EPISODE · Apr 10, 2026 · 30 MIN
What it’s like to be a journalist in Latvia and Estonia. Inga Spriņģe and Holger Roonemaa | 1
from Skaļāk · host RSU Studentu medijs
Why does Inga Spriņģe envy her husband Holger Roonemaa and other Estonian journalists? Is the start-up mentality in media editorial offices and journalists' minds the new normal? What does it mean to be creative in journalism today? Is the ability to write or tell stories in an engaging way enough? These and other important questions are discussed in the first episode of the podcast Media & Society with the podcast host Līga Ozoliņa. The conversation features the cross-border journalist couple – Inga Spriņģe, journalist and founder of the investigative journalism center Re:Baltica, and Holger Roonemaa, an Estonian investigative journalist and editor, head of the investigative journalism team at the news site Delfi in Estonia. The Media & Society podcast offers a platform for in-depth conversations about how people experience, think about, and feel regarding media and journalism. Aimed at media professionals and scholars, it explores the multifaceted relationship between media, journalism, and audiences in two Baltic countries — Latvia and Estonia. The podcast series is hosted by Līga Ozoliņa, a PhD student at Rīga Stradiņš University and a researcher at the Social Sciences Research Centre. Raidieraksta sērijas tiek ierakstītas Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes multimediju studijā un tās top projekta “RSU iekšējā un RSU ar LSPA ārējā konsolidācija” (Nr. 5.2.1.1.i.0/2/24/I/CFLA/005) Zinātnieka granta “Nozīmes piešķiršana medijiem: non-media-centric un open-ended pieeja ar medijiem saistīto pieredžu un uzskatu par medijiem izpētē” (Nr. RSU-ZG-2024/1-0007) ietvaros. Projektu finansē Eiropas Savienības Atveseļošanas un noturības mehānisms un valsts budžets. Podkāstā paustie uzskati un viedokļi ir tikai autora(-u) uzskati un viedokļi un ne vienmēr atspoguļo Eiropas Savienības vai Eiropas Komisijas uzskatus un viedokļus. Par tiem nav atbildīga ne Eiropas Savienība, ne Eiropas Komisija. The podcast series is recorded at Rīga Stradiņš University’s multimedia studio and is produced as part of the Scientist Grant 'Making Sense of Media: A Non-Media-Centric and Open-Ended Approach to the Study of Media-Related Experiences and Perceptions' (No. RSU-ZG-2024/1-0007), which is carried out under the project 'RSU Internal and RSU with LASE External Consolidation' (No. 5.2.1.1.i.0/2/24/I/CFLA/005). The project is funded by the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility and the state budget of the Republic of Latvia. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them.
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Why does Inga Spriņģe envy her husband Holger Roonemaa and other Estonian journalists? Is the start-up mentality in media editorial offices and journalists' minds the new normal? What does it mean to be creative in journalism today? Is the ability to write or tell stories in an engaging way enough? These and other important questions are discussed in the first episode of the podcast Media & Society with the podcast host Līga Ozoliņa. The conversation features the cross-border journalist couple – Inga Spriņģe, journalist and founder of the investigative journalism center Re:Baltica, and Holger Roonemaa, an Estonian investigative journalist and editor, head of the investigative journalism team at the news site Delfi in Estonia. The Media & Society podcast offers a platform for in-depth conversations about how people experience, think about, and feel regarding media and journalism. Aimed at media professionals and scholars, it explores the multifaceted relationship between media, journalism, and audiences in two Baltic countries — Latvia and Estonia. The podcast series is hosted by Līga Ozoliņa, a PhD student at Rīga Stradiņš University and a researcher at the Social Sciences Research Centre. Raidieraksta sērijas tiek ierakstītas Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes multimediju studijā un tās top projekta “RSU iekšējā un RSU ar LSPA ārējā konsolidācija” (Nr. 5.2.1.1.i.0/2/24/I/CFLA/005) Zinātnieka granta “Nozīmes piešķiršana medijiem: non-media-centric un open-ended pieeja ar medijiem saistīto pieredžu un uzskatu par medijiem izpētē” (Nr. RSU-ZG-2024/1-0007) ietvaros. Projektu finansē Eiropas Savienības Atveseļošanas un noturības mehānisms un valsts budžets. Podkāstā paustie uzskati un viedokļi ir tikai autora(-u) uzskati un viedokļi un ne vienmēr atspoguļo Eiropas Savienības vai Eiropas Komisijas uzskatus un viedokļus. Par tiem nav atbildīga ne Eiropas Savienība, ne Eiropas Komisija. The podcast series is recorded at Rīga Stradiņš University’s multimedia studio and is produced as part of the Scientist Grant 'Making Sense of Media: A Non-Media-Centric and Open-Ended Approach to the Study of Media-Related Experiences and Perceptions' (No. RSU-ZG-2024/1-0007), which is carried out under the project 'RSU Internal and RSU with LASE External Consolidation' (No. 5.2.1.1.i.0/2/24/I/CFLA/005). The project is funded by the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility and the state budget of the Republic of Latvia. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them.
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