Innovation Journalism as Futures Journalism?

Sofi Salonen, Project researcher, Finland Futures Research Centre, Turku School of Economics

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Previous research has argued the futures orientation to be one of the central aspects of innovation journalism. Especially reporting on technological innovation is seen to benefit from the scenario approach to avoid an inherent sense of determinism present in much of the technology journalism. Also, a demand for horizontal, multidisciplinary analysis and the adoption of the systemic approach connect innovation journalism with the field of futures studies...

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