DDI description: Media and Power 2019 DDI-kuvailu: Media ja valta 2019 3529 Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive 1.0.0 Media and Power 2019 [metadata]. Metadata version 1.0.0 (2022-07-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [producer and distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3529; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3529 FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records), joiden tekijä on Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finnish Social Science Data Archive), on lisensoitu Creative Commons 1.0 Yleismaailmallinen (CC0 1.0) -lisenssillä. FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records) by Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finnish Social Science Data Archive) are licensed under a Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) license. FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records) av Finlands samhällsvetenskapliga dataarkiv (Finnish Social Science Data Archive) är licensierade under en Creative Commons 1.0 Universiell (CC0 1.0) licens. Media and Power 2019 Media ja valta 2019 3529 urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3529 10.60686/t-fsd3529 Reunanen, Esa Kunelius, Risto 0000-0003-3511-3710 In accordance with the agreement between FSD and the depositor. Finnish Social Science Data Archive Individual datasets

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 1.0 Reunanen, Esa (Tampere University) & Kunelius, Risto (Tampere University): Media and Power 2019 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2022-07-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3529; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3529 mass media communications authority social media politics decision making trust journalism political power social systems Social sciences Media Government, political systems and organisations

The survey charted the relationship between political decision-making and the media in Finland. The survey was conducted as part of the 'Mediatization of governance. A study on media power in economic and environmental policy networks' (MeGo) research project, funded by the Academy of Finland. The respondents included people in influential positions in eight different sectors: trade and industry, politics, government, justice system, police, trade unions, research, and civic and cultural activities.

First, the respondents' views were examined on various statements regarding political decision-making in Finland, for example, whether policy-makers at the national level aimed to make decisions that would benefit all Finns and whether citizens' opinions were nowadays better conveyed to policy-makers through the media than through political parties. The respondents were asked about the source of their own authority and influence (e.g. their official position, their organisation's financial resources, their expertise, or their media presence and public image) as well as their opinions on how the authority or influence of various public actors in Finland (e.g. trade unions, EU, social media, the church) had changed in the past decade.

Next, the respondents were asked how often they followed traditional or online media, e.g. different newspapers, news broadcasts, or discussion forums. The respondents' opinions on their communication with journalists, e.g. whether they thought being contacted by journalists was more intrusive than useful, were surveyed, and the respondents were asked how often they personally appeared on various new outlets (e.g. nationwide TV channels, interviews in newspapers). Additionally, the respondents' work-related social media presence was charted, and they were asked how often they had been subjected to offensive feedback or hate speech because of their job. Finally, the respondents' views were examined on various statements regarding their and their organisation's communication with and through the media, the influence of the media on their and their organisation's actions, and the characteristics of public discussion and journalism in the context of decision-making.

Background variables included the respondent's age group, sector of activity, position, and gender.

 Finland Finland Individual Individual Representatives of the Finnish decision-making system Quantitative Cross-section ad-hoc follow-up CrossSectionAdHocFollowUp Reunanen, Esa Non-probability: Purposive Nonprobability.Purposive Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI) SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire.CAWI Structured questionnaire Questionnaire.Structured There are no weight variables in the data. Detailed and specific data description in Finnish and English. The data are checked and processed in detail. If necessary, the data are anonymised. Finnish Social Science Data Archive The archived data do not include open-ended variables and open-ended responses of the type 'other, please specify'. The dataset is (A) openly available for all users without registration (CC BY 4.0). The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication. Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi. The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data. To prevent identification of respondents, information on the gender of MPs and MEPs was removed. FSD2504 Media and Power 2009 Reunanen, Esa & Kunelius, Risto (2021) Medioitunut valta ja politiikan paluu. Kyselytutkimus suomalaispäättäjien suhteesta mediaan 2009 ja 2019. Tampere: Tampere University Press. https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-359-030-4 Medioitunut valta ja politiikan paluu. Kyselytutkimus suomalaispäättäjien suhteesta mediaan 2009 ja 2019 URN:ISBN:978-952-359-030-4