Jaana Hujanen — University of Helsinki

Personal profile

Description of research and teaching

Ideals and practices of journalism; Participation and news making; Innovation of journalism; Hyperlocal journalism; Identities, localities and media; Discursive approaches to journalism; Learning and teaching journalism

My research has focused on the ideals and practices of journalism. My current research project focuses on hyperlocal publishing and journalism in Finland. During the recent years, I have also explored how dialogue and autonomy are (re)constructed and (re)organized within journalism and with what professional and societal consequences. My interest lies in illuminating how the professional self-understanding of journalists is being negotiated as a meaning-making process across time and place, in and through which idea(l)s and practices are included or excluded, valued or marginalized. The aim of my reserach has also been to deepen the understanding of how professionalism, its tradition, media markets, ownership, and the organizational, cultural, and societal factors affect the discourses and practices of autonomy and dialogue. Such an approach may also be fruitful in seeking to understand how journalistic profession and professional power and authority operate.

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Journalism at the SSKH

Education/Academic qualification

Journalism, PhD

External positions

Chair for Finnish Journalism Education Committee, Toimittajakoulutuksen neuvottelukunta

Apr 2017 → Apr 2019

Keywords

518 Media and communications
media
Journalism
Professions
Participation
Local media

International and National Collaboration Publications and projects within past five years.

Selected Publications 2000 2019

33 Article
2 Chapter
2 Conference contribution
1 Anthology or special issue
3 More

At the Crossroads of Participation and Objectivity: Reinventing Citizen Engagement in the SBS newsroom

Hujanen, J., Aug 2013, In : New Media & Society. 15, 6, p. 947-962 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Projects 2012 2018

1 Not started
3 Finished

Mapping Media and Communication Research in the UK

Hujanen, J. K.

Project: Research project › _Research

IA: Immersive Automation: automated storytelling, audience engagement and user experience in a news ecosystem

Linden, T. C., Moring, T. A., Backholm, K., Hujanen, J. K., Toivonen, H. T. T., Granroth-Wilding, M., Leppänen, L. J., Munezero, M. & Haapanen, L.

Viestintäalan tutkimussäätiö, Sanoma Media Finland Oy, Alma Media Oyj, Conmio Oy, Tekes, Svenska kulturfonden, KSF Media Ab, Keski Pohjanmaan Kirjapaino Oyj

01/12/2016 → 31/05/2018

Project: Research project

Journalism for Change Journalism Network

Hujanen, J. K.

01/01/2014 → 31/12/2015

Project: Other project › Education, Teaching

Journalism for Change Journalism network

Hujanen, J. K.

01/01/2012 → 31/12/2014

Project: Other project › Education, Teaching

Activities 2000 2018

25 Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
19 Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
16 Academic visit at UH
15 Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
29 More

European Communication Research Conference 2018

Jaana Hujanen (Speaker: Presenter)

31 Oct 2018

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars

Hyperlocal - charasteristics, challenges and hopes. Median ja viestinnän tutkimuksen päivät 2018.

Jaana Kristiina Hujanen (Speaker: Presenter), Katja Lehtisaari (Speaker: Presenter), Mikko Grönlund (Speaker: Presenter), Tommy Carl-Gustav Linden (Speaker: Presenter)

27 Apr 2018

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars

Business models of hyperlocal media

Jaana Hujanen (Speaker: Chair)

30 Jan 2018

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars

Mary Walter-Brown

Jaana Hujanen (Host)

28 Jan 2018 → 2 Feb 2018

Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH