Zhang, Zhan

Zhan ZHANG, China Media Observatory, Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) - Faculty of Communication Sciences Institute of Media and Journalism (Switzerland)
Email: zhanzhangzz@gmail.com
Language: Chinese (native), English (fluent), Italian (basic)

Education

• Ph.D. candidate, Institute of Media and Journalism, Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), current
• M.A., (European Master programme) University of Arhus and Univresity of Florence, 2010
• M.A., (Broadcasting and TV Journalism), Communication University of China, Beijing, 2006
• B.A., (Broadcasting and TV Journalism), Communication University of China, Beijing, 2003

Publications

Journal Paper

• Co-editor of the special journal issue on China Media Studies of Studies in Communication Science, Volume 13./ Issue 2 2013 Elsevier Publisher (Co-edited with Prof. Giuseppe Richeri and Prof. Jiang Fei).
• Weibo in China—Understanding its development through communication analysis and culture studies, Communications, Politics and Culture, Issue 46.2?199-216. (Co-authored with Gianluigi Negro)
• The Half Truth of the Power Shift Theory—An Analysis Over Time of Coverage of the United States and China in European Newspapers. China Media Report Overseas (ISSN 155 7-1351) Sept. 2013.
• Media Diplomacy and U.S.-China Military-to-Military Cooperation, CPD Perspective on Public Diplomacy, 2012. (Co-authored with Prof. Thomas Hollihan)
• “The Lively Charming of’ The Time for lawsuit’(a famous TV program in Beijing TV Station)”, Media Studies Journal, Jun.2004, Beijing.

Book Chapter

• Considerations of the function of Microblogging service in foreign media’s news practice in China, Annual Report on Media Industry Development of Shanghai (2014), (Bluebook). Social Sciences Academic Press, China, January 2014.
• Heating the Chaos—coverage of Diaoyu Islands dispute in Chinese legacy media, The Disputed Islands in the East China Sea: How Media Narratives Shape Public Opinions and Challenge the Global Economy, Edited by Prof. Thomas Hollihan. Palgrave MacMilan, New York, August 2014.
• Study of citizen journalism in TV news reporting in China, Study of Modern TV Journalism, Broadcasting & TV Press of China, authored by Prof. YE Fengying, Beijing, March 2005.

Conference Paper

• Communicating with the world: Chinese state media going abroad and its limitations. China’s Media Go Global, Westminster University & Tsinghua University, Beijing. Sept. 2014.
• Framing China-- An Across Time Analysis of Coverage about China on The Times (1990-2010), Communicating Soft Power: Contrasting Perspectives from India and China , Westminster University, London, Sept 2013.
• Rock the Journalism—the function of Weibo in foreign media’s news practice in China, The 11th annual Chinese Internet Research Conference, Oxford University, June 2013.
• Exposed Drama, Enclosed Tension—An analysis of the Mediated Political Struggle of Bo Xilai, the 98th National Communication Association (NCA) Annual Conference, Orlando, U.S. November 2012.
• The Half-truth of the Power Shift Theory: An analysis over time of coverage of the United States and China in European Newspapers, the International Conference on Communication and Global Power Shifts, Communication University of China, Beijing, Oct. 2012.
• To Live or To Die—The struggle of Chinese Film Productions Going Global, Chinese Culture on the World Stage Conference, Hong Kong, Jun. 2012, Coauthored with Chwenchwen Chen, etc.
• Weibo in China—Understanding its development through communication analysis and culture studies, the International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference, Phoenix, U.S., May 2012, coauthored with Gianluigi Negro.
• Discovering Miss Puff, an example of economic and cultural success within Chinese video sharing service context, the Chinese Internet Research Conference, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, U.S., May 2012, coauthored with Gianluigi Negro and Vincezo De Masi .

Books

• The Legend of a Prince, Kai Ming Press. March 2007. Based on interviews with a Tibetan star.
• Mathematics Olympia Development in China, Kai Ming Press. Jan. 2008. Based on 11-month interviews with Professor Qiu Zonghu who leaded the development of mathematics Olympia in China.