A further phase of the project entails a set of four thematic case studies exploring distinct but interrelated topics pertaining to the sustainability of national news agencies in the contemporary media environment. Four research teams based in Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Oxford, and Vienna each conducted an individual case study, and each team worked with a number of national news agencies from across Europe.
Case Study 1
The impact of changing media systems on the business and innovation policy of the European international news agencies AFP, dpa and EFE
Dr Wolfgang Vyslozil, Lecturer, Universities of Vienna and Salzburg on Strategic Media Management and former CEO of APA
Ms Jasmin Surm, PhD Researcher, University of Vienna
Case Study 2
The survival challenges for news agencies in a small market: News agencies in the Baltic countries
Dr Epp Lauk, Professor of Journalism at the Department of Language and Communication Studies, University of Jyväskylä
Ms Maret Einmann, Research Assistant
Case Study 3
The changing relation between news agencies and the state
Ms Laura Juntunen, PhD Researcher, University of Helsinki
Dr Hannu Nieminen, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Professor of Media and Communications Policy, University of Helsinki, and Visiting Fellow at ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳
Case Study 4
Business model innovation in media-owned national news agencies
Mr Atte Jääskeläinen, Professor of Practice, Lappeenranta University of Technology, and Visiting Fellow at ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳
Dr Servet Yanatma, Independent Researcher and Journalist