Iivo Niskanen complained to the media petition body about the story concerning the clash between him and Kalle Parantainen in Kuopio’s Suomen cup. According to Niskanen, the story contained essentially wrong information.
At the end of February, the big topic of discussion on domestic racetracks was the three-time Olympic champion, Puijo’s Ski Club Iivo Niskanen and Kuusamo’s Erä-Veikkoin Kalle Parantainen clash in the Kuopio Finnish Cup relay race.
Parantainen watched as Niskanen kicked him with a ski during the competition. According to the video footage obtained from the situation, Parantainen made very light physical contact with Niskase in connection with the kick in the goal area.
Jupaka’s news value rose to a very large extent in Finland. The athletes received a verbal warning for the incident, but no other disciplinary sanctions.
Lots of news about what happened on several days Iltalehti’s story was too much for Niskanen’s endurance. Niskanen considered that the story contained essentially incorrect information about his activities in the competition and in the finish area. His manager Miro Rousku said shortly after the Suomen Cup to Urheilu that the skiing giant is seriously considering the choice to evaluate journalistic practices To the Council of the Public Word i.e. to JSN.
Council draftsman Susan Heikkinen told Urheilu on Thursday that Niskanen has prepared a complaint about the content of the Iltalehti article mentioned above.
The content of the complaint is not public at this stage, but Heikkinen confirmed that it arrived at the council signed by Niskanen. Manager Rousku communicated on Thursday that the matter will not be commented publicly at this stage.
Decision in the fall
Next, the chairman of the Public Speaking Council Eero Hyvönen decide whether the complaint will be taken to the Council’s actual hearing. According to the draftsman Heikkinen, due to the backlog of issues, the chairman’s decision will not be ready until months from now.
If the matter proceeds to the Council’s consideration, the process will take about two months. So it would be ready at some point in the fall of the current year. Currently, the actual members of the 14-member council do not include a representative of Iltalehti, and if they did, according to JSN’s rules, he would recuse himself from handling the matter.
JSN is a body founded by media publishers and editors whose mission is to interpret good journalistic practice and defend freedom of speech and publication. The council evaluates good journalistic practice through interpretation Journalist’s instructions. JSN is not a court or authority.
If the Council considers that the media that has been the subject of a complaint has violated the Journalist’s instructions and good journalistic practice, the consequence is usually a decision to be made. If the interpretation is positive for the operation of the media, the sanction is an acquittal decision.