Syria from afar how journalists in Finland and Germany cover the first YouTube war

Miten uutisoida kaukaista sotaa, johon on vaikea ellei mahdoton päästä paikan päälle? Miten kertoa sodasta, jonka pääasialliset tietolähteet ovat sodan eri osapuolten media-aktivistit, hallitusta tukevat viestimet ja islamistitaistelijat, jotka kaikki rummuttavat omaa versiotaan tapahtumista? Ja enn...

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Main Author: Kovanen, Inka
Other Authors: Humanistinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Humanities, Viestintätieteiden laitos, Department of Communication, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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