Protest at Helsingin Sanomat headquarters calls for balanced reporting on middle east conflict

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On Friday, December 15, 2023, at 11:00 AM, protesters gathered at the headquarters of Helsingin Sanomat, Finland’s largest newspaper, located at Sanomatalo. Their objective was to draw attention to what they perceive as the newspaper’s biased reporting on the ongoing genocide in Gaza, the escalating violence in the occupied West Bank, and the restriction of freedom of speech in Israel since 1948.

The demonstrators, who had previously contacted Helsingin Sanomat’s editors seeking a meeting, expressed concerns about the growing evidence suggesting Israel’s deliberate violence against journalists. They highlighted that Helsingin Sanomat’s reporting on the Palestinian-Israeli events contradicts its stated commitment to journalistic freedom and freedom of speech.

During the protest, participants distributed pastiches of Helsingin Sanomat, which included reporting based on reliable

Source: www.helsinkitimes.fi