Faculty and students from the School of Communication at Hong Kong Baptist University will present at the 2025 International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference, held at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. The conference will take place from Sunday, July 13 to Thursday, July 17, 2025.
List of Accepted Papers from HKBU School of Communication
| S/N | Paper Titles and Authors | Sections/Working Groups |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobile phone app uses, IT identity, and adaptation of non-local students in Hong Kong and the UK, Vincent Huang & Fei Vincent Mo | International Communication Section (INC) |
| 2 | Cultural Resilience in Music: How Cantopop Reflects and Responds to Hong Kong’s Economic Shifts. Gu, Yi-Tong, & Zhang, Yin | Music, Audio, Radio and Sound Working Group (MAR) |
| 3 | Media and University Capture: Lessons from Tracking Invisible Censorship George, Cherian | Communication in Post- and Neo-Authoritarian Societies (CPN) |
| 4 | Anchoring Cosmopolitan Communication Studies in Universal Values George, Cherian | Communication in Post- and Neo-Authoritarian Societies (CPN) |
| 5 | Singapore’s Hegemonic Authoritarianism: Processes of Consolidation and Resistance George, Cherian | Panel in Communication in Post- and Neo-Authoritarian Societies |
| 6 | Dive into the Organization: Bringing ATI/FOI request to Public Service Media Research, Yujia Cheng | Public Service Media Policies Working Group |
| 7 | How do Older Characters Featured in Short Videos Influence the Communication Effects? An Experimental Study Among Chinese Older Consumers Li Qiqi | Audience Section (AUD) |
| 8 | Unveiling the Underlying Tensions in Chinese Corporate Discourse on Human Rights: A Circuit of Culture Perspective. Li Hua (Harry) & Angela Mak | The Ethics of Society and Ethics of Communication Working Group (ETH). |
| 9 | Emotion-Based Social-Mediated Crisis Communication Research Development: A Systematic Review. Ao Song (Harris), Angela Mak & Xu Yan (Fiona) | The Crisis, Security and Conflict Communication Working Group (CRI). |
| 10 | Mitigated Scepticism as a Dispositional Affect: An Exploration of Nigerian Elites’ Discourses on China’s Soft Power and Sino-African Engagements Salaudeen, Mistura | Communication in Post- and Neo-Authoritarian Societies (CPN) |
| 11 | Beyond Paper Pieces: A Digital Ethnography Exploring the Persistence and Symbolism of Photocard Culture in China. Xu Yan (Fiona), & Wang Xinyue (Kandy) | Popular Culture (POP) |
| 12 | Performing and monetizing romance on digital platforms: Emotional capitalism and couple wanghong in China Wang Yichen | Popular Culture (POP) |
| 13 | People in a small park: Examining collective identity and empathy through observational documentary Xiangning Hong, & Ziyu Feng | Multimodal Communication Research Division |
| 14 | Individual work, Impact of Natural Parks on Health During COVID-19 Lockdowns: A Quasi-Experiment Zhang Yuhao | Health Communication Working Group (HEC) |
| 15 | Balancing Truth and Compassion: Ethical Principles in Contemporary Photojournalism Richard Sam Dickson & Abdulwahab Tahhan | Visual Culture Working Group (VIC) |
| 16 | Examining the Effect of Multidimensional Distance Framing on Information-Seeking of Antibiotic Risk. Jinqiu Chen, Yuchen Zhou, Steve Guo, Chuanli Xia | Health Communication Working Group (HEC) |
| 17 | Examining the Boomerang Effect in Promoting Influenza Vaccination: The Roles of Psychological Reactance, Message Fatigue, and Normative Perceptions Li Zixi, Zhuang Huijun, Xia Xiaoyu, & Shi Jingyuan | Health Communication Working Group (HEC). |
| 18 | AI anchors as transmitters of public diplomacy: Perceived credibility of environmental and political news in China Yinqiao Zhao | International Communication Section (INC) |
| 19 | Connecting Through Experience: Strengthening Communication Skills in Youth with Special Needs Yang Shengzhe & Yang Sihao | Inclusive Communication and People with Disabilities Working Group |
| 20 | Attention Over Content: The Impact of Science Literacy Education on Evaluating Climate Misinformation. Tsang, Stephanie | Environment, Science and Risk Communication Section (ESR) |
| 21 | Confronting Misinformation in Hong Kong. Tsang, Stephanie | Journalism Research & Education Section (JRE) |
| 22 | ‘To Run or Not to Run’ How People React to AI Disaster Alerts When AI Makes a Mistake in Emergency Response Lola Xie & Wanhui Zhou | Environment, Science and Risk Communication Section (ESR) |
| 23 | Innovation vs Imagination in GenAI: A Comparative Patent Analysis of China, Europe, and the United States Yuner Zhu, X. Zhang, & Bu Zhong | Communication Policy and Technology Section (CPT) |
| 24 | Navigating Complexities: Gendered Political Misinformation, Cognitive Ability, and AI Imaginaries in the 2024 US Election, Yanjing Lu, Mariyam. Manik, Yuner Zhu, & Bu Zhong | Mediated Communication, Public Opinion and Society Section (MPS) |
| 25 | No More Messages! A Systematic Review of Predictors and Outcomes of Message Fatigue Yu Qiu, Leanne Chang, & Mengyao Liu | Health Communication Working Group (HEC) |
| 26 | Exploring the Integrative Heuristic Processing in Human-AI Relationships and Their Impact on Users’ Undersociality: A Perspective of Expectancy Violation and Confirmation Hongyuan Gan, Jiawei Dai, & Mengyao Liu | Mediated Communication, Public Opinion and Society Section (MPS) |
| 27 | Does Form Realism make AI Influencers More Persuasive? Examining the Roles of Perceived Behavioral Realism, Transportation, and Parasocial Interaction. Liu Dandan | Mediated Communication, Public Opinion and Society Section (MPS) |
| 28 | Rebuilding Environmental Justice through Transnational Community Empowerment: A Social Media Content Analysis of Greater Los Angeles Wildfires on Xiaohongshu (RedNote) Haiwei Huang; Lijun Luo | International Communication Section |
| 29 | Does news use lead to higher affective polarization toward Russia and the US in China? The mediation role of political knowledge. Li Hua (Harry) & Yuexin Lyu | Political Communication Research Section (POL) |
| 30 | Examining the Effect of IP Location Display on Cross-cutting and Like-minded Discussions. Jiuqiu Chen, Yuchen Zhou, & Chuanli Xia | Political Communication Research Section (POL) |
| 31 | Cultural Journalism as a Tool for Global Citizenship Shivangi Asthana | Panel in Journalism Research and Education Section |
| 32 | Visualising Justice: The Power of Documentaries in Amplifying Environmental Voices Arjun Chatterjee and Zhi Li | Panel in International Communication |