Study title

Foreign News Study 1995

Dataset ID Number

FSD1025

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1025

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Nordenstreng, Kaarle (University of Tampere)
• Pietiläinen, Jukka (University of Tampere)

Abstract

The material is the Finnish contribution to an international study on foreign news. The material was news items with a bearing to foreign countries in newspapers, television and radio. News about events abroad and events in Finland, which were connected either with foreign countries or foreigners, were included. In the newspapers studied (Helsingin Sanomat, Aamulehti, Hufvudstadsbladet, Savon Sanomat, and Kansan Uutiset) all material was taken into account, apart from different lists, cartoons and advertisements. In the television and radio material (Radio Suomi, the main news broadcast of TV1 and 10 o'clock news of MTV3), only the items which featured in the actual news broadcast were included. The material was coded in accordance with international coding instructions. In the news, objects of study were the type and scope of the news, news sources, news topics, actors featuring in the news, gender of the correspondent, geographical extensiveness of the news and in newspaper news, in which part of the paper the news was published.

Keywords

news; news flow; news transmission

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Media (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Pietiläinen, Jukka
• Kolehmainen, Mari

Time Period Covered

1995

Collection Dates

1995-09-03 – 1995-09-23

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Media unit: Text

Object

Universe

Foreign news material in five newspapers, news broadcasts on two television channels, and news broadcasts on the radio during a two week period.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The principles for choosing the material of the study were as follows: at least two influential national daily newspapers and the country's most important newscast had to be included. The Finnish sample consisted of five newspapers, television news of two TV-channels and news broadcasts on one radio channel.

Collection Mode

Compilation/Synthesis

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Secondary data collection guide

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

34 variables and 3546 cases.

Data Version

1.1

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Nordenstreng, Kaarle (University of Tampere) & Pietiläinen, Jukka (University of Tampere): Foreign News Study 1995 [dataset]. Version 1.1 (2004-07-15). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1025

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

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Uutisia yli rajojen: Ulkomaanuutisten maisema Suomessa (1998). Toim. Ullamaija Kivikuru & Jukka Pietiläinen. Lahti: Helsingin yliopiston Lahden tutkimus- ja koulutuskeskus.