Faculty and students from the School of Communication at Hong Kong Baptist University will present at the 108th Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Conference, held in San Francisco, United States. The conference will take place from Thursday, August 7 to Sunday, August 10, 2025.
List of Accepted Papers from HKBU School of Communication
| S/N | Paper Titles and Authors | Sections/Working Groups |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Revisiting the Hostile Media Phenomenon: The Shift from News to Fake News. [Top Theory Paper] Stephanie Jean Tsang | Communication Theory and Methodology Division |
| 2 | What Might Happen with Generative AI? Examining the Role of Pre-factual Thinking in the Cognitive Mediation Model in the Context of Emerging Technologies Timothy Fung; Ho Man Leung; Xiyuan Zhou; Shenting Zheng | Communicating Science, Health, Environment, and Risk Division |
| 3 | It is so “jia Da Kong”! Perceiving Wolf Warrior Diplomacy as Political Bullshit among Mainland Chinese Citizens in Hong Kong and Macau. Liu F., Xiong Zuquan. & Zhou, Tianlun | Cultural and Critical Studies Division/Interest Group |
| 4 | The Best Defense is Offense: Manifestations of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy in Chinese Diplomats’ Responses to Meda Questions. Accepted by the, 2025 AEJMC Annual Conference. Zhou Tianlun., Wang Hanjing., Liu F., & Xiong Zuquan. | Political Communication Division/Interest Group |
| 5 | Returning Migrant Workers as Cultural Brokers: Bridging Rural and Urban Through E-Commerce Entrepreneurship in China Yuexin Lyu | Media Management, Economics and Entrepreneurship (MMEE) Division |
| 6 | Producing news in collaboration with activists: The influence of NGOs on news media beyond texts Yuexin Lyu | Participatory Journalism Interest Group |
| 7 | The Role of Altruism in Climate Change Mitigation: Perceived Closeness, Trust in Scientists, and the Moderating Effect of News Exposure. Wang, Hanjing, Tsang, Stephanie | Communicating Science, Health, Environment and Risk Division |
| 8 | Technological Accessibility and Techno-Nationalism: Disentangling Barriers, Engagement, and Acceptance of Generative AI in Online Discourse. Wang, Hanjing, Zhou, Tianlun., Shi, X., Xu, Z., Chen, Z | Communication Technology Division |
| 9 | Mapping Gender-Based Incivility in MOBA Gaming Community: A Computational Study of Honor of Kings [Top student paper] Li, Dongni., Zhang, J., Wang, Hanjing | Commission on the Status of Women |
| 10 | Predisposed to disbelieve: Cognitive foundations of conspiracy mentality and media cynicism Li, Dongni., & Tsang, Stephanie Jean | Political Communication Division |
| 11 | Biased not conspired: Determinants of climate science skepticism and uncertainty. Li, Dongni., & Tsang, Stephanie Jean | Communication Science, Health, Environment and Risk Division |
| 12 | US Gun Violence in the Mind of Chinese Netizens: The Role of Incidental Exposure, News-Finds-Me (NFM) Perception and Need for Cognition. Bohan Zhang, Liuliu Yang, Yinqiao Zhao, Steve Z S Guo | Newspaper and Online News Division |
| 13 | The Fragile Shield: Consequences of Perceived Effects of Warning Labels on AI-Generated Political Disinformation Zhang Xinzhi, Wei, Ran, Pu, & Lo, Ven-hwei. | Communication Technology Division |
| 14 | Hostile Media and Friendly Chambers: Social Media Polarization during the 2024 U.S. Campus Protests Wei, Ran, Guo, Steve, Zhang, Xinzhi & Lo, Ven-hwei | Political Communication Division |
| 15 | Exploring the Effects of AI-Generated Disinformation on Political Cynicism and Electoral Behavior in the 2024 US Presidential Election, Ran Wei, Bohan Zhang, Xinzhi Zhang, Ven-hwei Lo | Mass Communication and Society Division |
| 16 | How Compulsive SNS Use Drives Social Media Fatigue: The Role of Social Media Self-Efficacy and Social Anxiety. Qin Ying, Luo Yiwen, Chen Xiangmo, Zou Sheng | Mass Communication and Society Division |
| 17 | Comparative Effectiveness of Misinformation Correction Strategies: A Second-Order Meta-Analysis Charles Feng, Feng, Yuhao Zhang, Jizhou Ye, Meilin Zhi | Mass Communication and Society Division |
| 18 | Factors Determining Common Mistakes of Conducting Meta-Analysis in Communication Research [Poster] Charles Feng, Yuhao Zhang, Fanxuan Liu, Xiaoming Liu, Baiqi Li | Communication Theory and Methodology Division |
| 19 | Public Spheres in Repressive Environment: Production Perspective of Local Community News Media in Hong Kong CHIO Wang Tat, Qiu Yu | Community Journalism Interest Group |
| 20 | When women sexually please women: Meinv videos on Chinese social media, Commission on the Status of Women Bowen Shan, Qingyuan Zhao | Commission on the Status of Women |
| 21 | The dual effects of compulsive SNS use on social media fatigue: A social exchange perspective, Ying Qin, Yiwen Luo, Xiangmo Chen, Vincent Huang | Mass Communication and Society Division |
| 22 | As I Am Afraid of Being Reported: The Micropolitics of Appropriated Censorship and Adaptive Recoding on China’s Internet. Jionglue Huang and Sheng Zou | Critical and Cultural Studies Division |
| 23 | Chinese Cyber-Nationalism and Different Perceived Threats: Comparison of Two International Incidents with Colonialism Background. In AEJMC 108th Annual Conference. Luo, Yushi | International Communication Division |
| 24 | Evaluating the Impact of Authorship and AI System Provenance on News Credibility Yitong Gu, Bohan Zhang | The Broadcast and Mobile Journalism Division |
| 25 | The Mediating Role of Spiritual Frameworks in Technology Communication Practices Among Elderly Residents April Wanhui Zhou, Lola Xie | Religion and Media Interest Group |
| 26 | Trust Under Threat: How AI vs. Human Mistakes in Disaster Alerts Shape Public Perception and Response Lola Xie, April Wanhui Zhou | Communicating Science, Health, Environment, and Risk Division |
| 27 | Bridging or Bonding? Exploring How Influencer Type and Trans-Parasocial Relationship Interactivity Drive Organizational Outcomes Hua Harry Li, Keonyoung Park, Xuekang Shi | Public Relations Division |
| 28 | The Path from Depression to Health Behaviors: Insights from the Stress and Coping Theory. Zhou, Xiyuan | Communicating Science, Health, Environment, and Risk Division |
| 29 | Social media cross-cutting exposure and online political engagement: Examining a moderated mediation model of information verification and civic motivations. [Top Student Paper] Liu Dandan, Su, Kaiming | International Chinese Communication Association Panel |
| 30 | Negotiating digital affordances: Mainland Chinese students’ non-romantic use of dating apps in Hong Kong Shengzhe YANG; Yichen WANG; Xiaoda LIU; Sihao YANG; Xiangning HONG; Fangyuan WAN | Cultural and Critical Studies Division |
| 31 | From National Pride to Brand Advocacy: How Social Media Communal Engagement Shapes the Relational Outcomes of Corporate Social Responsibility in Olympic Sponsorship Jeongwon Yang, Miami, Keonyoung Park | Public Relations Division |
| 32 | From Need Fulfillment to Media Experience: Movie Roadshow Loyalty via Dual Perspectives, Qingyuan Zhao, Xuan Luo, Xiaying Xu | Entertainment Studies Interest Group |
| 33 | Becoming cyber jurors: participatory content moderation and users’ civic labor on Chinese digital platforms Wang Yichen, Liu Xiaoda, Yang Sihao, Yang Shengzhe | Critical and Cultural Studies Division |
| 34 | Why Celebrities Underperform as Brand Influencers on TikTok: Insights from AI-facilitated Studies Kineta Hung | Media Management, Economics and Entrepreneurship (MMEE) Division Panel: AI and Creator Economy |