Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
Viljami Vaarala is a Doctoral Researcher in the Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences. He studies the conceptions of knowledge and truth among news professionals and epistemic contestation taking place in the emerging podcast sphere. His doctoral thesis handles the discursive processes of political meaning making within the metajournalistic discourse through which journalistic knowledge is being both defended and criticized.
Vaarala's overall interest focuses on the questions regarding journalism's epistemology and the ideology of journalism.
Vaarala has a M.Soc.Sc. in Global Politics and Communication from the University of Helsinki and a BA in Journalism from the University of Jyväskylä.
Education/Academic qualification
Global politics and communication, Master of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki
Fields of Science
- 518 Media and communications
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Publications
- 4 Article
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The ethics of journalism challenged: The blurring boundary between local journalism and communications
Hujanen, J., Grönlund, M., Ruotsalainen, J., Lehtisaari, K. & Vaarala, V. E., 2022, In: Journalistica. 16, 1, p. 35-60 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Performing journalism: Making sense of ethical practice within local interloper media
Hujanen, J., Ruotsalainen, J., Vaarala, V., Lehtisaari, K. & Gronlund, M., Dec 2023, In: Journalism. 24, 12, p. 2668-2686 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Podcasting the truth: Challenging journalistic knowledge and building epistemic authority in independent YouTube podcasts
Vaarala, V. E., 6 Feb 2025, In: Media and Communication. 13, p. 1-19 19 p., 8984.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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A servant of the authorities or an ally of civil society? The role perceptions and role performance of local interloper media. The role perceptions and role performance of Finnish interloper media.
Ruotsalainen, J., Vaarala, V. E., Hujanen, J., Grönlund, M. & Lehtisaari, K., 13 May 2024, In: Journalism studies. 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Journalismin notkuvat rajat - paikallisen viestinnän eettiset periaatteet ja ristiriidat
Hujanen, J. (Principal Investigator), Grönlund, M. (Participant), Lehtisaari, K. (Participant), Ruotsalainen, J. (Participant) & Vaarala, V. E. (Other)
01/11/2020 → 31/07/2023
Project: Research project
Activities
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HEPPsplaining the European Parliamentary Elections results in 2024
Palonen, E. (Speaker: Chair), Nogueira Carrilho, K. (Speaker: Presenter), Alekseev, A. (Speaker: Presenter), Horváth, S. (Speaker: Presenter), Linnamäki, K. (Speaker: Presenter), Vaarala, V. E. (Speaker: Presenter), Boy, N. (Speaker: Presenter), Colin-Jaeger, N. (Speaker: Presenter) & Smilova, R. (Speaker: Presenter)
12 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Talks
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Rajapinta meets HEPP joint event
Palonen, E. (Chair), Laaksonen, S.-M. (Speaker: Chair), Vaarala, V. E. (Speaker: Presenter), Knuutila, A. (Speaker: Presenter) & Pelevina, N.-M. (Attendee)
4 Mar 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Populism (Journal)
Vaarala, V. E. (Reviewer)
Nov 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Rajapintapäivät 2024
Vaarala, V. E. (Speaker: Presenter)
14 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Rajapinta & HSSH Meetup
Vaarala, V. E. (Speaker: Chair)
7 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Talks