The selection of the second phase of the program for top-notch academic talent cultivation launched by the School of Journalism & Communication of Renmin University of China was held in Beijing, Nov. 23.
After interview, 14 students including three Ph.D. students of year 2017, five Ph.D. students of year 2018, three master students of year 2017 and three undergraduates of year 2015 were selected, with the three Ph.D. students of year 2017 were selected in the university-level program.
All of them will receive funding from schools and colleges to conduct research, and have priority in participating overseas exchanges and learning.
The selection was conducted in three steps: presentation and interview, committee selection, and results announcement.
Eighteen candidates from undergraduates to Ph.D. presented their research plan and then answered questions from the judges.
Finally, the selection committee scored the applicants based on their comprehensive performance and research plan then announced the results.
Zhou Yong, then Associate Dean of the School of Journalism & Communication, introduced the program.
Professor Cai Wen, the chairman of the selection committee, introduced the selection rules and procedures
The selection committee consists of experts from RUC and other universities, with Professor Cai Wen served as the chairman.
The experts from other universities include Wang Yihong, Researcher at the Institute of Journalism and Communication, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Professor Peng Lan from the School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University, Zhang Yuqiang, Professor from the Communication University of China, Wang Hongzhe, Assistant Professor of the School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University.
The experts from the School of Journalism & Communication, Renmin University of China, include Associate Professor Wang Bin, Huang He, and Liu Dong.
Expert asks questions.
Wang Yihong, researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said “I am very happy to see that the students have such a great enthusiasm for research. I sincerely congratulate all the students for they are changing their state from absorbing knowledge to innovating knowledge, and entering their own research fields to explore problems. Every research displayed today shows a good tendency, that is, to pay attention to the problem of human survival from the perspective of Journalism and Communications research. As the basic question of philosophy, ‘survival’ is more important than ‘existence’. ‘Survival’ asks us to pay more attention to the environment we are in, and to actively connect ourselves to the world. However, the shortcoming of applicants lies in the lack of explanatory power of the basic theory and concept. You are not clear enough when expounding the research problem, so you must cultivate your ability to refine the core of the problem.”
Zhang Yuqiang, Professor from the Communication University of China, said “Although your preparation seems a little rushed compared with the first selection of the program for top-notch academic talent cultivation, since the framework, theoretical paradigm, and basic methods are not completely clear, most of the problems are valuable and can show your unique problem awareness. There are many research questions related to the Internet this year, reflecting students’ thinking characteristics as aboriginals of the Internet. In addition, the research questions cover a more comprehensive range, and it should be the mirror of comprehensive education of the School of Journalism, Renmin University of China. I suggest students to pay attention to the standardization of public theory expressions, behind which are the problem of theory faithful. We must systematically observe the soil in which the theories develop.”
In order to promote more outstanding doctoral students to engage in high-level scientific research and innovative research, School of Journalism and Communications of RUC launched the program for top-notch academic talent cultivation in 2017.
The selected students will gain academic tutors and platform support from the School of Journalism and Communications and will receive a certain amount of research funding each year.
In last year selection of the program for top-notch academic talent cultivation, 13 of the 18 candidates were selected, including two fourth-year undergraduates, three second-year masters students, three first-year Ph.D. students, and five second-year Ph.D. students. Among them, four second-year Ph.D. students were selected in the university-level program.
Name and Research List of the Candidates:
【Applicant】Lu Fangzhu (Video Connected)
【Research】Construction and Research of China's Image in African Countries from the Perspective of China-Africa Economic and Trade Relations
【Applicant】Wang Wan
【Research】Research on the Journalism Management of the Communist Party of China
【Applicant】Duan Shichang
【Research】Where is the edge? ——Rethinking the "Edge Breakthrough Theory" of China's News Reform
【Applicant】Guo Weiqi
【Research】The Separation and Integration of Popular Culture and Elite Culture: Research on the Identity of Internet Culture Producers under the Background of Media Technology Reform
【Applicant】Xu Yufang
【Research】Discourse construction within the WeChat group based on social communication
【Applicant】Xu Yingqi
【Research】The Status Quo of Journalism Ethics Education in Global Journalism Departments
【Applicant】Yao Jinghong
【Research】The imaginary daily life, the detached cultural settlement——A study on the network subculture of the new generation group
Applicant】Zhang Chi
【Research】The Construction of the Network Image of the "Straight Men" Group——A Research on the "Hu Pu" Network Community
【Applicant】Li Hongjiang
【Research】Research on the Relationship between the Evolution of Modern Technology and the True Ideas of News
【Applicant】An Ruochen
【Research】The View of Order from the Perspective of Narratology: Construction, Repair and the Future
【Applicant】Xia Qi
【Research】News Timeliness and Service Consciousness of "New Rhine"
【Applicant】Wen Jing
【Research】Discourse· Power· National Image——The Game of Media Political Discourse from the Perspective of Metaphor
【Applicant】Liu Jiajing
【Research】Research on the Value of Artificial Intelligence in News Production
【Applicant】Yang Yingxi
【Research】Research on the effect of artificial intelligence human-computer interaction
【Applicant】Ni Lerong
【Research】Portrait of "New Audience"——Audience Form and Research Approach in the New Audiovisual Environment
【Applicant】Wang Baoping
【Research】How News Saves the Nation: Media Criticism and Academic Discussions in Chinese Journalism after the September 18th Incident
【Applicant】Li Luyang
【Research】A Study on the Cultural Identity of Macau Youth in the Context of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
【Applicant】Yang Shihua
【Research】The Communication Ethics of "Asymmetric Reciprocity" in Cyberspace
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