HANGZHOU—The 12th ZJU Summer School on Communication Theory and Methods took place from July 6 to 10. The program was jointly hosted by Zhejiang University, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Pennsylvania and the CAHJC (Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Mass Communication). Over 150 young scholars exchanged views on the topic of “News Production, Information Flow, and Communication Credibility in the Digital Age”.
Apart from Prof. Guobin Yang and Prof. Yu Hong who were introduced in the previous article, other scholars and researchers who also gave insightful lectures during the program are as follows:
Victor Pickard, University of Pennsylvania
Imagining a Post-Commercial Future for Journalism
Confronting the Monopoly Problem in American News Media
Seth Lewis, University of Oregon
Concepts for Studying Journalism and Technology
The Lived Experience of News
Social Media, Journalism, and Faulty Assumptions: Lessons from a Decade of Research
David Ryfe, University of Iowa
Uses of a Practice Approach to News Production
Mike Ananny, University of Southern California
Networked Press Freedom
Studying Networked News Time
Ye Lu, Fudan University
Collaborative News Exhibition and Diverse Public Life in the Digital Era
Hongtao Li, Zhejiang University
Living in the Shadow of the Past: Memory Theatre, Digital Memory Practice and Journalism
Yanhong Li, Sun Yat-sen University
Field, Regulation and Ecosystem: How Sociological Theory Aid in Journalistic Research
Haiyan Wang, Jinan University
Journalism Transformation in the Digital Era: Theory Path, Research Method and Case Study
Group discussions and presentations were carried out in between lectures. As for the final session, Prof. Zhongdang Pan moderated the roundtable discussion of the theme of the program. Prof. Lu Wei then concluded the 12th Summer Research Program by commending outstanding participants.