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Professor Fu, King Wa 傅景華
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Professor Fu, King Wa 傅景華
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Fu, King-wa
Short Biography:
Dr. King-wa FU is a Professor at the Journalism and Media Studies Centre (JMSC), The University of Hong Kong. His research interests include China's information governance, media and political participation, computational social sciences, health and the media, and younger generation's media use. He was a visiting Associate Professor at the MIT Media Lab and Fulbright-RGC Hong Kong Senior Research Scholar in 2016-2017 and a China-US Scholar 2021-2022. He is the Principal Investigator of Weiboscope, WeChatscope, and ANTIELAB Research Data Archive. He was a journalist at the Hong Kong Economic Journal before turning to academia. His online CV: http://sites.google.com/site/fukingwa/.
Professional Qualifications
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The University of Hong Kong | Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
| 1995 | University of Science and Technology | MPhil in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Hong Kong |
| 2001 | University of Science and Technology | MA in Social Sciences Hong Kong |
| 2009 | The University of Hong Kong | PhD |
Honours, Awards & Prizes
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
FU, King Wa | 2006-08-01 | "Top Three Student Paper Award”, Name of paper: Testing cultivation theory for media influences on suicidal thought: Division of Communication Theory and Methodology, Annual Convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication | Research Achievement |
| 2023-05-01 | Richard von Weizsäcker Fellows, Robert Bosch Stiftung, Germany | Research Achievement | |
| 2021-09-01 | China-US Scholar Program Fellowship | Research Achievement | |
| 2013-06-01 | Top Paper Panel, Rhetoric and Public Address Division (2013), "The Obamas Speak at the 2012 Democratic National Convention: The Sina Weibo Response.", Southern States Communication Association convention: Southern States Communication Association convention | Research Achievement | |
| 2007-08-01 | "Little Prince is depressed" website, 2007 Meritorious Website Contest | Others | |
| 2016-06-01 | Fulbright-RGC Hong Kong Senior Research Scholar Award 2016-2017: RGC and Fulbright | Research Achievement |
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Area of Expertise:
| Area of Expertise (EN) | Area of Expertise (ZH) |
|---|---|
| Young people's Internet use | |
| Statistics in journalism | |
| Research methods and measurement | |
| Political participation and media use | |
| Mental health / Suicide and the media | |
| Mental health / Suicide | |
| Health communications | |
| Computational media studies |
Spoken Languages:
| Spoken Language(s) (EN) | Spoken Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Cantonese, Putonghua | 英語、粵語、普通話 |
| English, Cantonese | 英語、粵語 |
Written Languages:
| Written Language(s) (EN) | Written Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Chinese | 英文、中文 |
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