Iltalehti removed 33 articles after uncertainties about the work of a Ukraine-based writer. Several of the texts contained images from places and times other than those stated.
Journalism professor Gunnar Nygren says there is a trend of fewer own reporters and more purchased material. The media does not dare to send people to war. Instead, they pass the risk on to freelancers, he says. But there is also a risk that journalism will suffer, says Nygren, who has researched source criticism and the war in Ukraine.