Mapping Media Freedom: Right-wing MP’s launch online smear campaign against Iltalehti journalist Ida Erämaa

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1. This is probably what PS and their voters call a “sulka hattuun”?

2. Wonder what Orpo is thinking about now, wouldn’t be surprised if he was out of politics after his tenure as PM ends.

3. It’s funny or tragic how I wrote in here a few months ago that the far right wing government was atrocious back in my home country (Brazil) and how while they were in power, people in general started believing some bullshit that would’ve been reason of a good laugh many years ago.

   I know that Finnish politics work in a very different way and the worst thing that can happen here would be nothing compared to Brazil, but still to a Finnish level this current government is already a joke. I guess that’s just the far right wing in a nutshell. Brazilian government was also filled with a lot of neo Nazis (what an irony), some crazy ass christians, people who believed the Earth is flat, people who said all the media was biased and so on.

4. Ida Erämaa launched campaign against right-wing government first.

5. Orpo said he wants to fix Finland, didn’t realize he meant going all time low is needed first.

6. Is anyone really surprised that this is happening? This is exactly the type of thing that always happens when these type of people get any sort of tangible power. Wait until they figure out they can just make their own media companies and sling shit in perpetuity, under the guise of “fair and unbiased” reporting (like a lot of these sort of parties have in the rest of Europe). And no, exposing stupid ass shit that politicians did in the past is not the same as those same politicians attacking journalists.

7. >> Social media users targeted Erämaa with discrediting, insulting comments based on the journalist’s age, gender, appearance and alleged political leanings.

   I went through the tweets.

   Maybe some anonymous weirdos in ylilauta. But Tynkkynen, Rydman and who ever the last dude was only accused Erämaa on her political agenda based writing. And this should be free to be criticized. Its not harrasment. If some fuckos in the internet start going crazy for it then all political parties are reaponsible of incitment.

8. I think this is what happens when the media has been sleeping for the past four years, not ideal. Journalists should reveal their own personal agenda at the beginning of articles though, they should be transparent who they support. Nobody should be targeted like this.

9. I am not following the politics up close, but have been following the headlines atleast, what is the conditions? Will this government make it to full tenure or will fall pretty soon?