1. Wang, D., *Guo, Z.S., Wang, H.Y., & Zhang, S.X. (2026). Cyber authoritarianism: The power of (in-)stability. Asian Journal of Communication. doi.org/10.1080/01292986.2026.2707640. ((Q2) in SSCI-Communication JCR IF = 2.1, Taylor & Francis Ltd.) [Editorial, Guest Editor for the Special Issue]
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2. Guo, Z.S., *Wang, D., & Xia, C.L. (2026). Pride and Patriotism: De-otherness in US and Chinese Media Discourse on Techno-nationalism. Communication and the Public. (Communication 101 out of 227, JCR IF=1.5, Sage Journals). [Corresponding Author]
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3. Guo, Z.S., & *Wang, D. (2025). Flow as the new unit of analysis in aggregated journalism. Chapter 30 in Handbook of Journalism Research Methods. In M. Boyle, & Rainear, A. (eds.). Routledge. [Corresponding Author]
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4. Guo, S. Z., *Wang, D., & Shen, C. F. (2024). The expectation-evaluation gap: Audience news engagement and perceptions of media performance and credibility. Global Media and China, 20594364241268137. [Corresponding Author]
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5. Ji, D., Huang, C., Guo, Z., Wang, D., & Huang, V. (2024). 〈網絡規管的新秩序：權力、控制與治理〉(The new order of cyber space regulation: Power, control, and governance). 《傳播與社會學刊》，第70期，頁1–21。(Communication and Society, 70, p. 1-21).
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6. Wang, D., & Guo, S. Z. (2023). Aggregation and the New News Order: A Practice Theory Approach. Digital Journalism, 1-23. DOI: 10.1080/21670811.2023.2273529. (Q1 (top 5%) in SSCI - Communication, 2022 JCR IF = 6.4, Taylor & Francis Ltd.)
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7. Wang, D. (2022). Socialization and Control in the Digital Newsroom. In Zhang I. (ed.), Digital Journalism in China (Routledge book series on Disruption: Studies in Digital Journalism edited by Bob Franklin), Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Digital-Journalism-in-China/Zhang/p/book/9781032162157
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8. Guo, S.Z. & Wang, D. (2022). Classroom vs. Newsroom: Journalism Education and Practice in The Digital Age. In Zhang I. (ed.), Digital Journalism in China (Routledge book series on Disruption: Studies in Digital Journalism edited by Bob Franklin), Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Digital-Journalism-in-China/Zhang/p/book/9781032162157
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9. Wang, D., & Guo, S.Z. (2022). Making “Un-news”: News Aggregation in Chinese Press. Journalism, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849211067590. (Q1 (top 16%) in SSCI- Communication, 2020 JCR IF = 4.436, Sage Journals)
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10. Wang, D., & Guo, S.Z. (2021). Native Advertising in the Chinese Press: Implications of State Subsidies for Journalist Professional Self-identification. Digital Journalism, DOI: 10.1080/21670811.2021.1968919. (Q1 (top 3%) in SSCI- Communication, 2020 JCR IF = 7.986, Taylor & Francis Ltd.)
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11. Wang, D., Huang, V.L., & Guo, S.Z. (2020): Malleable Multiplicity and Power Reliance: Identity Presentation by Chinese Journalists on Social Media, Digital Journalism, DOI: 10.1080/21670811.2020.1832900. (Q1 (top 3%) in SSCI- Communication, 2020 JCR IF = 7.986, Taylor & Francis Ltd.)
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12. Guo, Z.S. & *Wang, D. (2020). Integrating News Production and Construal Level Theory: A Comparative Analysis of Press Coverage of China’s BRI Initiative. Chinese Journal of Communication. [Corresponding author]. (Q2 (top 46%) in SSCI- Communication, 2020 JCR IF = 2.714, Taylor & Francis Ltd.)
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13. Liu, K., & Wang, D. (2020). Two Chinese magnates in trouble: Communication trends, convergence periods, and influential factors in the Ctrip and Baidu Crises. In Dodge, P. (ed.) Communication and Convergence in the New China: Politics, Platforms, and Participation (Chapter 6). East Lancing, MICH: Michigan State University Press.
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14. Wang, D. & Guo, Z.S. (2020). 整合框架與解釋水平：海內外報紙對『一帶一路』倡議的對比分析 (Framing and Construal Level: A Comparative Analysis of Press Coverage of China’s “One Belt One Road” Initiative). 新聞與傳播研究 (Journalism & Communication), 03, 5-20. (Top CSSCI).
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15. Wang, D. & Sparks, C. (2019). Smartphones, WeChat and paid content: Journalists and sources in a Chinese newspaper. Journalism Studies, DOI: 10.1080/1461670X.2019.1620115. (Q1 (top 24%) in SSCI- Communication, 2020 JCR IF = 3.741, Taylor & Francis Ltd.)
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16. Zhao, X., & Wang, D. (2019). 選擇螺旋與城市傳播 (Selective Spiral and Urban Communication). 新聞大學, 4, 62-74. (Top CSSCI).
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17. Wang, D. (2017). Role negotiation in everyday life of journalists in post-socialist China. In Tosoni, S., Carpentier, N., Murru, M., et al. (eds.) Handbook of 2016 European Media and Communication (p. 237) Doctoral Summer School. [Extended abstract].
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18. Sparks, C., Wang, H., Huang, Y., Zhao, Y., Lü, N., & Wang, D. (2016). The impact of digital media on newspapers: Comparing responses in China and the United States. Global Media and China, 1(3), 186-207. (Sage Journals).
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19. Liu, K., Yu, X., & Wang, D. (2016). 雙微時代社交媒體傳播趨勢與影響因素(Communication patterns and impact factors of social media in the age of “double micros”). 社會科學 (Social Science). 上海社會科學院 (Shanghai Academy of Social Science). (CSSCI).
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20. Huang, L., & Wang, D. (2016). What a surprise: Initial connection with coworkers on Facebook and expectancy violations. Proceedings of the 19th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing Companion (pp. 293-296). New York, NY, USA DOI: 10.1145/2818052.2869081.
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21. Liboriussen, B., White, A., & Wang, D. (2015). The ban on gaming console in China: Protecting national culture, morals and industry within an international regulatory framework (p.230-243). In Conway, J. & deWinter, S. (eds.) Video Game Policy. Routledge.
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Peer-reviewed Conference Papers and Presentations
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1. Wang, D., Guo, Z.S., & Xiong, Z. (2026). Identity destruction and reconstruction of news practitioners in the age of generative AI: the case of China. Journalism Research and Education division. 2026 Annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR). 28 June to 2 July 2026, Galway, Ireland.
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2. Wang, D. (2026). Panel Chair for International Communication Division-East Asian Media Discourse, Identity, and Diaspora. 2026 Annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR). 28 June to 2 July 2026, Galway, Ireland.
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3. Wang, D. (2026). Pride and patriotism: De-otherness in US and Chinese media discourse on techno-nationalism. International Communication Division. 2026 Annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR). 28 June to 2 July 2026, Galway, Ireland.
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4. Wang, D. (2025). Panel Chair for Communication Policy and Technology Division on Regionalizing Media Policy. 2025 Annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR). 12 July 2025, NTU, Singapore.
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5. Wang, D. (2025). Big Tech and Authoritarianism: Statecrafted Collective Forgetting on Social Media in China. 2025 Pre-conference for Annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR). 12 July 2025, NTU, Singapore.
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6. Wang, D., & Guo, Z.S. (2024). Heuristics and cues in cyber self-censorship: The Case of China. Chinese Communication Association at the 74th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, 20-24 June, Gold Coast, Australia.
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7. Chen, L, & Wang, D. (2024). Producing Exploitation: Idol Talent Shows in China at the Popular Media & Culture Session at the 74th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, 20-24 June, Gold Coast, Australia.
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8. Ma, J.Y., & Wang, D. (2024). Cognitive Drives of Youth News Avoidance: A Case of China. At the Journalism Education Division at the annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR) 2024, Christchurch, New Zealand, 30 June – 4 July.
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9. Wang, D., Guo, Z.S. (2023). The Changing Economic Situation of News and Its Epistemological Implications for the News Production of Digital Journalism in China. At the Journalism Research and Education Section at the annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR) 2023 online conference, June 26- July 5.
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10. Wang, D., Guo, Z.S. (2023). Sensing the Invisible: How Netizens Make Sense of Digital Cues of Censorship Regulations In China at the Communication in Post- and Neo-Authoritarian Societies Working Group at the annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR) 2023 online conference, June 26- July 5.
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11. Wang, D., Guo, Z.S., & Wang, B.Y. (2023). Aggregation and the New News Order: A Practice Theory Approach. Journalism Studies Division at the 73rd Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, 25-29 May, Toronto, Canada.
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12. Guo, Z.S. & Wang, D. (2023). The Expectation-Evaluation Gap: Audience News Engagement and Perceptions of Media Performance and Credibility. Journalism Studies Division at the 73rd Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, 25-29 May, Toronto, Canada.
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13. Guo, Z.S., Zhang, X.Z., & Wang, D. (2023). Zoom Boom and Sensor-Mediated Impression Management: The Role of Expertise and Power Relations. at the 73rd Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, 25-29 May, Toronto, Canada.
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14. Wang, D., & Guo, Z.S. (2022). Negotiating Reporting Strategies In Covid-19 Vaccine Coverage By Central Vs. Local Party Press In China: The Case Of News Aggregation. Journalism Research and Education Section at the annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR) 2022 online conference, July 11-15.
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15. Huang, W., & Wang, D. (2022). Popularization of Deviance and Demoralization: The Case of Chinese Cyber Fandom Culture. Popular Culture Working Group at the annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR) 2022 online conference, July 11-15.
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16. Guo, S.Z. & Wang, D. (2022). Expectation-Evaluation Gap: How Public Perceptions of Media Influence Reaction to Fake News in Hong Kong. Mediated Communication, Public Opinion and Society Section at the annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR) 2022 online conference, July 11-15.
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17. Chen, L., & Wang, D. (2022). Explicit Consumption and Implicit Exploitation: Cyber Fandom in China. Popular Culture Working Group at the annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR) 2022 online conference, July 11-15.
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18. Guo, S. & Wang, D. (2022). Classroom vs. Newsroom: Journalism Education and Practice in The Digital Age. Journalism division at the hybrid 72 Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, 26-30 May 2022.
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19. White, A., & Wang, D. (2021). Two Normative Models of Digital Journalism: Native Advertisements in the USA and China. Political Economy Section at annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR) 2021 online conference, July 11-15.
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20. Ruan, S., & Wang, D. (2021). Mainstreaming UGC: The Adaptive Recentralization of Online Content in China. Mediated Communication, Public Opinion and Society Section at annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR) 2021 online conference, July 11-15.
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21. Wang, D. & Guo, S. (2021). Digital Divide in News Making: The Case Study of China. Digital Divide Working Group at annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR) 2021 online conference, July 11-15.
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22. Wang, D. & Tang, H. (2021). Classroom-Newsroom Contradictions: Chinese Journalism Education in the Digital Age. Journalism Education Section at annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR) conference 2021 online conference, July 11-15.
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23. Wang, D., & Guo, Z.S. (2021). The Fall of Beat: Implications of “Robotized” Newsroom in the Digital Age. Journalism division at the 71th annual International Communication Association (ICA) online conference, May 27-31.
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24. Wang, D., & Guo, Z.S. (2021). Making “Un-news”: Digitalization in a Chinese Press. Journalism division at the 71th annual International Communication Association (ICA) online conference, May 27-31.
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25. Wang, D., & Guo, Z.S. (2020). Paid content in the Chinese press: Implications of state subsidies for journalist professional self-identification. Journalism division at the 70th annual International Communication Association (ICA) online conference, May 21-25.
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26. Wang, D., & Huang, L. (2020). Malleable identity, personal desires, and power reliance: Chinese journalists’ social media branding in a time of change. CCA division at the 70th annual International Communication Association (ICA) online conference, May 21-25.
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27. Guo, Z.S., & Wang, D. (2020). Framing and construal Level: A comparative analysis of press coverage of China’s “One Belt One Road” Initiative. Journalism division at the 70th annual International Communication Association (ICA) online conference, May 21-25.
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28. Li M., Xu, M., Song, Y., & Wang, D. (2020). Examining the profanity use and self-expression among women in the networked age: The case of Chinese women’s swearing on social media. Language and social interaction division at the 70th annual International Communication Association (ICA) online conference, May 21-25.
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29. Wang, D., & Sparks, C. (2019). Professionalism and power in an online newsroom. Journalism division at the annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR) conference, Madrid, Spain. July 7 -11.
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30. Wang, D., & Sparks, C. (2019). The impact of digital technologies on journalists’ routine. Journalism division at the 69th annual International Communication Association (ICA) conference, Washington DC, USA. May 24-28.
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31. Wang, H., Sparks, C., Lu, N., Wang, D., Zeng, W., & Huang, Y., (2018). The changing political economy of the Chinese newspaper press in the age of convergence. Journalism division at the annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Prague, Cech Republic. May 24 -28.
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32. Wang, H., Sparks, C., Zeng, W., Wang, D., & Huang, Y., (2018). The demoralizing effects of digital technologies on Chinese newspaper journalists. Journalism and education division at the annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR) conference, Eugene, USA. June 20- 24.
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33. Wang, D., & Agustin, K. (2017). Alienation and everyday life of journalists: An ethnographic study at paper X’s police beat. Theory and Philosophy division at the 67th annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, San Diego, USA. May 24-29.
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34. Wang, D. (2016). Roles negotiation in everyday life of journalists in post-socialist China. European Media and Communication Doctoral Summer School (ECREA), Milan Italy. 20-30 July.
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35. Huang, Y., Lu, N., Sparks, C., Wang, D., Wang, H., & Zhao, Y. (2016). The impact of the internet on Chinese newspapers. Annual IAMCR Conference, Leicester ,UK.
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36. Lu, N., & Wang, D. (2016). Adaptive centralized media control in the Xi Jinping era: An interpretation of media convergence reports and policies. Journalism and Education Division at annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR) conference, Leicester, UK. July 27-31.
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37. Wang, D., & Augustin, K. (2016). The spiral of communication: Big data analysis on the online news title and audience reception in China. Journalism and Education Division at annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR) conference, Leicester, UK. July 27-31.
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38. Wang, D., & Huang, L. (2015). Investigating impact of identities and organizational constraints on self-censorship of Chinese journalists from three types of newspapers. Journalism and Education Division at annual International Association of Communication and Media Research (IAMCR) conference, Montreal, Canada. July 12-16.
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Grants
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Competitive Teaching And Learning Grants
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1. 2020 - 2021
Huang, VL., Wang, D., & Guo, Z.S, “Cases in Chinese Internet Studies (CICIS),” Special Grant for Strategic Development of Virtual Teaching and Learning, University Grants Committee (UGC), HK$348,000, in progress. (Co-I).
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2. October 2023 - June 2026
Wang, D., Wang, B.Y., & Guo, ZS. “Intelligent Communication: Cloud and AI Solutions for NGOs”, Fund for Innovative Technology-in-Education (FITE), University Grants Committee (UGC), HKD$400,000. (PI).
*An experimental course is designed and being operationalised. The course is co-taught with Huawei Cloud. More to come.
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Competitive Research Grants
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1. 2021 - 2022
Wang, D., Guo, Z.S., Zhang, X., Lv, Q.R., & Zhang. R.A., “Content control as power legitimation: Internet regulation in mainland China and Hong Kong”, International Research Workshop Funding, Centre for Advance Internet Studies, Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 17,000 Euros. (PI).
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2. 2022 - 2024
Wang, D., & Guo, Z.S., “Resistance to cyber censorship in China: An inoculation theory approach”, Communication-Media-Culture Studies Funding Scheme, Centre for Media and Communication Research, School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University, HKD99,400. (PI)
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3. 2025 - 2027
Guo, Z.S., Wang, D., & Zhou, S., “Community conflict, media representation and public perception in Hong Kong: A construal level theory perspective”. GRF, 413,940HKD, in progress. (transferred to PI)
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Professional Services
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1. Reviewer for the below peer-reviewed academic journals
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- Journalism (SSCI)
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- Asian Journal of Communication (SSCI)
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- Digital Journalism (SSCI)
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- International Journal of Communication (SSCI)
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- Journalism Studies (SSCI)
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- Global Media and China
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2. Guest Editor
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Asian Journal of Communication (SSCI)
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Special issue: Digital Authoritarianism in the Global South: The Power of (In)stability and Beyond
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3. Research Ethics Committee Member
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School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University
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4. Examiner for Research Postgraduate Students
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School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University
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5. Individual Research Project Supervisor for Taught Postgraduate Students
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School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University
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Awards
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1. International Communication Association (ICA), Philosophy and Theory Division, Best paper, 2017
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2. Chinese National Student Performance Scholarship, 2007
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