15/03/2024 (Friday) 16:00-17:00 E21B-G002 Is negativity as the basic news value an illusion? Sentiment evidence from Pulitzer Prize-winning news reports Abstract:Previous studies have observed Linguistic Positivity Bias (LPB) as a universal linguistic phenomenon across various discourses. Yet, this stands in sharp contrast with the assumption in news that takes Negativity as the

07/03/2024 (Thursday) 18:00 ~ 19:00 E21B-G002 Prof. Guotao ZHANG is a researcher and doctoral supervisor at the Communication University of China, Chief expert of a major project funded by the National Social Science Foundation. Prof. ZHANG’s main research areas include television art theory, television drama aesthetics, media art, TV program planning, and

22/02/2024 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21B-G002 Who's afraid of the big bad fake news Abstract: Many people care enough about fake news to harbor strong personal convictions about it, although the bases for these convictions either way are often quite wobbly. I will share my views on this trendy issue du jour by pointing

28/09/2023 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21B-G002 Fact-checking as a deterrent? A conceptual replication of the influence of fact-checking on the sharing of misinformation by political elites Abstract: In a field experiment conducted during the 2012 general elections in the U.S., Nyhan and Reifler found that the threat of fact-checking deterred state legislators from making

30/08/2023 (Wednesday) 13:00-14:00 E21B-G002 Health Misinformation in Southeast Asia: A Collaborative Network Perspective Abstract: The proliferation of misinformation poses a significant challenge, particularly in the realm of health communication. While U.S. National Academies’ guidelines exist to address misinformation, their universal applicability is limited, especially in the culturally diverse and contextually unique landscape

24/08/2023 (Thursday) 12:50-13:50 E21B-G002 Liberal-conservative ideology and communication research: Different paths and nooks Abstract: The dimensions and implications of liberal-conservative ideology have been studied in such disciplines as political science, psychology, and communication. Instead of focusing on one study, this talk reviews the evolving attempts by a communication researcher interested in the

16/06/2023 (Friday) 10:30-11:30 E21B-G002 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) Workshop Abstract: HINTS is a collaborative research project aimed at exploring and comparing health information trends in China and the United States. The workshop is to better understand how health information is disseminated, made available, and used by the general public. The

28/04/2023 (Friday) 14:45-15:45  E22-G015 A talk with South China Morning Post journalists Siqi JI and Huifeng HE Abstract: Journalism is the first draft of history. At this unprecedented time for China’s economic development, how to present every moment and fact fairly, comprehensively and vividly to readers has become a big challenge for

28/04/2023 (Friday) 12:00-13:00 E21B-G002 TikTok (Douyin) and Digital Labor Abstract: Digital platforms of user-generated content have always been understood as industries that exploit users’ emotions or immaterial labor. This study aims to empirically examine the status or living conditions of authors, producers, and program hosts who post videos or broadcast live on

27/04/2023 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21B-G002 Is Open Communication Scholarship a Promise or Peril? Preliminary Interviews with Qualitative Communication Scholars Abstract: Formally initiated by the International Communication Association (ICA) in 2020, an open communication scholarship (OCS) movement has sparked much conversation within quantitative communication sciences. But why is OCS not more widely adopted in