Research Projects
New research network to help boost Chinese journalism research
Founders of the Chinese Journalism Research Network: Luwei Rose Luqiu (HKBU), Haiyan Wang (U of Macao), and Kecheng Fang (CUHK) Department of Journalism associate professor…
The changing scope of Corporate Social Responsibility
Beyond the legal and economic responsibilities of doing business and generating revenue, major multinational corporations are obligated take active social roles to show their concern…
Human-AI interactions in healthcare: How algorithmic systems affect behaviour and decision-making
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital media technologies permeate different sectors of human activity, pertinent questions are being raised about how these can address problems…
School to launch Interactive Media Department on 1 July
Hong Kong Baptist University will soon be home to the city’s first Interactive Media Department (IMD). The cluster of academics forming IMD aims to cross…
HKBU to host Chinese Internet Research Conference
Although the world’s largest internet market by several measures, China’s online universe remains under-studied. The Chinese Internet Research Conference (CIRC) is a key annual event…
School behind two ICA 2022 pre-conferences
Themed pre-conferences are a major highlight of the International Communication Association’s annual conferences. The list of pre-conferences for ICA2022 feature two events (co-)organised by our…
Asia-Pacific Journalism Review connects media scholars and professionals at time of industry upheaval
The new Asia-Pacific Journalism Review (APJR) has released its inaugural issue amidst a climate of uncertainty over whether the news industry can meet the pressing need…
Global Storytelling journal publishes its first issue
The inaugural issue of Global Storytelling: Journal of Digital and Moving Images has been released, covering themes ranging from social movements in Hong Kong, and…
Researchers join the effort to overcome vaccine hesitancy in Hong Kong
The COVID-19 vaccination drive in Hong Kong began in February 2021. However, despite the government providing vaccination for its residents for free, till 13 July…
Gender, sexuality and the media: researchers expanding the boundaries of knowledge and critique
In line with the growing global interest in questions of gender and sexual justice, several faculty members and doctoral students in the School of Communication…
HKBU poised to achieve ‘world-class status’ in media and communication research – RAE2020
Hong Kong’s comprehensive Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) has affirmed the HKBU School of Communication’s quantum leap in research excellence over the last six years. Among…
November conference at HKBU will examine the legacy of Cold War narratives
In an age of intensifying rivalry between the United States and China, an interdisciplinary conference at Hong Kong Baptist University will look critically at “Cold…
Probing ‘Fake News’ in Greater China
The project will explicate the emic and etic definitions of fake news within the current media landscape and explore news credibility in relation to the various aspects of news production, consumption and perception.
New journal explores the affect and social impact of the moving images
Global Storytelling: Journal of Digital and Moving Image, housed at the Academy of Film and published by the University of Michigan Press, will serve as an international and interdisciplinary forum for intellectual debates concerning the politics, economics, culture, media and technology of the moving image.
Promoting health through evidence-based persuasive message strategies
Making decisions related to health – physical, mental and emotional wellbeing – can be a matter of life and death. This is why governments invest billions of dollars annually into health education. But health promotional campaigns do not always achieve their desired objectives. Associate Professor Timothy Fung ...