The textbook makes tough claims about Finnish media – « Every word has been balloted many times »

High school The social science textbook paints a rather gloomy image of the media.

The Memo Series ninth-grade social science textbook claims, among other things, that media is generally not independent.

Instead, they « reflect the opinions and views of their owners, journalists and other content producers. »

However, according to the book, the media sometimes strive for equity, « allowing the public to form their own opinion. »

In addition, the textbook writes that « sometimes the goal is to produce propaganda, that is, intentionally and unilaterally influenced by the public’s opinions. »

Book It also points out that economic factors, such as advertisers’ goals, can affect the content of the media.

« Commercial media get a large part of their income from advertisers and therefore try to keep content so that it does not annoy advertisers, » the book says.

This media passage is derived from the edition of the book from 2024.

The top number of a text extract deals with influence and the lower number is called « Media Edit Opinions ».

In ethical reflections, Finnish media guides Law on freedom of expression and Journalist’s instructions. The guidelines determine a good journalistic way for the entire media industry in Finland.

Journalist decisions are made independently in deliveries. For example, in Helsingin Sanomat, journalists never do journalism with those selling ads.

Helsinki Sanomat on the basic principles It is also noted that the main values ​​of the magazine are faith in freedom of opinion, plural discussion and democracy.

Textbook have written Jussi Hanska, Inari beach, Juapekka Rikala and Jari Tirkkonen.

Hanska, who has reached HS, remembers that he has written the basic text himself, after which it has been reviewed several times in cooperation between the authors.

He works as a lecturer in history, social studies and didactics at the University of Tampere, and as an associate professor of general history.

At the time of the interview, Hanska had no original book available, but he thinks that the text in question has remained unchanged since the first edition.

The first edition of the book was published in 2015.

In the case There is a general speech in the entire media field in Finland, Hanska emphasizes.

« There is no division here that newspapers, television, serious media, huuhaam media and so on and presented them as separate. We are constantly talking about the media as a whole. »

According to Hanska, the design of the text is based on the basics of the basic education curriculum, which emphasize multi -literacy and source criticism.

“The perspective on the media at school is precisely that it is not read in a naive touch, believing in everything that reads or hears.”

« The central point is to teach students about critical attitudes in these times of information influence. »

Hanska recalls that, for example, when talking about the « sometimes produced propaganda » by the media, it may have been in mind, for example, at the time of writing, the MV magazine on the surface.

« There may have been mainly these right -wing alternative media in mind. »

Book series The publisher is now Sanoma Pro, who acquired the study material business from Edita at the beginning of the year.

The book is written when Edita was still publisher with the series.

Sanoma Pro High School Business Manager Kirsi Vuorinen According to the textbook, the text is related to the curriculum, which aims to guide the student to critically evaluate the role and significance of the media.

According to him, the song in the textbook as a whole seeks to support the objectives of the curriculum. According to Vuorinen, Sanoma Pro also wants to encourage students to critical thinking.

Vuorinen points out that the role of the teacher plays a key role in the teaching situation.

« It must be remembered that in a classroom, it is never the case that the student only reads the textbook. The teacher always guides the lesson and there are also tasks. »

He does not comment on whether the textbook should be updated to the next edition.

« We go through the content as part of the normal content update process, and we assess the update needs together with the authors. »

Vuorinen does not tell you how popular the Memo book series is. However, this is not the most popular social science book on the market.

In school education We also have to simplify things, Jussi Hanska justifies the wording of the media.

« That does not mean that this text could not have been written a little more softer. »

According to him, the team may make « some softening » in the design of that paragraph, for example, at a point of commercial media when preparing for the next edition of the book.

Hanska is not ready for a complete redesign of the extrusion because he thinks that « serious media » also has stuff that pulls « in one direction or another. »

Glove Has been involved in making study materials for twenty years.

According to him, when working on study materials, “Every word has been fired many times within a group of authors.

Before going to weight, the book also goes to the consultation round with several readers. These readers are usually teachers in the subject the book deals with.

« For serious textbook producers in Finland, each text is processed many times within the team and thinks from different perspectives before the book goes into statement and weight. »

Books are also updated and changes will be made if the textbook series is long -lasting.

For example, it is the book of social studies that is of a nature that often needs to be updated, says Hanska.

Helsingin Sanomat and Sanoma Pro are part of the Sanoma Group.