The International Communication Association (ICA) has recently announced that the 70th Annual Conference of the ICA, scheduled for 21-25 May 2020, will not be taking place as a physical event in light of the global novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Instead, it will be convening in May, with its theme of Open Communication, as an entirely virtual
In January 2020, the Department of Communication and Media warmly welcomed Professor Yi-Hui Christine Huang as Chair Professor of Communication and Media. Professor Huang also began service that month as Associate Editor of the Journal of Public Relations Research. The most recent impact factor for the Journal is 2.125; its five-year impact factor is 3.442; and it now ranks 25th out
Dr. Tetsuro Kobayashi, an associate professor in the Department of Media and Communication at City University of Hong Kong, has recently published a paper in New Media & Society, one of the top journals in Communication. This study qualified the widely shared view that the high-choice nature of social media use leads to political polarization
Sai Wang, a PhD candidate in the Department of Media and Communication at City University of Hong Kong, has recently published single- and lead-authored articles in top journals. The study published in the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media investigates how the presumed effects of uncivil news comments on other users influence perceivers’ intention to engage in
Lu Guan, a PhD student of our department, has received an Outstanding Research Papers Awards Scheme for PhD Students from the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS). The scheme is to award PhD students for publishing in top quality journals during their studies and will grant HK$5,000 to cover the cost of copy-editing.
