Xu Xiaoge
Assistant Professor of Journalism (Faculty Profile)
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
Nanyang Technological University
+65 67906112 (office phone), +65 97702658 (cellphone), betcomm (MSN, Skype), webcom (Twitter)
Education Background
Ph.D. (Communication Studies, 2004, Nanyang Tech U)
M.S. (Mass Communication, 1994, Kansas State U)
B.A. (International Journalism, 1989, China School of Journalism, Xinhua News Agency)
B.A. (English, 1982, Zhejiang U)
Work Experiences
Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2004-present)
Lecturer, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2000-2004)
Senior Research Associate, City University of Hong Kong (2000)
Associate Professor, China School of Journalism, Xinhua News Agency (1989-1997)
Teacher, Pingyang No. 1 High School, Zhejiang, China (1982-1987)
Academic Interests
Journalism studies, focusing on Mobile Journalism, Web Journalism, Development Journalism, and Citizen Journalism
Academic Publications
Published two books, six book chapters and 19 research articles
International Conferences
Presented 36 papers at international conferences
Research Projects in Progress
Mobile Youth and Mobile News: The Future of Journalism?
Comparing Media Systems in Asia: In Search of Models of Press and Politics (SUG Grant)
Mapping, Measuring and Modeling Press Differences (SUG grant)
Intranet Filtering in Universities in Asia (ONI-Asia project, IDRC grant)
Empowering Citizens: Examining Citizen Journalism News Websites
Comparing Foreign TV News on English and Chinese News Channels in Singapore (School Grant)
Foreign TV News in Singapore: Viewers’ Reasons, Interests and Perceptions (School Grant)
Multimedia Journalism Project
World Cities Anchor Project (Multimedia Journalism Project, The Knight Foundation)
Singapore Stories (Web Journalism Project with UPIU)
