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Why is the CMM a model council?

Finland’s CMM is considered exemplary. It is exceptionally broad, regulating almost all Finnish media: in addition to news media, it regulates women’s magazines, radio stations, children’s magazines and most political parties’ newspapers.

How do you know a piece of news is true?

The Council for Mass Media (CMM, Julkinen sanan neuvosto) was founded 50 years ago to answer questions that are now current in a new way.

Is this news or an ad?

Times and advertising methods change, but the CMM remains committed to the principle that advertisements should differ from journalistic content.