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Chinese Name
朱蘊兒
Biography
Dr. Yuner ZHU is a Research Assistant Professor at Hong Kong Baptist University. She graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China and received her Ph.D. degree from the University of Hong Kong. Before joining HKBU, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Public Policy in the City University of Hong Kong for two years.
Dr. ZHU’s work has appeared in prestigious academic journals such as Journal of Communication, Political Communication, New Media & Society, Digital Journalism, and Journal of Risk Research.
Research Interests
Dr. Zhu's research interests include political communication, information governance, mass surveillance, and digital technology. She applies computational and experimental methods to investigate large-scale observational data to understand how the general public perceives and reacts to political events through their use of digital communication technologies.
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):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, The Evolution of Opinions: Opinion diversity, dynamics, and social control, The University of Hong Kong
1 Sept 2016 → 17 Feb 2021
Award Date: 1 Dec 2021
Master, News and the Social Construction of Nationalism: A Study of Frames Network in the News Reports of Mainland Marriage Immigrants in Taiwan (2005 - 2014), National Chengchi University
1 Sept 2013 → 30 Jun 2016
Award Date: 30 Jun 2016
Bachelor, University of Science and Technology of China
1 Sept 2009 → 31 Aug 2013
Award Date: 31 Aug 2013
Keywords
- H Social Sciences (General)
- Computational Social Sciences
- Public Opinions
- Digital Media
- Surveillance
- Political Polarization and Radicalization
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Dive into the research topics where Yuner ZHU is active. Topic labels come from the works of this scholar.
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Projects
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How does censorship drive conspiratorial beliefs? The roles of information uncertainty and motivated reasoning
ZHU, Y., Zhang, X. & Fu, K. W.
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research project
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Privacy cynicism and diminishing utility of state surveillance: A natural experiment of mandatory location disclosure on China's Weibo
Zhu, Y., Apr 2024, In: Big Data and Society. 11, 2, p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
How Propaganda Works in the Digital Era: Soft News as a Gateway
Zhu, Y. & Fu, K. W., 13 Jan 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Digital Journalism. 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
How Selective Censorship Facilitates In-group Engagement but Deters Between-group Interactions in Authoritarian Context: A Natural Experiment of Mandatory Location Disclosure on China’s Weibo
Zhu, Y., 28 May 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
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An Eye for an Eye? An Integrated Model of Attitude Change Toward Protest Violence
Zhu, Y., Cheng, E. W., Shen, F. & Walker, R. M., 4 Jul 2022, In: Political Communication. 39, 4, p. 539-563 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access10 Citations (Scopus) -
Social Media and State Surveillance in China: The Interplay between Authorities, Businesses and Citizens
Zhu, Y., 27 Jun 2022, Constitutionalising Social Media. Celeste, E., Heldt, A. & Keller, C. I. (eds.). Bloomsbury Publishing, p. 199-216 18 p. (Hart Studies in Information Law and Regulation).Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter
Datasets
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Replication Data for: Multidimensional Diversity and Opportunity Structure in Political Science
ZHU, Y. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, Jun 2023
DOI: 10.7910/DVN/Y9EY7E
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Replication Data for: How Propaganda Works in the Digital Era
ZHU, Y. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, Nov 2022
DOI: 10.7910/DVN/O7II8W
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Replication Data for: ANOVA of Mean Difference in Content Percentages
ZHU, Y. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, Feb 2021
DOI: 10.7910/DVN/OAMSDX
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COVID-19 related Weibo Data from "Did the world overlook the media’s early warning of COVID-19?"
ZHU, Y. (Creator) & Fu, K. W. (Contributor), Journal of Risk Research, 2020
DOI: 10.6084/M9.FIGSHARE.12199038, https://figshare.com/articles/COVID-19_related_Weibo_Data_from_Did_the_world_overlook_the_media_s_early_warning_of_COVID-19_/12199038
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Activities
- 12 Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Environmental Communication (Journal)
Yuner ZHU (Reviewer)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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新聞學研究 (Journal)
Yuner ZHU (Reviewer)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (Journal)
Yuner ZHU (Reviewer)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Scientific Reports (Journal)
Yuner ZHU (Reviewer)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Chinese Journal of Communication (Journal)
Yuner ZHU (Reviewer)
2022Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)