About the Center

The Centre for Communication Research was founded in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Science at the City University of Hong Kong in 2005 . The center was initially funded by the University, supplemented with external grants from such sources as the Research Grants Committee of Hong Kong, Google, and the Taipei City Government. The core members are at the forefront of research and publication in International Communication, Media Effects, New Media, Communication for Social Change, and Political Economy of the Media. Closely affiliated with the Department of Media and Communication, the Centre has collaborated with a wide network of interdisciplinary scholars from around the world.

Aubrey Fisher Mentorship Award

Professor Chin-Chuan Lee is the recipient of the 2014 B. Aubrey Fisher Mentorship Award, Francois Heinderyckx, President of the International Communication Association (ICA), has announced.   An award ceremony will be held in Seattle on May 24.   “I am humbled by this tremendous honor,” Professor Lee said, “This is the best gift I can give

Prof. Zhu visited Microsoft Research (MSR)

Jonathan Zhu visited MSR, one of the largest software research firms in the world, for a week between 11 and 15 March as an MSR Visiting Researcher. At MSR Asia-Pacific headquarters in Beijing, he spent most of the time working with Dr. Shixia Liu, Dr. Yingcai Wu, and other members of data visualization group on