
Author: Saara Koho
2019 WPI Fellow
Journalist, TalouselämäHelsinki, Finland
Twitter: @SaaraKoho
EU:ssa pohditaan, pitäisikö alustayhtiöiden rahoittaa 5g-verkkojen rakentamista. Suomessa operaattorit ovat jo tehneet siihen isoja satsauksia. 5g:n väestöpeitto on kattava. ⭐️ https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/kl/dd9df6d5-1455-46ae-b40e-1715c9f1f135
EKP aloittanee korkojen laskemisen vasta ensi vuoden loppupuolella, arvioivat ekonomistit. ⭐️ https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/kl/94ebe13c-de61-4e4c-ad08-ace0b3eb17f7
Naistenpäivänä pommiuhka Brysselin metrossa Yserin ja Rogierin välillä ihmiseltä, joka haluaa "eliminoida HLBT- ja muut vähemmistöt". 😡 Maailma ja tasa-arvo eivät todellakaan ole vielä valmiit. https://www.lesoir.be/499574/article/2023-03-08/menace-dattaque-bruxelles-deux-courriels-envoyes-la-commission-europeenne-le
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Two minutes to midnight
by Saara Koho | Oct 6, 2019 | Nuclear Policy and Security, Nuclear Threats and Security, Personal Reflections, Politics
I grew up in a border town in Finland. The nearest Russian town, Svetogorsk, was only a few miles away from my home. Living so near to a gigantic and powerful neighbor was often unsettling. St. Petersburg was closer to us than our own capital Helsinki. Could the...
The debate on reparations and the painful history of slavery
by Saara Koho | Sep 28, 2019 | Immigration, Journalism, Personal Reflections, Politics
The 1619 Project, a special issue of the The New York Times Magazine, has been the most talked-about journalistic venture I’ve encountered during my stay in the United States. Its goal is to reframe American history and to place the consequences of slavery at the...
Is philanthropy the future of journalism?
by Saara Koho | Sep 15, 2019 | Changes in Journalism, Journalism, Personal Reflections
Newsrooms around the globe have been shrinking for the past two decades, as media companies have struggled to find a profitable business model in the era of the internet and evaporating print advertising. Last week we had the opportunity to meet Dean Baquet, the...
Minnesota farms battle with record-low profitability
by Saara Koho | Sep 8, 2019 | Agriculture and Rural Issues, Global Business
It’s a tough time to be a farmer. Last year Minnesota farms earned a median net income of $26,055, down 8% from the previous year. It was the lowest median farm income in the past 23 years of data tracked by the University of Minnesota. “Agriculture is a very...Recent blog posts
- Coping with PTSD as a journalist in an unrelenting news cycle
- Abortion debate in the eyes of an abortion clinic escort in Minnesota
- The BBC issue: do social media guidelines clash with freedom of speech?
- The Importance of Local News: Why Local Media Matters for Communities Across America
- Minnesota’s Secretary of State says biggest challenge to American democracy is ‘disinformation’
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We asked different groups in Minneapolis what changed in their town after George Floyd's murder?
Not much, was their reply.
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In @finnowl's first #WPIFellowship blog post, he wonders if the defamation case against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems will drag down other media, too. Minnesota academics and journalists weigh in:
https://worldpressinstitute.org/will-the-landmark-case-against-fox-news-drag-down-other-media-too/
Check out my latest @GlobalMinnesota podcast episode w/ @Fawzeyah & @SaqibTanveer of this year's @worldpressinst International Fellows! Hear about the challenges of conducting journalism and speaking truth to power in Nigeria and Pakistan.
https://www.globalminnesota.org/event/podcast-episode-global-journalism-with-world-press-institute-fellows/