Mika Mäkeläinen (born 30 May 1965)[1] is a Finnish foreign news journalist and non-fiction writer, who has served as both the United States and Asia correspondent for the Finnish public broadcasting company Yle.[2][3][4] Mäkeläinen was stationed in Washington, D.C., between 2006 and 2009 and in Beijing between 2015 and 2017.
Mika Mäkeläinen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 May 1965[1] Helsinki, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, non-fiction writer |
| Notable work | Kimlandia: silminnäkijänä Pohjois-Korean kulisseissa |
Mäkeläinen is a four-time recipient of the best report of the year award (in different categories) in the CNN World Report competition.[5][6][7] He holds a master's degree in theology from the University of Helsinki,[2][8] and was accepted into the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship at Stanford University in 2003.[9]
Mäkeläinen has received international attention for his coverage of North Korea.[10][11] In 2016, he was the only Nordic journalist invited to cover the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea.[12] His most notable book, Kimlandia: silminnäkijänä Pohjois-Korean kulisseissa, is based on his experiences in the country.[10][13] In 2019, a panel of judges selected Kimlandia as the best nonfiction book at the TIETOKIRJA.FI event in Helsinki.[14][non-primary source needed]
Most recently, Mäkeläinen has participated in the creation of a virtual reality experience depicting the nuclear testing at Enewetak Atoll.[15][8] He was a speaker at the 2019 Online News Association Conference.[8]
Bibliography
edit- Kirkkojen maailmanneuvoston kehitysnäkemys 1968–1983. Church Research Institute, 1993. series C, 0781-8572; no. 49. ISBN 951-693-194-4
- Radion rajaton maailma: opas kansainväliseen radiokuunteluun. Tietoteos, 1997. ISBN 951-8919-50-X.
- Villi Länsi: kirjeenvaihtajan kanssa pitkin poikin Amerikkaa. Kirjapaja, 2010. ISBN 978-952-247-106-2.
- Ideasta innovaatioksi: luovuus hyötykäyttöön. Co-written with Jim Solatie. Talentum, 2013. ISBN 978-952-14-2097-9.
- Kimlandia: silminnäkijänä Pohjois-Korean kulisseissa. Atena, 2019. ISBN 978-952-300-496-2.
References
edit- ^ a b Karila, Juhani (31 January 2014). "Kaksikko löytää kanavia kaikkialta". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Mika Mäkeläinen" (in Finnish). Suomen tietokirjailijat ry. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ Yuan, Zeng. Reporting China on the Rise: Habitus and Prisms of China Correspondents. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-58641-3.
- ^ "Yle nimitti uusia kirjeenvaihtajia". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Mika Mäkeläiselle CNN:n journalistipalkinto". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma. 14 June 2001. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "YLE's Press Releases 2000–2003" (PDF). Avoin Yle. Yle. 5 June 2003. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
CNN's World Report award is the fourth now for Mika, since he has received them previously in 1998, 2001 and 2002.
- ^ Reiss, Markku (15 June 2005). "YLE24:n toimittaja pokkasi Huutajista CNN:n palkinnon". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Mika Makelainen". The 2019 Online News Association Conference. Online News Association. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Class of 2004". John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford. Stanford University. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ a b 원석, 최 (10 June 2019). ""북한 인터넷 '광명망' 사용해보니... 쇼핑·메뉴 주문도 가능"". OhmyNews (in Korean). Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ Williams, Jennifer (28 April 2017). "Watch this incredible, rare video of the streets of North Korea's capital city". Vox. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Yle Pohjois-Koreassa: Harvinaiset kuvat propagandan takaa". Yle (in Finnish). 7 May 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Mika Mäkeläinen julkaisi kirjan mystisestä Pohjois-Koreasta". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). MTV Internet. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "TIETOKIRJA.FI-tapahtuman Tietokirjaraadin voitti Mika Mäkeläisen teos Kimlandia (Atena 2019)" (in Finnish). Suomen tietokirjailijat ry. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Toimittajalta: Pakenin haita ja köytin itseni seinään myrskyssä – ydinkokeilla tärvelty Tyynenmeren atolli oli tuskallisen matkan takana". Yle (in Finnish). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
