Stories Featuring Research Projects on China Daily

China Daily (Hong Kong Edition) published two stories featuring research projects on diffusion, use and impact of the Internet carried out by Prof. Jonathan Zhu with funding from the Centre for Communication Research: 1. January 1, 2010: “Plugging In”, by Tiffany Wong http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/2010-01/01/content_9253846.htm2. January 9, 2010: “Digital Gaps”, by Tiffany Wong http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/2010-01/09/content_9291391.htm

Leading Media Historians Enjoy an Intellectual Feast

“What an intellectual feast,” Prof. Yong Zhang Volz from the University of Missouri said that she just attended a conference with the best-quality papers which were presented with seriousness of purpose. She was referring to the conference on the history of press freedom in modern China held 4-5 December 2009 under the auspices of the

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Media Historians Debate on the Year 1949

For some historians, press control in China before and after 1949 represented more historical continuities than ruptures, while many others argue that the differences were both quantitative and qualitative ones. This is one of the issues to be debated in a conference to be held on 4-5 December 2009 under the auspices of the Center

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COM to Collaborate with Tokyo University on Research

The Department is concluding an agreement on research collaboration with the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies at the prestigious University of Tokyo. “We are looking forward to starting a network of productive relationships with leading institutions in Asia,” said Professor Lee Chin-Chuan, in referring to this new initiative he has helped bring to fruition. 

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Professor Lee Invited to Lecture

CCR Director Professor Lee Chin-Chuan has been invited to give lectures in the Academic Year 2008-09 at Lund University, Sweden; Central European University, Hungary; Rikkyo University, Japan; Chaotung University, Taiwan; Fudan Unviersity and Renmin University, China.  From 29 to 30 October 2009 he will represent the CCR and the Department of Media and Communication to deliver a keynote

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