Dr. Yong Tang from Western Illinois University Gives Lecture at Tsinghua University
Yong Tang, Associate Professor and Director of the Western Illinois University (WIU) Journalism Program, gave a lecture in the School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University, on June 5th 2018, talking about concepts and practices in American journalism and mass communication. The lecture was hosted by the Center for Journalism and Journalism Education Studies of Tsinghua University and chaired by Professor Junchao Wang.
Dr. Yong Tang giving a lecture
Dr. Tang introduced the differences between Chinese and American journalism and mass communication; the survival strategies of doctoral candidacy; the know-how to publish papers in America as well as the prosperity and decline of American journalism. Then Dr. Tang took questions from students concerning their career choice and the selection of the topic for their dissertation.
Dr. Yong Tang communicating with students
Group picture with Tsinghua students
Dr. Tang was awarded two doctoral degrees from the Communication University of China and Pennsylvania State University successively. He was also an award-winning professional journalist with China’s politically influential newspaper People's Daily for nearly 15 years. From 2004 to 2007, he worked in the Washington D.C. Bureau of the People's Daily as a correspondent and interviewed many high-profile newsmakers such as former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State Colin Powell. He then joined WIU in 2011, teaching conceptual and skill courses. Dr. Tang’s major areas of research include the First Amendment, freedom of information, media law and policy, the Chinese press and related topics. Until now, Dr. Tang has presented and published more than 20 scholarly papers at world renowned conferences such as AEJMC, ICA and NCA, and peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Media Law and Ethics, Journal of Information Policy and the Chinese Journal of Communication.
Dr. Tang’s lecture is the first of the lecture series hosted by the Center for Journalism and Journalism Education Studies of Tsinghua University.
Reporter: Moxiao Liu
