Journalism Students' Survey 2015

The Journalism Students' Survey 2015 was part of an international comparative study entitled Journalism Students Across the Globe (JSG), which was conducted simultaneously in more than 30 countries. In Finland, six educational institutions that provide studies in journalism were selected to participate. International comparisons enable, among others, to examine how organizational and cultural influences affect the future journalists' views of their occupation. The Finnish study was funded by the Helsingin Sanomat Foundation. The respondents were first asked what their preferred field (e.g. journalism, advertising, research) was after studies, where they wanted to work (e.g. newspaper, television, radio, freelancer), and how interested they were in specialising in different areas (e.g. politics, sports, science). Work experience (including internship) in journalism was surveyed. The respondents were also asked what had motivated them to study their degree and how important they considered various functions of the media in their future work. Opinions on the overall performance of different types of media was charted as well as major problems facing quality journalism in Finland. Regarding ethical standards, the respondents were asked whether they thought certain ethically problematic courses of action could be justified or not when covering a news story. Concerning journalism and communication education in Finland, the respondents were requested to assess the quality of academic training and asked whether they thought it necessary for a good journalist to have studied journalism at university level. Finally, the respondents' media use was investigated. Background variables included, among others, the respondent's gender, age, university/polytechnic, year of study, and interest in politics as well as the economic conditions of R's childhood family, and whether R wanted to pursue a career as a journalist.

《2015年新闻学学生调查》（The Journalism Students' Survey 2015）是国际比较研究项目《全球新闻学学生》（Journalism Students Across the Globe，简称JSG）的组成部分，该项目在全球30余个国家同步开展。在芬兰境内，共有6家开设新闻学专业的教育机构受邀参与本次调研。国际对比调研的核心目标之一，便是探究组织与文化因素如何影响未来新闻从业者对其职业的认知。本次芬兰子调研由《赫尔辛基新闻》基金会（Helsingin Sanomat Foundation）资助。

调研首先向受访者提出多维度问题：其一，毕业后的意向从业领域（如新闻学、广告业、学术研究等）、期望的工作平台（如报社、电视台、广播电台、自由职业岗位），以及对政治、体育、科学等不同报道方向的专业化兴趣程度；其二，新闻行业相关工作经历（含实习经历）；其三，选择攻读该学位的动机，以及他们认为媒体各项职能在未来工作中的重要性。

调研同时统计了受访者对各类媒体整体表现的评价，以及芬兰优质新闻业面临的主要困境。在伦理标准维度，受访者需针对新闻报道中存在伦理争议的行为是否具备正当性作出判断。针对芬兰的新闻学与传播学教育，受访者被要求评估学术培训的质量，并回答"优秀新闻从业者是否必须接受大学阶段的新闻学专业教育"这一问题。最后，调研对受访者的媒体使用习惯展开了调查。

本次调研收集的背景变量包括：受访者性别、年龄、就读院校（大学/理工学院）、就读年级、政治兴趣、受访者童年家庭的经济状况，以及受访者是否希望以新闻从业者作为职业方向。