Digital News, Social Change & Globalization Conference
Panel Programme (Tentative)

1. Impact of Technology on the Journalism Profession (English Language)
2. Media Practice and Journalism Education (English Language)
3. Media Equality and Social Change (English Language)
4. Law and New Media Technology (English Language)
5. Opportunities and Challenges of Digital News (Chinese Language)
6. The future of Online Journalism (English Language)
7. Analysing Online Media (English Language)
8. The role of wireless telecommunications in the age of digital media: a comparative perspective (English Language)
9. Regulation and Content of the Media in the Digital Age (English Language)
11. Media Use in Chinese Communities (English Language)
12. The Progressive Use of Digital Media (English Language)
13. Journalism and Media Industries in the Global Context (Chinese Language)
14. Media Use in China (Chinese Language)
15. How the Hong Kong News Media Cover SARS

1. Impact of Technology on the Journalism Profession (English Language) (11 Dec, 11:45-13:15)
Moderator: Chan, Joseph Man, Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong
712D Gillmor, Dan Columnist, San Jose Mercury News; author of "eJournal" (a daily weblog); and author of an upcoming book on this topic. Making the News: What Happens to Journalism and Society When Anyone Can be a Reporter, Editor, Broadcaster, Etc.
819Z Zhou, Christina Yuqiong English and Communication Department, City University of Hong Kong The Interplay between Chinese Journalists and the Internet: Adoption, Use and the Impact (full paper)
830C Clarke, Judith Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University Digitisation and International News: Into the Unknown (full paper)
 
2. Media Practice and Journalism Education (English Language) (12 Dec, 11:00-12:30)
Moderator: Wassmuth, Birgit, Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Drake University
224F Frazie, Lowell College of Communication and Media Sciences, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates The U.S. and Arab/Muslim World Campaign to Change Images (full paper)
310T Tuchel, Daniela Editor, Libertatea newspaper in Bucharest, Romania Romania Europe Anew. Eastern Journalism Drawing on Western Models (full paper)
311A Allen, Rod

Department of Journalism, City University, London, UK
Convergence: Journalism Education in the United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China (full paper)
Xin, Zhong School of Journalism and Communication, Renmin University of China
326T To, Yiu Ming Department of Journalism, School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University Culture, Community and The Need for Public Broadcasting: Communitarian Justifications for Public Broadcasting In Hong Kong (full paper)
 
3. Media Equality and Social Change (English Language) (11 Dec, 11:45-13:15)
Moderator: McIntyre, Bryce, Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong
314K Kang, Naewon College of Journalism & Mass Communication, Dankook University, Seoul, Korea Internet Use and Civic Participation in Korea: A Comparative Analysis of Generation Cohorts (full paper)
307O Oehlers, Alfred Department of Economics, Faculty of Business, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand Digital News and Social Change in Burma
804N Ngurumo, Ansbert IDEA-News Analysis Centre The African Media: Can They Change to Reconstruct Africa?
309G Guo, Ke Department of International Journalism, College of Journalism & Communication, Shanghai International Studies University, PR China Globalizing The Local: Analysis of CCTV-9 in China (full paper)
901W Weber, Ian School of Communication & Information
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
Civic Engagement in China?
Interactive Online News and Authoritarian Control
(full paper)
 
4. Law and New Media Technology (English Language) (12 Dec, 9:00-10:30)
Moderator: Weisenhaus, Doreen, Assistant Professor, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong
228B Burgess, Craig Department of Journalism, Faculty Of Arts, University Of Southern Queensland, Australia In the Wake of a Recent Australian High Court Decision Will Libel Laws Stifle Freedom of Expression on the Internet? (full paper)
1112L Lau, Kevin C. T. Editorial Writer, Editorial Department, Ming Pao Daily News, Hong Kong Protection Against Copyright Infringement in a Digital Environment
905W Wolin, Merle Linda EastWest Productions, a multi-media production company in Hong Kong Copyright Protection of Print Materials in Hong Kong: These are the Problems; What are the Solutions? A Personal Reflection
305S Srivastava, D K School of Law, City University of Hong Kong Liability of Internet Service Providers in Defamation
325Y Yu, Peter K. Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University What Broadcasters and Journalists Need to Know about Recent Copyright Law Developments
 
5. Opportunities and Challenges of Digital News (Chinese Language) (11 Dec, 16:30-18:00)
Moderator: Lu, Ping, Director, Kwang Hwa Information and Culture Center
404Z Zhou, Terry Baohua Communication Research Division, School of Journalism, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China Debates for and against the US-Iraq War on the Internet: The Implications of BBS on the Development of International News Reporting in China and Discussion of International Issues (full paper)
304T Dong, Tiance College of Journalism and Communication, Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China Changes of Value Orientation of Online News and Their Influence (full paper)
830Zb Zeng, Fanbin Chinese Academy of Social Sciences An Analysis of the Chinese Web Sites of Western Media Including BBC and VOA (full paper)
501F Feng, Philips News manager, Broadcasting Corporation of China, Taiwan All News! All Media: The Transformation of the BCC News Radio (full paper)
 
6. The Future of Online Journalism (English Language) (12 Dec, 14:00-15:30)
Moderator: Gillmor, Dan, columnist, San Jose Mercury News
228C Chaudhary, Anju G. Department of Journalism, Howard University, Washington, D.C., USA Online Journalism: Where is It Heading? (full paper)
324H Hamlett, Tim Department of Journalism, School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University Anyone for a Nuclear Mousetrap: Problems of Predicting Technological Change and Their Application to Media Digitalization (full paper)
828W Wilson, Tony University of Melbourne, Australia Less Tangible Ways of Reading A Ludic Surfing of Online Western News Sites (full paper)
1203H Hilborn-Feng, Cathy English Editor, news.gov.hk, Information Services Department, Hong Kong SAR Government Hong Kong Government's news.gov.hk encourages interaction
  Tai, Keen Man Head of Corporate Communication Units. Radio
Television Hong Kong
News in the Digital Age: Experience in Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK). (full paper)
Chan, Yiu Wah Head, Radio 2. Radio Television Hong Kong
 
7. Analysing Online Media (English Language) (12 Dec, 11:00-12:30)
Moderator: Kenny, James, Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong
318L Lee, Alice Y. L. Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University An Unconventional Medium Reports a Conventional Tragic Story: A Case Study of 31 News Websites' Coverage on the German Airplane Crash (full paper)
327T Thompson, David R. Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa USA Accessibility of News Photos in Online Newspapers
(full paper)
407G Goddard, Charles Bureau Chief, Asia, Economist Intelligence Unit Transforming the Economist Intelligence Unit
319Z Zhang, Ping President, Chinadaily.com.cn. Chinadaily.com.cn, the Online Bridge of China and the World (full paper)
1103C Cheung Chi Kong Assistant Controller (News Channel), News and Information Services Division, Television Broadcasts Limited Going Digital
 
8. The Role of Wireless Telecommunications in the Age of Digital Media: a Comparative Perspective
(English Language) (12 Dec, 14:00-15:30)
Moderator: Ure, John, Director, Telecommunications Research Project, University of Hong Kong
403Ua Ure, John Telecommunications Research Project, Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong The Role of Wireless Telecommunications in the Age of Digital Media: a Comparative Perspective (full paper)
403Ub Cheung, Lawrence Principal Consultant, Hong Kong Productivity Council The Role of Wireless Telecommunications in the Age of Digital Media: Japan (full paper)
403Uc Lih, Andrew Journalism and Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong The Role of Wireless Telecommunications in the Age of Digital Media: USA (full paper)
403Ud Xu, Yan Department of Information and Systems Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The Role of Wireless Telecommunications in the Age of Digital Media: China (full paper)
 
9. Regulation and Content of the Media in the Digital Age (English Language) (11 Dec, 16:30-18:00)
Moderator: Lee, Paul S. N., Director and Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong
305C Cullen, Richard Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Reporting One Country - Two Systems (full paper)
813W Wu, Mei Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities
University of Macao
Expressing Dissent in Chinese Net Forums (full paper)
831W Weber, Ian School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University Singapore Digitizing the Dragon: Television, Broadband and Authoritarian Control (full paper)
1024Y Yan, Meining Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University Regulation and Self Regulation of Hong Kong Broadcast Media, Issues and Trends (full paper)
328L Leung, Grace L.K Department of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong The Impact of Technological Convergence on Broadcasting Policy -- The Case of Singapore
 
11. Media Use in Chinese Communities (English Language) (12 Dec, 9:00-10:30)
Moderator: Giese, Karsten, Research Fellow, Institute of Asian Affairs, Hamburg
901J Jirik, John Radio-TV-Film Dept., The University of Texas at Austin The Myth of the CCTV Monopoly (full paper)
825J Jiang, Wei
Information and Communication Management Program, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore Prevalence of Tricks, Porn and Political Jokes: A Study of SMS as an Alternative Digital Media in Mainland China (full paper)
Wang, Yi
314P Pan, Xiaohui City University of Hong Kong The Impact of Reading Frequency on Consumptive Lifestyle in China: An Investigation of the Moderating Role of Reading Quality and Volume of Media Consumption
316Y Wong, Janice Ka Yee
School of Journalism and Communication, New Asia College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Substitute or Complement? Hong Kong Students' Motives and Patterns of Using Online and Print Newspapers
Yuen, Peter Yui Chi
1006C Chuang, Wen-Hao
Department of English and Communication, City University of Hong Kong Evaluating text-based and multimedia-based online newspapers: A user survey study from usability perspective
Wong, Lai Chong
 
12. The Progressive Use of Digital Media (English Language) (11 Dec, 16:30-18:00)
Moderator: Ku, Linlin, Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Journalism, National Taiwan University
314G Ravindran, Gopalan School of Communication, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Penang Connecting Villagers:Digitally Driven News and Social Development in India (full paper)
1204 Wong, Kean Co-founder, Centre for Independent Journalism, Malaysia Radio daze: independent news and media in Malaysia - alive or stillborn?
128T Tickle, Sharon Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Supporting Digital News Development in Emerging Economies through University-Industry Partnerships (full paper)
Howarth, Bob Managing Director, South Pacific Post Limited, publisher of The Post Courier, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Ote, Othelio Managing Editor, The Timor Post and Online News editor easttimorpress.com
 
13. Journalism and Media Industries in the Global Context (Chinese Language) (12 Dec, 9:00-10:30)
Moderator: Guo, Steve, Z. S., Associate Professor, Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University
312Q Qin, Zhixi Journalism & Communication Research Institute, Wuhan University, PR China The Journalism Value Judgment of Globalization and Globalized Journalism (full paper)
829L Lo, Shih-Hung Graduate Institute of Telecommunications
National Chung Cheng University
The Profession of Journalism in the Digital Age: A Sketch (full paper)
Lin, Ching-heng
Hsu, Shu-yu
Yen, Chia-sung
301L Liang, Haoguang Research Center of Media Economics, Beijing Broadcasting Institute The Mass Communication and Transnational Industry Accelerate Infiltration and Reciprocity (full paper)
830W Wu, Fei Xiamen University The globalization of Russian media (full paper)
402T2 Xie, Miaofeng School of Journalism and Communications, Jinan Uuiversity, Guangzhou, PR China Language Symbols as the Bottleneck of the Development of Television News: My View about the Development of Television News in the "Attention" Economy
402Z Li, Xiguang The Center for International Communications Studies Tsinghua University, Beijing, China How do Non-Western Countries Create their Media Brand Names in the Era of Globalization: From Al Jazeera to Chinese News Channels
Zhou, Min
 
14. Media Use in China (Chinese Language) (12 Dec, 14:00-15:30)
Moderator: Yu, Xu, Head and Associate Professor, Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University
313X Chao, Jun School of Journalism and Communication, Wuhan University, PR China The Survival and Development of Provincial-level Satellite Television Stations Amid Globalisation: Case Studies of Hubei and Hunan Satellite Television Stations (full paper)
210Q Qiu, Xueying School of Humanities, Guizhou Universiy, PR China Electronic Media: Opening Up a Sound Communication Channel for the Public in the Rural Areas of West China - On the Information Gap and the "Network Revolution" of the Electronic Media System in the Rural Areas of West China (full paper)
901G Guo, Qing
Department of journalism, Chengdu Institute of physical Education An Empirical Study on the Audience of Sports News: The Case of Cheng Du Sports News (full paper)
Hao, Qin
Gu, Chunxian
Wang, Hongjiang
318W Wang, Yan Department of Journalism Zhejiang University City College The Culture Thoughts Based on DV (full paper)
402T1 Xie, Miaofeng School of Journalism and Communications, Jinan Uuiversity, Guangzhou, PR China "Being Digital" in the Traditional Medias
319Z Zhang, Jiankang City College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China DV's Communication: Freedom and Its Critics (full paper)
 
15. How the Hong Kong News Media Cover SARS (English Language) (11 Dec, 11:45-13:15)
Moderator: Lee, Alice Y. L., Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University
1013F Fung, Tak Hung Assistant Controller, News and Information,
Cable News, Cable TV
Cable TV and SARS Reporting (full paper)
1010C Cheung, Kwai Yeung Head of Chinese News and Current Affairs, Radio Television Hong Kong The Role of the Hong Kong Media in the SARS Outbreak (full paper)
918G Chiu, William Civic Exchange The Media and SARS (full paper)
Galbraith, Veronica
Loh, Christine