News
Two Master’s Thesis projects recognized
05.03.2013 Two of the Department’s 2012 Master’s Theses have recently received special recognition. Both projects examined Investor Relations.
An Engaging Visit from Baruch/New York
14.01.2013
Nando Malmelin Joins the Media Managment Group of the Department of Communication
08.01.2013 Dr. Nando Malmelin, former Development Director of A-lehdet Oy, joins the Media Management Group of the Department of Communication. Malmelin will work as the principal investigator in a two-year project on "Creative Leadership in Media Management" funded by the Helsingin Sanomat Foundation.
Record number of graduates from our two Master’s Programs in 2012
19.12.2012 We are very happy to announce a record number of Master’s Graduates from the Department of Communication in 2012! A total of 32 students graduated (16 from International Business Communication, and 16 from Talouselämän viestintä) majoring in communication.
Dr. Rita Järventie-Thesleff Appointed Professor of Practice
19.12.2012 The dean of Aalto University School of Business has appointed Rita Järventie-Thesleff, D.Sc. (Econ.) as Professor of Practice for the period of 1.1.2013-31.12.2015. The professorship is at the Department of Communications.
New publication: Social curation in audience communities
17.12.2012 Postdoctoral researcher Mikko Villi has published an article on the involvement of audience communities in distributing content produced by media companies. The article focuses on how the networked media ecosystem and the tools provided by the legacy media and social media companies enable the effortless sharing of such media content that people find relevant, funny or interesting enough to be worth for others also to read, listen or watch. The article contributes to audience studies by theoretically and empirically elaborating on these practices as social curation. Results from a qualitative study among the personnel of a Finnish newspaper indicate that engaging the audience in social curation is more important than involving the audience in content production with or for the company.
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