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Expertise Summary
Dr. Shixin Ivy Zhang specializes in journalism studies, media globalization, media and conflict, and media management. She has published two research monographs entitled Impact of Globalization on the Local Press in China (2014) and Chinese War Correspondents: Covering Wars and Conflicts in the 21st Century (2016). She was a visiting scholar at University of Lund, Sweden in 2014 and a visiting research fellow at East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore in 2015.
Research Interest
- Journalism studies
- Media and conflict
- Media management
- Media globalisation
- Digital media
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1768-451X
Personal profile
Dr Shixin Ivy Zhang joined the School of International Communications at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China in 2009 as an Assistant Professor after completing her PhD at the University of Leeds in 2008.
Her research focuses on journalism studies, media management, media globalisation, and media and conflict. She has published widely including two research monographs entitled Impact of Globalization on the Local Press in China (2014) and Chinese War Correspondents: Covering Wars and Conflicts in the 21st Century (2016), as well as ten high quality international peer-reviewed journal articles.
She has years of journalistic experience as a full time/freelance journalist and editor with Chinese publications that include Global Times (English version), World Affairs Pictorial, Beijing Today (English), Beijing Youth Daily, Modern Weekly, Beijing Legal Evening News, as well as Leeds Student and BBC Radio Leeds.
Teaching
Undergraduate
- Media Management
- BA Dissertation Supervision
Postgraduate
- Current Issues in International Communications
- MA Dissertation Supervision
- PhD Supervision
Person Types
- Staff
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Sustainable Development Goals in Journalism Reporting
Zhang, S. (PI)
15/11/19 → 14/11/22
Project: Government Funded Projects › Vertical-International Government Funded Projects
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Nottingham Research Leaders Programme (NRLP) 2019_Shixin Zhang
Zhang, S. (PI)
1/04/19 → 1/03/20
Project: Contract Projects › Horizontal-Ningbo Municipal Contract Projects
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Understanding the Russian invasion of Ukraine through a gendered prism
Peng, A. Y., Whyke, T. W. & Zhang, S. I., 2023, In: Feminist Media Studies. 23, 8, p. 3809-3814 6 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Conclusion: retrospect and prospect
Zhang, S. & Meng, J., 2022, Digital Journalism in China. Zhang, S. I. (ed.). London: Routledge, p. 112-117 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Book Chapter › peer-review
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Contested journalistic professionalism in China: journalists’ discourses in a time of crisis
Meng, J. & Zhang, S., Oct 2022, In: Journalism Studies. 23, 15, p. 1962-1976 14 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus) -
Digital journalism in China: Media convergence, the 'central kitchen' and the platformization of news
Meng, J. & Zhang, S. I., 28 Oct 2022, The Routledge companion to news and journalism. Allan, S. (ed.). London: Routledge, p. 121-129 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Book Chapter › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Digital Journalism in China
Zhang, S., Jul 2022, London: Routledge. 134 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)