Zheng Yudan
She previously served as Director of the Cultural News Department and Harbin News Department of the Life Daily under the Heilongjiang Daily Press Group, and Editor-in-Chief of Ice City Focus; Deputy Editor-in-Chief of New Metropolitan Daily and Secretary-General of the Journalism Sector of the Heilongjiang Provincial Youth Federation; Assistant Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board Member of New Express under the Yangcheng Evening News Press Group. Dozens of her news articles have won national and provincial journalism awards. She was selected as one of the first batch of outstanding journalists in Heilongjiang Province and received the 8th Guangdong Provincial Outstanding Achievement Award in Philosophy and Social Sciences. She has published over 40 papers in journals such as Journal of Journalism and Communication Studies, Journal of Tsinghua University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition), and Jingshi Historical Review (English Edition). She has presided over projects funded by the National Social Science Fund, the Ministry of Education, Guangdong Social Sciences, and Guangzhou Social Sciences, and participated in several major National Social Science Fund projects. Her monographThe Disappearance of Private Newspapers in New China (Volumes 1 & 2) was included in the third series of "Collected Works on the History of Chinese Journalism"; Private Newspapers in New China (1949-1957) was included in the "Chinese Journalism Studies" series and received funding from the National Publication Fund. She serves as an expert reviewer for National Social Science Fund projects, Ministry of Education planning projects, initial evaluations of professional doctoral programs, doctoral dissertations, Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Science Planning Projects, Guangdong News Awards, Guangdong Radio and Television Awards, China Daily University News Awards, and Guangzhou-Shenzhen Journalism Professional Title Evaluation. Her students have won the South China University of Technology's "Duxing Award," the China Daily University News Gold and Silver Awards, and the China Data Journalism Competition Award. Her undergraduate students have repeatedly won the South China University of Technology's Outstanding Thesis Award and have gone on to pursue further studies at prestigious universities such as Tsinghua University and the London School of Economics. Her graduate students have joined companies and institutions such as PwC, Tencent headquarters, Alipay headquarters, China Mobile, JD.com, Meituan, and BYD. She currently teaches courses such as Multimedia News Editing, Global History of News Communication, and Postgraduate Integrated Journalism Research. Her research interests include modern and contemporary news history from a global perspective, intercultural communication, media discourse, media objects, and intellectuals and media. She also manages the daily-updated academic research public account, "Danhuang Jiayi."
Education Experience
2016-2017, Visiting Scholar at the Missouri School of Journalism, USA
2010-2014, PhD in Journalism, Jinan University
1999-2002, Master of Journalism, Renmin University of China
1988-1992, Bachelor of Journalism, Heilongjiang University
Work Experience
Associate Professor and Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, South China University of Technology, since 2005.
2003-2004, Assistant Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board Member, and Director of the Editorial Office of New Express, Yangcheng Evening News Group.
2001-2003, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Xin Dushi Bao (New Metropolitan Daily), Heilongjiang Daily Press Group, and Secretary-General of the Journalism Sector of the Heilongjiang Provincial Youth Federation.
1992-2001, reporter, editor, and director of the Cultural News Department and Harbin News Department of the Heilongjiang Daily Newspaper Group's Life Daily.
Books
1. Private Newspapers in New China (1949-1957), sole author, included in the Chinese Journalism Studies Series, funded by the National Publication Fund, Henan University Press, 2021.
2. The Disappearance of Private Newspapers in New China (Parts 1 & 2), sole author, Hua Mulan Culture Press, 2016
2. A Study on the Core Competitiveness of Newspaper Groups, co-authored, Anhui University Press, 2013
3. In-Depth Sunshine: Ten Cases of Investigative Journalism in the New Express, co-authored, China Communication University Press, 2008.
Representative Articles
1. Zheng Yudan and Shi Yuxin, From Ominous Signs to Consequences: The Thematic Evolution and Visual Representation of Japanese Images in Dianshizhai Pictorial, Essays on the History of Chinese Journalism and Communication(Volume1), September 2024.
2. Zheng Yudan, From "Expressing Aspirations" to "Expressing Oneself": Yuan Mei's "Theory of Innate Spirit" and the Spread of Self-Interesting Discourse in the Late Qianlong Period, International Confucianism, 2022, Issue 1
3. Zheng Yudan, Britain in the 19th Century: the Change of Opium Concept, Mass Communication and the Construction of Imperial Discourse, The BNU Historical Review, Issue 1, August 2021.
4. Zheng Yudan, 19th Century Britain: The Evolution of Opium Ideology, Mass Communication, and the Construction of Imperial Discourse, Tsinghua University Journal (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition), 2019, No. 2.
5. Zheng Yudan and Huang Yutong, A Real-World Cultural "Traffic" Space: A Study on the Survival Mode and Core Concepts of 24-Hour Bookstores, China Publishing,
6. Zheng Yudan, Public-Private Partnership and Dividend Distribution in the Newspaper Industry in the Early Days of the People's Republic of China, Journalism and Communication Research, 2016, Issue 4
Awards
Academic and educational awards and honors
1. In 2024, supervised students who won the Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award at South China University of Technology.
2. Third Prize for Outstanding Cases of Digital Transformation in Guangdong Higher Education Institutions, 2023.
3. Outstanding Class Advisor of South China University of Technology, 2023
4. In 2023, supervised students who won the Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award at South China University of Technology.
5. In 2022, supervised graduate students who received the "Duxing Award" from South China University of Technology.
6. In 2022, supervised students who won the Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award at South China University of Technology.
7. In 2019, the paper "Public-Private Partnership and Dividend Distribution in the Newspaper Industry in the Early Days of the People's Republic of China" won the third prize of the 8th Guangdong Provincial Outstanding Achievements in Philosophy and Social Sciences.
8. In 2017, supervised students to obtain funding for the Guangdong Provincial Climbing Program.
9. 2017 South China University of Technology, Award for Outstanding Teaching and Research Papers
10. In 2015, supervised students who won the Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award at South China University of Technology.
11.South China University of Technology, Award for Outstanding Thesis Supervisor,2012
12. Teaching Excellence Award, South China University of Technology, 2007
13. The Guangdong Provincial Journalists Association and other organizations jointly awarded the second prize for outstanding papers on people's livelihood news, 2005
14. Advanced Individual in the Evaluation of Language and Writing Work in First-Class Cities of Heilongjiang Province,2001
15. Advanced Worker at the 23rd Harbin Summer Music Festival, sponsored by the Ministry of Culture of China and the Harbin Municipal Government,1996
Awards and Honors in Journalism
1. In 2024, mentored a student who won the China Daily University Journalism Award for Best News Writing.
2. In 2022, mentored students who won the runner-up prize in the China Daily University News Awards for New Media Reporting and the second prize in the China Data Journalism Competition.
3. In 2022, the "Overseas Returnees Speak" series of works was published on the official WeChat account of South China University of Technology.
4. In 2021, mentored students who won the China Daily University Journalism Award for Economic Reporting.
5. In 2002, the news report"The System Is Integrity and Coldness" won the first prize in the editing category of the National Business Daily's Best News Report.
6. In 2002, the news report "A Primary School in Hulan Was Secretly Used to Offset Debts" won the first prize in the editing category of the 22nd Heilongjiang Newspaper Awards.
7. In 2002, the news report"Wang Yi: Five Years of Taking the Blame, Penniless" won the second prize in the editing category of the 9th Heilongjiang Evening News Good News Selection.
8. In 2002, the news report "Pig's Blood Turns into Duck's Blood and Contains Formaldehyde" won the third prize in the editing category of the 9th Heilongjiang Evening News Good News Selection.
9. In 2002, the news report "Teenager Dies in Weight Loss Clinic" won the second prize in the editing category of the 9th Heilongjiang Evening News Good News Selection.
10. In 2002, the news report"The System is Integrity and Coldness" won the second prize in the editing category of the 22nd Heilongjiang Newspaper Awards.
11. Outstanding Journalist of Heilongjiang Province (only 81 people were awarded this title in the entire province),2001
12. In 2001, the news report "Piano Teacher Issues Fake Certificates, Dozens of Students Waste Their Time" won the first prize in the editing category of the 21st Heilongjiang Newspaper Awards.
13. In 2001, the news report"1.49 is still causing trouble" won the first prize in the editing category of the 21st Heilongjiang Newspaper Awards.
14. In 2001, the news report"Viewpoint" won the third prize for editing at the 21st Heilongjiang Newspaper Awards.
15. In 2000, the news report "Focusing on Arts Education Series Reports" won the third prize for best news stories in provincial evening newspapers nationwide.
16. In 1999, the news report "Archaeological Journey Across a Thousand Miles" series won the first prize for best news story of the year from the Northeast Evening News.
17. In 1999, the series of reports titled "Ice Sculpture Art Steps Out of the Fence" won the second prize for best news story of the year from the Northeast Evening News.
18. In 1998, won the first prize for the best news page of the year from the Northeast Evening News.
19. In 1998, the series of reports on "Blocking Gambling Machines" won the third prize in the 5th Heilongjiang Provincial Evening News Good News Awards.
20. In 1995, the news report"Reflections on the Harbin Video Market" won the first prize for best news story from Heilongjiang Evening News.
21. In 1995, the series of reports on the "Swan Book Fair" won the third prize in the first Heilongjiang Provincial News Awards.
22. In 1994, the news report"Tears Shed in Tashkent" won the second prize in the Heilongjiang Province Good News Awards.
23. In 1993, the news report"Laughing at a Turbulent Fate" won the first prize in the first Heilongjiang Province Disabled Persons' Good News Selection.
Part-time Jobs
1. In 2018, as the first secretary-general, participated in the founding of the Local Journalism History Professional Committee of the Chinese Society for the History of Journalism.
2. Since 2005, served as the lead lecturer for news training programs for government agencies and enterprises such as the Guangzhou Municipal Government, Guangdong Provincial Press and Publication Industry Association, Guangdong Provincial Border Inspection Bureau, Guangdong Provincial Electric Power Design Institute, Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Foreign Affairs, Guangzhou Broadcasting and Television Station, Guangzhou Mobile, Guangzhou Honda, and GRG Banking.
Contact
ydzheng@scut.edu.cn
