Dr. Xiaojie Cao received his PhD from the University of Auckland in 2016 and now is the deputy dean and Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at South China University of Technology. His research and teaching interests lie in news ethics, media technologies, migrant media and identities. He has published in Chinese journals such as Journalism & Communication, Shanghai Journalism Review and Journal of Overseas Chinese History Studies. Dr. Cao has been the principal investigator of several projects, including a National Social Science Foundation project and a Ministry of Education project.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
2021Deputy Dean and Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, South China University of Technology.
2019Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, South China University of Technology.
2018Lecturer, School of Journalism and Communication, South China University of Technology.
2016Research Associate, Department of Communication and Design, Sun Yat-sen University.
2016PhD awarded, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
2010Masters of Arts in Communication, School of Journalism and Communication, Renmin University of China.
2008Bachelor of Arts, School of Journalism and Communication, Renmin University of China.
PUBLICATIONS
Cao, Xiaojie, Xin Li. 2021. “The interdisciplinary myth of internet studies in Mainland China: Discipline and breakthrough.” In Inherit and Inspire: The Past, Present and Future of Chinese Communication Studies, edited by Francis L. F. Lee and Yu Huang. Hong Kong: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press, 277-294.
Cao, Xiaojie, Xin Li. 2020. “‘I am sorry’: Wording strategies and ethical politics of We-media apologies.” Shanghai Journalism Review, no. 8, 47-56.
Ren, Tianhao, Xiaojie Cao. 2020. “From technology to architecture: Driving effects of network media evolution on social platformization.” Journal of Xi’an Jiaotong University (Social Sciences), no. 5, 144-152.
Cao, Xiaojie. 2019. “Stepping towards intelligent customization: 5G technology’s influence on content publishing.” Editorial Friend, no. 7, 23-27.
Cao, Xiaojie. 2018. “Media consumption and liminal identities of Chinese migrants: Reflections on advertisements in New Zealand press.” Journalism & Communication, no. 9, 81-94.
Cao, Xiaojie. 2018. “Governability and other political dimensions of hacker studies.” China Computer-Mediated Communication Studies, no. 11, 120-138.
Cao, Xiaojie. 2017. “The domestication of Chinese newspapers in New Zealand (1865-1970).” Journal of Overseas Chinese History Studies, no. 4, 40-50.
Cao, Xiaojie. 2017. “The overseas school for Chinese internet politics studies: Knowledge production and generations.” Journalism & Communication, no. 2, 33-50.
Cao, Xiaojie, Jiayin Lu, Qiuping Wu, Huanxin Luo. 2017. “The development of internet laws in Mainland China.” In Blue Book of the Internet and State Governance, edited by Zhi’an Zhang. Beijing: Social Science Academic Press, 25-41.
Zhang, Zhi’an, Xiaojie Cao and Qihong Yan. 2017. “U.S. election 2016 and its insights to big data and internet opinion research.” Journal of Shantou University (Humanities & Social Sciences Edition), no. 1, 83-90.
Cao, Xiaojie. 2017. “The emergence of Chinese internet culture: Structural negotiation and discourse production.” Journalism & Communication Review,74-80.
Cao, Xiaojie. 2017. “Critical reflection and path of public opinion research in the network context.” Public Opinion Research, no. 2, 52-67.
Cao, Xiaojie. 2016. “The development and inspiration of internet governance in New Zealand 2015.” In Blue Book of the Internet and State Governance, edited by Zhi’an Zhang. Beijing: The Commercial Press.
Cao, Xiaojie. 2016. “Hacker ethics and internet governance in the U.S.: The twentieth anniversary of the publication of ‘A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace’.” Lingnan Media Research, no. 2, 52-67.
GRANTS
Oceanian Chinese-language Media’s Portrayal of China (1890-2019), funded by the National Social Science Foundation 2019, ¥200,000.
Struggling with Visibility: Media Activism among ICT Elites, funded by the Ministry of Education Projects 2018, ¥80,000.
Overseas Chinese-language Media’s Portrayal of Guangzhou, funded by the Guangzhou Social Science “Thirteenth Five-year Plan” Projects 2018, ¥30,000.
Teaching Methods Reform of “Media Ethics,” funded by Guangdong Teaching Reform Program 2020, ¥10,000.
TEACHING AND ADVISING
Teaching
Fall 2016 Introduction to Mass Communication (71 students, co-taught in Chinese)
Spring 2017 Classics in Arts and Humanities (108 students, co-taught in Chinese)
Spring 2018 Classics in Arts and Humanities (81 students, co-taught in Chinese)
Fall 2018 Introduction to Communication Studies (72 students, in Chinese)
Fall 2018 Policies, Regulations and Ethics of Journalism and Communication (29 students, in Chinese)
Spring 2019 Media Ethics and Media Law (129 students, in Chinese)
Spring 2019 Journalism History (29 students, in Chinese)
Fall 2019 Introduction to Communication Studies (90 students, in Chinese)
Fall 2019 Policies, Regulations and Ethics of Journalism and Communication (34 students, in Chinese)
Fall 2019 Classics in Communication (14 students, co-taught in Chinese)
Spring 2020 Media Ethics and Media Law (129 students, in Chinese)
Fall 2020 Introduction to Communication Studies (59 students, in Chinese)
Fall 2020 Policies, Regulations and Ethics of Journalism and Communication (48 students, in Chinese)
Spring 2021 Media Ethics and Media Law (111 students, in Chinese)
Spring 2021 Media Ethics and Media Law (29 students, in English)
Fall 2021 Introduction to Communication Studies (59 students, in Chinese)
Fall 2021 Policies, Regulations and Ethics of Journalism and Communication (48 students, in Chinese)
MA Theses
2019 J. Xie, “Ideological pleasure of banal nationalism: Trump-themed Kichiku culture on Bilibili” (completed)
2020 X. Ke, “Truth out of control: Citizen fact-checking on pandemic conspiracy theories - Based on the observation of the ‘Chinese fact checking’ community” (ongoing)
2020 M. Li, “The Agency of figurants in Hengdian” (ongoing)
2020 J. Yang, “Covert resistance: Research on he practices of computer DIYers from the perspective of post-subculture” (ongoing)
2021 J. Huang, “Analysis of the talk show program ‘Shi-san Yao’” (ongoing)
Other Advising
2019 Social Adaption of the Youth in Suburb China (3 students)
2020 The Rebuilding of Guangzhou’s City Image in the Digital Era (4 students)
2020 The Production and Diffusion of AR News (4 students)
2021 Clothing Dealers’ Media Usage from the Perspective of Media Anthropology (7 students)
2021 The Spatial Transformation of Guangzhou’s Digital Towns (7students)
HORNORS
Cao, Xiaojie, Y. Liang, L. Shi. 2021. “The Human-Machine Cooperation and Ethical Restraints of Intelligent News,” awarded the 3rd prize in Outstanding Teaching Case Nationwide 2020.
Cao, Xiaojie. 2021. Teaching Technologies and the Reform of Teaching Methods of “Media Ethics and Law,” awarded the 2nd prize in Outstanding Online Teaching Case Guangdong 2021.
Cao, Xiaojie. 2020. Media Ethics and Law, awarded the 3rd prize in Young Teachers’ Competition Guangdong.
CONTACT
Open office hour: 2-4pm on Thursdays
E-mail: xcao3@scut.edu.cn
