Professor Ronald Rice is a member of a research team that has received a grant from the Finnish Helsingin Sanomat Foundation to produce state-of-the-art of media industries and related communication research in 7 countries: Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and the U.S.. The aim is to produce an overview of current issues as well as main trends and 'weak signals', with the relevant existing data and complementary interviews of some of the key figures of the academia, as well as, when relevant, of the industry. Particular points of interest for the Foundation are 'new media' and media use, media organizations, organizational communication, and multidisciplinary research efforts. The country-specific studies will be carried out by respective teams by 31 May 2007.; Total: 283000 Euros; US-subproject: 78000 Euros.
Aula, P., Rice, R.E., Aslama, M., & Siira, K. (2006-2008). State-of-the-art of media industries and related research: Case USA (mass media, digital media, organizational communication), 2006-2008. Principal investigator Dr. Pekka Aula, Department of Communication, University of Helsinki, P.O.Box 54 (Unioninkatu 37), FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, FINLAND. Funder: The Helsingin Sanomat Foundation; Total: 283000 Euros; US-subproject: 78000 Euros.