Panu Pokkinen, editor-in-chief of Yle News and head of the Finnish public broadcaster's News and Sports division, has died at the age of 49. Yle announced that Pokkinen died in hospital in Helsinki on Wednesday after suffering a second cardiac arrest. His first cardiac arrest occurred in early June while he was on a running holiday in Lisbon, Portugal.
File photo of Panu Pokkinen on 21 April 2021. Photo: Anne Hämäläinen / Lehtikuva
Domestic
Panu Pokkinen, editor-in-chief of Yle News and head of the Finnish public broadcaster's News and Sports division, has died at the age of 49.
Yle announced that Pokkinen died in hospital in Helsinki on Wednesday after suffering a second cardiac arrest.
His first cardiac arrest occurred in early June while he was on a running holiday in Lisbon, Portugal.
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank…
Move comes after meeting in which Pelley said network chief Bari Weiss was ‘murdering’ news show
CBS News has fired longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley. It came a day after he allegedly said Editor-in-Chief Bari…
Veteran journalist's dismissal comes after he reportedly accused management of 'murdering' influential news programme.
CBS News fired longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley on Tuesday, a day after he allegedly said Editor-in-Chief Bari…
CBS News has fired longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley
