I'd like to ask whether the newspaper "European Voice" is available at any library in Helsinki metropolitan area, either in paper format or through web access… |
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The newspaper European Voice is not part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Libraries (Helmet) collections. We have in use PressDisplay, which offers over 2,000 newspapers online, unfortunately European Voice is not included in the service.
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I would like to know the origin of the term 'Yellow Journalism'. |
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The term "yellow journalism" was derived from Robert Outcault's comic strip "The Yellow Kid" around 1895. The battling newspapers, Joseph Pulitzer's New York World and William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal, were both accused of sensationalizing the news. Both also published the Yellow Kid. The term was at first "yellow kid journalism" but was then shortened as "yellow journalism".
More information about the background of the term:
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0111500/spanamer/yellow.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism
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I would like to know if there is a birth announcement for my husband born 18/09/47. If a birth announcement does not exist perhaps a newspaper article from… |
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The National Library of Finland is the right place to ask for copies of older newspapers. Their address is
http://www.nationallibrary.fi/index.html
and concerning newspapers in particular try
http://www.lib.helsinki.fi/english/services/collections/newspapers.htm
You might also want to contact the Genealogical Society of Finland for assistance. Their address is http://www.genealogia.fi/indexe.htm
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