Finnish State Media Mandatory "Diversity" Indoctrination Exposed - Black Journalist Fired for Exposing It!?
Recently, a Finnish black journalist criticized the state media, YLE, for its mandatory "diversity" courses, which he refused to attend. Following his criticism, he was terminated from his position.
A Finnish black journalist, Lloyd Libiso, 30, recently spoke on semi-independent journalist Ivan Puopolo's podcast about the infamous ‘DEI’ - mandatory diversity courses of the taxpayer-funded state media ‘YleX’, that Libiso worked for and had his own show1, and their instructions on how to talk about minorities, which he refused to join.2
Apparently, the journalistic staff who had been incentivized in the mandatory ideological courses were given special rainbow-colored pins to signify their “ingroup.”
Upon investigating YleX's current website and staff, Libiso seems to have been “cleaned off” from all mentions.3 He is also no longer listed in the "other staff" section.
So much for “diversity” and “tolerance”.
His “superior” and producer in the YleX state media is a known ultra-‘woke’ red-green “feminist”, “body positivity activist”, Tytti Shmeikka, 35, an influencer who has now started to whitewash everything on Instagram.
Here is a video of Shmeikka “perfoming” a “body positive dance” in one of her social media posts:
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Nepotist insider deals and mandatory ideological courses
The state media, funded by over 600 million euros a year from taxpayers in a country with fewer than 6 million people, Yleisradio, acquires so-called DEI training packages from a Finnish company named Deidei Limited.4
For those unfamiliar with the term DEI, it stands for “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion”.
The company’s CEO is Jasmin Assulin. While this alone may not be noteworthy, it is relevant that Assulin’s mother, Ami Assulin, happens to be a senior journalist and a producer at state media Yle and an advocate of ‘DEI principles’.
Ami Assulin, the mother, has, for instance, produced a documentary series for Yle on “gender-neutral education”, “body positivity” and other ‘woke’-tropes.5
While it might not seem like a significant issue that state media hires private companies for various courses and educational purposes for its journalists, the situation raises concerns about nepotism, especially when these ideological courses are made mandatory for all state media staff and journalists and are penalized if not completed.
Deidei Ltd. reported trading over half a million euros last year, with a net profit of 43,000 euros. It is unclear how much of this amount is directly charged to the taxpayer-funded state media.
In summary, the recent revelations surrounding Yleisradio’s acquisition of DEI training packages from Deidei Limited have sparked concerns about potential nepotism and conflicts of interest. The fact that the CEO’s mother is a state media producer, coupled with the company’s removal of staff surnames from public, has only fueled speculation.
Shortly after Libiso’s revelations, former state media journalist Jesse Sarkinen confirmed the allegations. He also reported experiencing mandatory “diversity” ‘woke’ thought policing and verified the existence of illegal blacklists of “unwanted persons.”6
While the Deidei Ltd. company’s financial success and the mandatory nature of these courses raise questions about transparency and fairness, it remains to be seen how the state media Yleisradio will address these issues or why Libiso was terminated.
Or it might not at all, since, compared to its small Finnish population, the world’s most expensive state media has not ever established a high level of transparency among its audience.
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