Chinese Communication Association (CCA) Research Session: Knowledge, Trust, and Digital/Social Media in the Chinese Context

Chair: Yong Volz, University of Missouri; Discussants: Trisha T. C. Lin, National Chengchi U& Harvard Yenching visiting scholar

(1)GMF and Hostile Media: Effects of Journalistic Motive and Expertise on Perception, Polarization, and Discursive Activities Y. Chen; S. Zhou; X. Fu

(2) Parasocial Relationship in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Moderated Mediation Model of Digital Media Exposure on Political Trust Among Chinese Young People P.L. Liu

(3)Examine Military’s Public Relations Practices in the Social Media Era: A Case Study on Chinese Military’s Use of WeChat (Best Faculty Paper) W. Huang; Y. Wang

(4) Feeling It, Expressing It, and Performing It: Chinese Knowledge Workers’ Emotional Experiences With Social Technology Platforms V. Huang (Best Faulty Paper)

(5) Social Positioning and the Construction of Polymedia Practices in Everyday Life Y. Hu; J. Guo; Y. Wangliu (Best Student Paper)

(6) False Anime Appearance, Real People Inside: Performance and Emotional Labor of Virtual YouTubers Y. Luo