Communication Research Centre CRC

Communication Research Centre CRC is a special unit within the Department of Social Studies at the University of Helsinki. CRC coordinates the Media and Communication Studies' applied research and development projects.

CRC’s core research areas are:

• Media and Journalism
• Public Administration  Communication
• Crisis Communication
• Online Communication
• Media and Communication Policy

CRC welcomes inquiries about potential research collaborations, and is happy to provide information about its work.

News and events

Public conference: Conflict of public values and private interests? European media in 2012

Friday 27th of April, 2012, 09.30 - 16.45 Lecture hall , University of Helsinki, Unioninkatu 35

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Public event: Crisis, Trauma and Journalism

Friday 27th of January, 2012, 09.00 - 12.00 Small assembly hall, University of Helsinki, Main building, Fabianinkatu 33, 4th floor

This seminar will bring together students, academics, journalists and communications specialists engaged in research and practice about crisis and trauma news.

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Public event: The Future of Journalism and its Value for Democracy

Thursday, 13 October 2011, 13.15-16.30University of Helsinki Main Building, Fabianinkatu 33, Helsinki

Keynote speakers: Jay Hamilton, Daya Thussu, Robert Picard and Michael Schudson

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CONFERENCEI: News in Crisis?
Challenging news cultures in a YouTube era

This one day conference, to be held on Friday, 18th of March, 2011 at University of Helsinki, Main building room 6, examines how YouTube and other social networking sites challenge and offer opportunities for news making today and how these emerging media should be changing the study of news.Confirmed speakers include professor Terhi Rantanen (LSE) and ja professor John Downing (Southern Illinois University).

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