Media & viestintä

Media & viestintä (known as Tiedotustutkimus until 2008) is a Finnish scientific journal founded in 1978 and published by the Media and Communication Studies Association MEVI (Media- ja viestintätieteellinen seura Mevi ry). It publishes articles in the fields of media, communication and journalism research. The journal examines the entire media landscape and is the leading Finnish-language scholarly publication in its field. Its first issue each year is the Journalismikritiikin vuosikirja (Yearbook of Journalism Criticism), which has been published since 1998. The journal began as a newsletter, expanded rapidly in content, and during the 1980s developed into a scientific journal. Peer review was introduced in the 1990s. MEVI, the association behind the journal, promotes media and communication research within and beyond the academic community, and organizes the Media and Communication Research Days (Mevi-päivät), the most important domestic conference in the field. The journal is currently seeking a new editor-in-chief or editor-in-chief pair starting from 1 January 2027. Media & viestintä is a non-commercial scholarly publication, not a consumer product brand, but it functions as a trademarked academic title within the Finnish research community.

Media & viestintä was founded in 1978 under the name Tiedotustutkimus. It began as a newsletter, but its content expanded rapidly, and during the 1980s it grew into a scientific journal. Peer review was introduced in the 1990s, strengthening its academic standards. In 1998 the journal began publishing the Journalismikritiikin vuosikirja (Yearbook of Journalism Criticism) as its first issue each year. In 2008 the journal adopted its current name, Media & viestintä. The journal is published by the Media and Communication Studies Association MEVI (Media- ja viestintätieteellinen seura Mevi ry), which also organizes the Media and Communication Research Days (Mevi-päivät), described as the most important domestic conference in the field. Over the decades the journal has been led by various editors-in-chief, including Liina Puustinen, Heikki Heikkilä, Sinikka Torkkola, Iiris Ruoho, Hannu Nieminen, Tuomo Mörä, Katja Valaskivi, Erkki Karvonen, Esa Väliverronen, Ullamaija Kivikuru, Pertti Suhonen and Pertti Hemánus. As of 2026 the journal is seeking a new editor-in-chief or editor-in-chief pair to start on 1 January 2027.

• 2026

  Journal seeks new editor-in-chief or editor-in-chief pair starting 1 January 2027

• 2008

  Journal renamed Media & viestintä

• 1998

  Journalismikritiikin vuosikirja yearbooks began publication

• 1990

  Peer review introduced in the 1990s

• 1980

  Expanded into a scientific journal during the 1980s

• 1978

  Journal founded as Tiedotustutkimus

Leading Finnish-language peer-reviewed journal for media, communication and journalism research, published by the field's scholarly association MEVI.

• Media & viestintä journal

  Peer-reviewed scientific journal covering media, communication and journalism research.

• Journalismikritiikin vuosikirja

  Annual yearbook published as the first issue of the journal each year since 1998.

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2. 2Media & viestintä – Wikipedia (Finnish)fi.wikipedia.org
3. 3Media & viestintä – Wikidatawikidata.org