensus about a political issue, journalism traditionally takes on a more conservative role in organising public discussion. For an issue to become controversial in mainstream media, a crisis of some kind is often needed, followed by lack of consensus among the different elites. This article uses coverage of globalisation in Finland’s most influential newspaper to see if the theory of the spheres of public dis…
Power Investigation’ Neglected: The Case of the Finnish Newspaper Helsingin Sanomat
A media and communications study conducted within the Finnish research programme on power represents one of the Nordic power investigations. In analysing the discourse of globalisation in the editorials of the largest newspaper of the Nordic countries, Helsingin Sanomat, journalism is studied in one of its most significant societal function: investigating the exercise of power. The understanding of power and those tasked with providing public per…
Through Rose or Blue and White Glasses
The Finnish public discussion culture has often been criticized of being unanimous and consensual. In different times political journalism has treated foreign and home affairs as well as economic policy with care. In the present article, attention is paid to Finnish foreign reporting about the Soviet Union during the last decades of its existence. The empirical material used consists of media texts on major events during the Soviet era as well as…
Revisiting the Spheres of Public Discussion: The history of Finland’s globalisation debate
When societal elites seem to be in consensus about a political issue, journalism traditionally takes on a more conservative role in organising public discussion. For an issue to become controversial in mainstream media, a crisis of some kind is often needed, followed by lack of consensus among the different elites. This article uses coverage of globalisation in Finland’s most influential newspaper to see if the theory of the spheres of public dis…
Melkein kuolematon johtaja. Presidentti Kekkosen hautajaiset rituaalisena mediatapahtumana
The Almost Immortal Leader. President Kekkonen’s Funeral as a Ritualized Media EventWhenever a leading political figure of a nation dies, his funeral becomes a national media event. At the time of death of the Finnish President Urho Kekkonen (1956–1981), the Finnish society had already entered an era where the media had a clear role in assembling the nation and constructing and re-constructing social reality. This article examines the ritual elem…
The emergence of PR consultants as part of the Finnish political communication elite
This article examines the idea of an emerging political communication elite in the context of the Finnish polity. The specific focus is on PR consultants’ role as new, evolving actors in this elite network, where positions in politics, media and consultancies are becoming increasingly interchangeable. This follows the trend of other Nordic countries, where the professionalisation and commercialisation of political communication has already occurr…
Campaigning between East and West: Finland and the Cold War in the presidential campaign films of Urho Kekkonen
This article examines political campaign films from the point of view of propaganda to explore how this idea fits into the context of a democratic Nordic nation. During the Cold War, Finland was governed by Urho Kekkonen as President for 25 years (1956–81). The authors look at Kekkonen’s campaign films to see how his public image was meticulously planned and systematically shaped to create an almost mythical figure. The political and media contex…
The Finnish Think Tank Landscape – A Mixture of Consensualism and Adversity
As a common feature of Nordic countries, the Finnish landscape of thinks tanks has been populated by large corporatist interest organisations and government‐funded research organisations. In addition to this, since 2005, party‐affiliated think tanks form a notable part of the picture. Recently, several small think tanks that are oriented towards specific themes, such as international relations, the environment and feminism, have been founded. Thi…
Almost Immortal: The Ritual Transition of Power and the Dynamics of History in Three Cold War Media Events
This article sheds theoretical and empirical light on the ritual media events constructed around the deaths of three Cold War political leaders in the 1980s: the Finnish president, Urho Kekkonen (1900–1986), the Swedish prime minister, Olof Palme (1927–1986), and the Soviet Union general secretary, Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982). Investigating news articles published in the first days after the news of each death broke, as well as news articles on t…
Political science (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Media studies (5 works) · Media Studies and Communication (4 works) · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (4 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works)