What a fantastic session we had at AEJMC!

Our panel “Western Theories and Chinese Communication Practice” was buzzing with energy — thought-provoking ideas, fresh perspectives, and plenty of lively debate. Big thanks to our amazing Chair Trisha T. C. Lin (ICCA Vice President, Distinguished Professor at National Chengchi University) and our insightful Discussant Shuning Lu (Assistant Professor, University of Maryland) for guiding the conversation.

 

Highlights of the day:

 

​Best Faculty Paper

Extending the Cognitive Mediation Model to Examine Public Knowledge of Stroke and Influencing Factors

Zining Wang (Peking University), Shaohai Jiang (National University of Singapore), Rong Gao (Peking University), Jing Xu (Peking University)

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Best Student Paper

Social Media Cross-Cutting Exposure and Online Political Engagement: Examining a Moderated Mediation Model of Information Verification and Civic Motivations

Dandan Liu (Hong Kong Baptist University), Kaiming Su (Hong Kong Baptist University)

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Other fantastic papers:

​The Power of Media in Authoritarian Regimes: The Impact of International News on Political Elites in China (1957–1972)

Xiao Xiao (Nanjing University), Cheng-Jun Wang (Nanjing University)

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The Effects of Personality Traits on Individuals’ Political Communication Patterns: Examining the 2024 Taiwan Presidential Election through the O-S-R-O-R Model

Chen-Yi Lee (Chinese Culture University), Shu-Chu Sarrina Li (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)

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How Social Network Sites Influence Individual Exercise Behavior: The Mediating Role of Perceived Descriptive Norms and the Moderating Role of Perceived Similarity

Shuo Gao (China University of Political Science and Law), Shuangqing Liu (China University of Political Science and Law)

 

“We Might All Be the Same—Chasing Traffic”: Exploring Chinese Journalism Visual Practitioners’ Understanding of ‘Objectivity’ and Challenges in Practice

Zhiting Zhang (University of Missouri), Ziyi Wei (University of Missouri)

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Kudos to all presenters for sharing such rich and eye-opening research! And thank you to everyone who joined us — your questions and comments made the discussion even more vibrant.

Afterward, we carried the energy into a warm and lively social gathering — a wonderful evening of reconnecting with colleagues, meeting new friends, and sharing great conversations over good food and plenty of laughter.

Thank Yong Volz (AEJMC Research Committee Chair & ICCA President 2021-2023), for supporting ICCA social gathering