Kaarle Nordenstreng

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Kaarle Tapani Jorma Johannes Magnus Bertel Nordenstreng (born June 9, 1941 [1] ) is a Finnish media scholar. [2] He is Professor Emeritus of Journalism and Mass Communication at the Tampere University. [3]

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Life

Kaarle Nordenstreng studied psychology at the University of Helsinki, gaining a PhD in 1969. He joined the faculty of the University of Tampere in 1965, and became head of research at the Finnish Broadcasting Company in 1967. In 1971 he was appointed Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Tampere. From 1971 to 1976 he was a Member of the UNESCO Panel of Consultants on Communication Research. From 1972 to 1978 he was Vice-President of the International Association For Media And Communication Research (IAMCR). From 1976 to 1990 he was President of the International Organization of Journalists (IOJ). He was Honorary Professor at Saint Petersburg State University in 2008, and Moscow University in 2009. [2]

Publications

Most notable books in English: [4]

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References

  1. Leinonen, Verna (August 2009). "Agendalla aikaa" (in Finnish). Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Kaarle Nordenstreng: Promoting Democracy and Equality, In Michael Meyen & Thomas Wiedemann (eds.) Biografisches Lexikon der Kommunikationswissenschaft. Köln: Herbert von Halem 2013.
  3. Kaarle Nordenstreng, PhD
  4. "Publications in Nordenstreng's academic home page".