2026 ICCA-ICA Reception in Cape Town

What a meaningful and memorable evening at the 2026 ICCA-ICA Reception in Cape Town.

This year’s reception brought together more than one hundred colleagues, friends, and members of the ICCA community. We were especially honored to welcome at least four ICA Presidents, including the current ICA President, Dr. Thomas Hanitzsch, who joined us for this special gathering.

The evening was not only a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with old friends and meet new colleagues, but also a celebration of outstanding achievements in Chinese communication scholarship.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to our sponsoring schools from Fudan University and Zhejiang University for their generous support of the ICCA Reception. Your support made this gathering possible and helped create a warm and welcoming space for our community.

Congratulations to this year’s ICCA award recipients:

🏆 ICCA Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Ran Wei

Chair Professor in Communication, Department of Communication Studies; Associate Dean (Research and Development), Office of the Dean of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University; former CCA President

🏆ICCA Outstanding Service Award

Dr. Shaohai Jiang

Associate Professor, Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore ICCA-NCA Conference/Research Co-Chair

🏆Best Faculty Article Award

Dr. Wen Shi and Dr. Jinhui Li

School of Journalism and Communication, Jinan University

🏆Award-winning article:

Shi, W., & Li, J. (2025). News Diversity Under Algorithms: The Effects of Pre-Selected and Self-Selected Personalization on Chinese TikTok (Douyin). Digital Journalism, 13(7), 1190–1208.

🏆Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award

Lihua Chen

Beijing Normal University–Hong Kong Baptist University United International College / Hong Kong Baptist University

This reception also carried special meaning as we honored the memory of Professor Chin-Chuan Lee, ICCA’s founding president, whose vision, leadership, and scholarly legacy continue to shape and inspire our community.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Cape Town. We are grateful for your friendship, scholarship, and continued support of ICCA.