Ms HUANG Wei is research student in the Media and Communicaiton Department at CityU. She also teaches bachelor students journalism course(s).
Her academic interests fall in journalism, social media and mediated public diplomacy practices.
Besides research, she has a keen interest in teaching journalism courses. This love stems from her past experiences as a reporter in Hong Kong.
Prior in joining the university, she was a veteran journalist in Hong Kong. She has worked in both Chinese and English media newsrooms and written extensive stories for more than a decade, including several exclusives and investigative stories that grabbed the world's attention.
She holds a master's degree in international journalism studies from Hong Kong Baptist University, and a bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature from Beijing International Studies University.
Teaching experience
- COM 4204 News Feature Writing (Sept, 2023 to Dec, 2023)
- COM 4204 News Feature Writing (Sept, 2022 to Dec, 2022)
- COM 2202: Writing for the Media (Sept, 2021 to Apr, 2022)
- COM 2201: News Writing and Reporting (Sept, 2021 to Dec, 2021)
Publication
Conference
- Huang,W., (2024) Understanding public diplomacy in the social media era: A typology and review. The 74th Annual ICA Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.
- Huang, W., & Skoric, M. (2023). How does conspiracist thinking work and how can it be mitigated in the social media era? Evidence from a moderated mediation analysis in the context of COVID-19. Digital Asia: Authenticity in Communication and Engaged Citizenry (the 73rd ICA Preconference), Toronto, Canada.
- Huang, W. (2023). Pandemic and propaganda: A discourse analysis on Chinese state media’s editorials. The 73rd Annual ICA Conference, Toronto, Canada.
- Cheng, Y., Wang, Y., Huang, W., & Risko, L. (2023). How to protect corporate reputation in crises? Examining the antecedents and outcomes of employees’ CSR engagement in Mainland China. The 73rd Annual ICA Conference, Toronto, Canada.
- Huang, W., & Wang, Y. (2023). Examine military’s public relations practices in the social media era: A case study on Chinese military’s use of WeChat. The 73rd Annual ICA Conference, Toronto, Canada.
Journal
- Huang, W., & Wang, Y. (2023). Military’s public relations practice in the social media era: Exploring the Chinese military’s use of WeChat and public engagement. Asian Journal of Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/01292986.2023.2257226 [SSCI]
Professional service
Hong Kong Federation of Journalists; Council member (Oct, 2023 till now)
- Dec, 2023; Coordinated a study trip for COM students to Shantou
