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Biography
Stephanie Jean Tsang (PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, where she serves as the director of HKBU Fact Check. She has developed three major lines of inquiry: 1) the role of misinformation and disinformation in politics and health; 2) the impact of digital media on audience outcomes; and 3) the influence of message processing on social evaluations and behaviors. Her work has appeared in numerous scholarly journals including Journal of Communication, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Media Psychology, Communication Studies, and Journalism.
Research Interests
Fake News and Misinformation, Media Psychology, Science Communication, and Social Media Engagement
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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FactCheck – Media and Artificial Intelligence Literacy Research for Teachers and Students
13/09/21 → 13/10/23
Project: Research project
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Understanding Political Disinformation with Facebook Audience Insights and Eye-tracking Technology
1/01/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research project
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Hong Kong Facebook News Analytics Dashboard 香港Facebook新聞數據分析平台
2/03/20 → 30/10/21
Project: Digital scholarship project
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An experimental study of the effectiveness of fact checks: interplay of evidence type, veracity and news agreement
Tsang, S. J., Zheng, J., Li, W. & Salaudeen, M. A., 24 Apr 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Online Information Review. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Communicating Climate Change: The Impact of Animated Data Visualizations on Perceptions of Journalistic Motive and Media Bias
Tsang, S. J., May 2023, In: Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media. 67, 2, p. 161-182 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How People Process Different Types of Health Misinformation: Roles of Content Falsity and Evidence Type
Zhao, X. & Tsang, S. J., 1 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Health Communication.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Visualizing Climate Change: An Experiment About Animation and News Perceptions
Tsang, S. J., 28 May 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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What Drives Believing, Verifying, and Sharing Fake News: Motivated Reasoning, Analytical Thinking Disposition, and Conspiracy Mentality
Tsang, S. J. & Zhao, X., 26 May 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Winner of Social Change Scholarship (Psychology and technology for humanity)
TSANG, Stephanie Jean (Recipient), 2020
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事實查核能否應對虛假新聞:以浸大事實查核為例
Stephanie Jean TSANG (Organiser)
14 Jan 2023Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Data Mining with xMiner: Applications in Business and Media Studies
Stephanie Jean TSANG (Organiser)
20 Mar 2023Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
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Workshop with Taiwan FactCheck Center
Stephanie Jean TSANG (Speaker)
1 Jan 2022Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
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What Could We Do to Combat Misinformation? 「打擊不實資訊,我們可以做什麼?」研討會.
Stephanie Jean TSANG (Organiser)
26 Oct 2022Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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The 19th Chinese Internet Research Conference
Leanne CHANG (Organiser), Daya Kishan THUSSU (Board/committee/panel member), Rose L W LUQIU (Board/committee/panel member), Celine SONG (Board/committee/panel member), Xinzhi ZHANG (Board/committee/panel member) & Stephanie Jean TSANG (Board/committee/panel member)
23 May 2022 → 24 May 2022Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
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What’s the key to regulating misinformation? Let’s start with a common language.
4/04/23
1 Media contribution
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Hong Kong had a year to vaccinate its elderly. As omicron spreads, low uptake has left them vulnerable.
11/01/22
1 Media contribution
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