The Citizen moves from the audience to the arena
Kaarle Nordenstreng · Tampere University Institutional Repository (Tampere University) · 1997
These reflections on current thinking about freedom of speech in Finland 1 suggest that despite the wellknown tendency towards concentration, tabloidization, etc., the media field is surrounded by a tendency in support of a citizen-centred notion of freedom of speech and freedom of the press.What is the essential in freedom of speech in the light of current trends?This study suggests a paradigm shift which boils down to five aspects: