2017 China Communication Forum (CCF)
Building on BRICS
Belt and Road Initiative and A New Global Communication Order?
School of Journalism & Communication
Xiamen University
Fujian, China
August 26, 2017
Program
Organized by
The National Centre for Communication Innovation Studies, Communication University of China
School of Journalism & Communication, Xiamen University
In Collaboration with
University of Tampere, Finland
University of Westminster, UK
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
University of Hyderabad, India
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Supported by
Universities’ Think Tank Union (UTTU)
August 25
8:00-22:00 Registration
Lobby, First Floor, International Conference Center of Xiamen University (Yifu Building)
August 26
9:00-9:15: Opening Ceremony
Venue: 401, Nanguang 2 Building
| Host | Huang Heshui | Executive Dean, Professor, School of Journalism & Communication, Xiamen University |
| Speakers | University leader, Communication University of China |
| University leader, Xiamen University |
9:15-9:30 Group Photo
Location: Front door, Nanguang 2 Building
9:30-10:30 Keynote Speeches
Venue: 401, Nanguang 2
（15 minutes for each speaker）
| Chair | Lin Shengdong, Vice Dean, School of Journalism & Communication, Xiamen University |
| Speakers | 1 | Hu Zhengrong | President, Professor, Communication University of China | Three Stages of China’s Global Communication: From Major Developed Countries to BRICS to The Belt and Road Countries |
| 2 | Huang Heshui | Executive Dean, Professor, School of Journalism & Communication, Xiamen University | Bright Future of Media in BRICS |
| 3 | Kaarle Nordenstreng | Professor, University of Tampere, Finland | Media Systems in the BRICS Countries: Global Order under Challenge |
| 4 | Daya Thussu | Professor, University of Westminster | BRI and BRICS: Contestations and Complementarities |
10:30-10:45 Tea Break
Location: Lobby, First floor, Nanguang 2
10:45-12:00 Plenary Session: Media Studies in BRICS Countries and Beyond
Venue: 401, Nanguang 2
（12 minutes for each speaker）
| Chair | Li Zhan, Associate Professor, School of Journalism & Communication, Xiamen University |
| Speakers | 1 | Raquel Paiva de Araujo Soares | Professor, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Approach of Brazilian Journalism with Fake News |
| 2 | Dimitri Gavra | Professor, Sankt-Petersburg State University, Russia | Strategic Communications of the BRICS Countries and the Silk Road Countries: Eternal Truths and New Realities |
| 3 | B.P. Sanjay | Professor, University of Hyderabad, India | The Legacies and Relevance of the New World Information and Communication Order (NWICO) for the Digital Age: Indian Perspective in the BRICS Era |
| 4 | Ji Deqiang | Associate Professor, The National Centre for Communication Innovation Studies, Communication University of China | Media Convergence with Chinese Characteristics |
| 5 | Herman Wasserman | Professor, University of Cape Town, South Africa | China-Africa Media Relations: What We Know So Far |
| 6 | Colin Sparks | Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University | From BRICS to OBOR: New Challenges for Comparative Media Studies |
12:15-14:00 Lunch
International Conference Center (Yifu Building)
14:00-15:30
Parallel Session 1: Media Development in BRICS Countries (in Chinese)
Venue: 102, Nanguang 2
(13 minutes for each speaker; 12 minutes for discussion)
| Chair | Shi Dongdong, Associate Professor, School of Journalism & Communication, Xiamen University |
| Speakers | 1 | Bi Yuming | Xinhua News Agency | The Formation and Development of Media Collaboration Mechanism in BRICS |
| 2 | Long Xiaonong | Institute of Communication Studies, Communication University of China | An Empirical Comparative Analysis of the International Discourse Power of BRICS in Africa |
| 3 | Su Junbin | School of Journalism and Communication, Xiamen University | BRICS and Its Internal Relations in the Eyes of Western Media: A Content Analysis of Reports of BBC and CNN in 2011-2016 |
| 4 | Zhao Ruiqi | Institute of Media and Politics, Communication University of China | Discourse Balance and the Building of Internet Security: The Challenges and Inspirations of the USA to BRICS |
| 5 | Zhang Lin | Jincheng College, Sichuan University | Research on the Communication Strategies of Mainstream Media of BRICS |
| 6 | Wang Shimiao | Jincheng College, Sichuan University | The Formula of Micro-Video on Mainstream Social Media in BRICS |
| Discussants | Long Yun, Deputy Director, Professor, The National Centre for Communication Innovation Studies, Communication University of China Wang Runjue, Associate Professor, The National Centre for Communication Innovation Studies, Communication University of China |
Parallel Session 2: BRICS Media and the Geopolitics of International Communication (in English)
Venue: 107, Nanguang 2
(13 minutes for each speaker; 12 minutes for discussion)
| Chair | Ji Deqiang, Associate Professor, The National Centre for Communication Innovation Studies, Communication University of China |
| Speakers | 1 | Li Zhan | School of Journalism and Communication, Xiamen University | Local Imagination of the BRICS - A Content Analysis of Xiamen Press Coverage of Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa |
| 2 | Zhang Yanqiu; Simon Matingwina | Africa Communication Research Center, Communication University of China | The Promotion of Constructive Journalism for Better Understanding of China-Africa Relations: A Comparative Study of the Two Best Reporting Awards in China and in South Africa |
| 3 | Gu Li; Wu Yongde | Southwest University of Political Science and Law; Beijing Foreign Studies University | Toward a Cultural Community for All Mankind: Notes on the Success of Dangal |
| 4 | Petras Shelton-Zumpano; Zhou Lei | BRICS FUTURES; University of Melbourne | Brazil-China agricultural relations: understanding Weiji (Crisis and Opportunities) in a World Risk Society |
| 5 | Zeng Wenna; Colin Sparks | Hong Kong Baptist University | Localization as Power Negotiation: Producing a Korean Format in Contemporary China |
| 6 | Buddhi Prasad Sharma | Institute of Communication Studies, Communication University of China | Geo-Political Dimensions of BRICS: An Emergent Requirement of Strengthening New World Information Order in A Changing Global Landscape to Rebalance the Global Communication Order |
| Discussant | Kaarle Nordenstreng, Professor, University of Tampere |
Parallel Session 3: Media Development in China, Russia and Brazil (in Chinese)
Venue: 109, Nanguang 2
(15 minutes for each speaker; 15 minutes for discussion)
| Chair | Zhang Lei, Professor, The National Centre for Communication Innovation Studies, Communication University of China |
| Speakers | 1 | Jing Xuemin | Institute of Political Communication, Communication University of China | How to Enter into A New Realm? Political Communication in China in the Age of New Media |
| 2 | Yan Gongjun | School of Journalism and Communication, Sichuan International Studies | Summarizing Paradigms and Rethinking Strategies: The Past, Present and Future of Sino-Russian Media Collaboration |
| 3 | Jia Lerong; Anastasia Sukhoretskaya | Institute of Communication Studies, Communication University of China | From “Social Media Politics” to “Politics on Social Media” : Russia’s Policy Adjustment and Effectiveness Assessment of Social Media’s Policy Since 2012 |
| 4 | Fu Qiong; Huang Li | Center for Development Research, China Central Television | The Present and Future of Micro-Video Industries in China |
| 5 | Li Wei | School of Journalism and Communication, Xi’an International Studies University | China in Brazilian Social Media |
| Discussant | Zhou Ting, Professor, The National Centre for Communication Innovation Studies, Communication University of China |
Parallel Session 4: BRICS Media and the Belt and Road Initiative (in English)
Venue: 202, Nanguang 2
(13 minutes for each speaker; 12 minutes for discussion)
| Chair | Chen Xiaoyan, Associate Professor, School of Journalism & Communication, Xiamen University |
| | 1 | David Feng | Communication University of China | Connecting BRICS and the Belt and Road with China Discourse with High Speed Rail as A Topic of Research |
| 2 | Wu Minsu | Faculty of Journalism and Communication, Communication University of China | Investigative Journalism as Media Framing of Brazil: The Life History of Liu and His International News Reports |
| 3 | Zhou Xiang; Daria Shulpina | School of Journalism and Communication, Wuhan University | Framing the Belt & Road Project in Online Versions of Mainstream Russian Media |
| 4 | D. Beybin Kejanlıoğlu; Moldiyar Yergebekov; Zhanar Temirbekova | Giresun University; Suleyman Demirel University | Representation of “The Belt and Road Forum” in Russian, Kazakh and Turkish Media |
| 5 | Qian Jingjing | University of International Business and Economics | Constructing A More Open and Balanced Business News Agenda: International Narratives of China’s Belt & Road Initiative Forum |
| 6 | Mahdi Yousefi | Shanghai International Studies University | Communication Across “Belt”: Perspectives on China-Iran Media Cooperation and Its Importance for OBOR Initiative of P.R. of China |
| Discussant | Daya Thussu, University of Westminster |
15:30-15:45
Tea Break
Location: Lobby, First floor, Nanguang 2
15:45-17:15
Parallel Session 5: Theoretical Innovations in International Communication (in Chinese)
Venue: 102, Nanguang 2
(15 minutes for each speaker; 15 minutes for discussion)
| Chair | Li Jidong, Professor, The National Centre for Communication Innovation Studies, Communication University of China |
| Speakers | 1 | He Guoping | School of Journalism and Communication, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies | Paradigmatic Shifts in International Communication Studies and the Reconstruction of Global Communication Order |
| 2 | Luan Yimei | School of Journalism, Renmin Uiversity | Micro-Platform based Communication Strategies in the Perspective of Public Diplomacy |
| 3 | Zhu Zhenming | Institute of Communication Studies, Communication University of China | Reflection on The New World Information and Communication Order：A Genealogical Perspective |
| 4 | Zhao Mei | School of Journalism and Communication, Xiamen University | Cultural Awareness and the Respect of Pluralism in Cultural Inclusiveness |
| 5 | Li Ying | Institute of Communication Studies, Communication University of China | B&R Initiative Impels the Transition of China’s Communication: From International Communication to Global Communication |
| Discussant | Su Junbin, Associate Professor, School of Journalism & Communication, Xiamen University |
Parallel Session 6: The Global and the Local of China’s Development (in English)
Venue: 107, Nanguang 2
(13 minutes for each speaker; 12 minutes for discussion)
| Chair | Xiong Hui, Assistant Professor, School of Journalism & Communication, Xiamen University |
| Speakers | 1 | Gianluigi Negro | Università della Svizzera italiana | The Rising Role of China in the Promotion of the Multilateral Internet Governance |
| 2 | Liu Kangjie | Guangdong University of Foreign Studies | “Four in one”：Diasporic Media, Global Media, Social Media, and Media in China？ |
| 3 | Piao Jingwei | Xiamen University of Technology | Exploring How the Financial Headlines Are Framed in Covering Chinese Companies ‘Going Out’ |
| 4 | Xiang Yu | University of Westminster | The Third World as Method Towards a Transcultural Political Economy of Global Communication – Case Study on Chinese discourse in Africa |
| 5 | Rehana Munawar | Communication University of China | Western Media Portrayal of China: A Typology of Literature Review |
| Discussants | Colin Sparks, Hong Kong Baptist University Xu Peixi, Communication University of China |
Parallel Session 7: The International Perception of the Belt and Road Initiative: A Perspective of Others (in Chinese)
Venue: 109, Nanguang 2
(15 minutes for each speaker; 15 minutes for discussion)
| Chair | Sun Huiying, Associate Professor, School of Journalism & Communication, Xiamen University |
| Speakers | 1 | Zhou Ting | The National Centre for Communication Innovation Studies, Communication University of China | Analysis of the Communication of the Belt and Road Initiative in Global Multilingual Media |
| 2 | Xie Fei | School of International Studies, Communication University of China | Analysis of Russian Mainstream Media Reporting the Belt and Road Summit in China |
| 3 | Wang Runjue | The National Centre for Communication Innovation Studies, Communication University of China | The Perspective of Other: The Belt and Road Initiative in the Eyes of Indian Think Tanks |
| 4 | Zhu Ruijuan | Institute of Communication Studies, Communication University of China | American Mainstream Think Tanks’ Researches on the Belt and Road Initiative |
| 5 | Xiang Yaqin; Yang Yu | Institute of Communication Studies, Communication University of China | Analysis of South African Media’s Reports on Relevant Issues of the Belt and Road Initiative |
| Discussant | Qiu Hongfeng, School of Journalism & Communication, Xiamen University |
Parallel Session 8: The Belt and Road Initiative and International Communication (in Chinese)
Venue: 202, Nanguang 2
(15 minutes for each speaker; 15 minutes for discussion)
| Chair | Long Yun, Deputy Director, Professor, The National Centre for Communication Innovation Studies, Communication University of China |
| Speakers | 1 | Tao Hong; Chen Yin | Southwest University | On the Role and Function Transition of China 's Mainstream Web Media |
| 2 | Wu Weihua, Gao Yinfeng, Ding Hao | Faculty of Journalism and Communication, Communication University of China | The Silk Road as Cultural Community: On the Evolution, Restructuring and Innovation of Communication Discourse |
| 3 | Zhong Xin | School of Foreign Languages, Hubei University | Genre and China’s Image: Analyzing the Britain-China Trade Discourse in The Times |
| 4 | Guo Ming | Macao University of Science and Technology | Building the People-to-People Bond in the Belt and Road Initiative: A Case Study of Digital Visual Communication |
| 5 | Wu Qian | Institute of Communication Studies, Communication University of China | From Monopoly to Symbiosis: the Positive Impact of Online Citizen Diplomacy in the Era of Social Media |
| Discussant | Zhang Lei, Professor, The National Centre for Communication Innovation Studies, Communication University of China |
Parallel Session 9: Graduate Students’ Roundtable (in Chinese)
Venue: 307, Nanguang 2
(10 minutes for each speaker; 30 minutes for discussion)
| Chair | Ji Deqiang, Associate Professor, The National Centre for Communication Innovation Studies, Communication University of China |
| Speakers | 1 | Gao Yuwei | Institute of Communication Studies, Communication University of China | Globalization: A Community for Consensus |
| 2 | Gao Zexian | School of Communication, Fujian Normal University | Analysis of Negative Reports on the Belt and Road Initiative in Indian English Media and China’s Strategic Solutions |
| 3 | Shi Ruonan | Guizhou Minzu University | Research on the Transformation of the Transmission Mode of Minority Culture in the Process of Foreign Communication under the Belt and Road Initiative: Take Guizhou Province in China as An Example |
| 4 | Sun Nan | School of Television, Communication University of China | China’s Image in Mainstream Media in Bangladesh against the Background of the Belt and Road Initiative: A Framing Analysis of China-related Reports between 2008-2015 by UNB |
| 5 | Yin Xinyue | School of Journalism and Communication, Anhui University | From Community to Communitas: Frameworks and Approaches of BRICS Media Collaboration – A Comparative Analysis of Reporting BRICS by Chinese and Russian Mainstream Media |
| 6 | Yu Wufei | School of International Studies, Peking University | Born to Challenge A Discourse System：An Analysis on RT Reporting Subway Blast in St. Petersburg |
| Discussant | Li Zhan, Associate Professor, School of Journalism & Communication, Xiamen University |
17:15-17:30
Closing Ceremony
Venue: 401, Nanguang 2
| Host | Ji Deqiang | Associate Professor, The National Centre for Communication Innovation Studies, Communication University of China |
| Speakers | Long Yun | Deputy Director, Professor, The National Centre for Communication Innovation Studies, Communication University of China |
| Li Zhan | Associate Professor, School of Journalism & Communication, Xiamen University |
6:00-7:30
Dinner
Venue: International Conference Center (Yifu Building)
