Tsan-Kuo Chang

Tsan-Kuo Chang began his career as a reporter at the United Daily News in Taiwan. He later worked as a freelance writer and an editorial writer for several newspapers in Hong Kong when he was a visiting scholar at the Chinese University of Hong Kong from 1993-1994. Then in 1996, he was a senior fellow at the School of Communication Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Education

Ph.D., Journalism, University of Texas - Austin

M.A., Journalism, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Current Research Interests

International communication and
foreign policy
News and sociology of knowledge
Mass communication theory and research methodology

Courses Taught

JOUR 1001, Introduction to Mass Communication

JOUR 3008, Mass Communication Structure and Processes

JOUR 3552, Internet and Global Society

JOUR 4501, Communication and Public Opinion I

JOUR 4531, Communication and Public Opinion II

JOUR 4801, Global Communication

JOUR 5825, World Communication Systems

JOUR 8001, Studies in Mass Communication I

JOUR 8514, Mass Communication Theory

JOUR 8651, Mass Media and Social Change

8681, Media and Globalization

JOUR 8801, Comparative Research in Mass Communication: A Cross-National Approach

Professional Experience

Senior fellow, June 1996-June 1997, School of Communication Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Visiting scholar, August 1993-August 1994, Department of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Editorial writer and freelance writer, 1993-1995, for Hong Kong Economic Journal, United Daily News Hong Kong, Hong Kong Economic Times, & Ming Pao Daily News.
Reporter, January 1976-June 1976, May 1978-July 1980, United Daily News, Taiwan. Publications

Selected Publications

"Strategic Public Diplomacy and Local Press: How a High-profile 'Head-of-State' Visit Was Covered in America’s Heartland." Public Relations Review, 2004 (with J. Wang)

"Political drama and news narratives: Presidential summits on Chinese and U.S. national television." A book chapter in Chinese Media, Global Contexts, 2003

"Freedom of the press in the eyes of the dragon: A matter of Chinese relativism and pragmatism."A book chapter in International communication: Concepts and cases, 2003 (with Z. Tai)

"China's Window on the World: TV News, Social Knowledge and International Spectacles,", with Jian Wang and Yanru Chen. Published in 2002.

"The Global News and the Pictures in Their Heads: A Comparative Analysis of Audience Interest, Editor Perceptions and Newspaper Coverage." Gazette, 2002 (with Zixue Tai)

"Comparing Nations in Mass Communication Research, 1970-1997." Gazette, 2001 (with Pat Berg, Anthony Ying-Him Fung, Kent D. Kedl, Catherine A. Luther and Janet Szuba)

"From the United States with News and More: International Flow, Television Coverage and the World System." Gazette, 2000 (with Tuen-yu Lau and Hao Xiaoming)

"Constructing International Spectacle on Television: CCTV News and China's Window on the World, 1992-1996." A book chapter in The Global Dynamics of News: Studies in International News Coverage and News Agenda, 2000 (with Y. Chen)

"Reporting Public Opinion in Singapore: Journalistic Practices and Policy Implications." Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, 1999

"All Countries Not Created Equal to Be News: World System and International Communication." Communication Research, 1998

"The Social Construction of International Imagery in the Post-Cold War Era: A Comparative Analysis of U.S. and Chinese National TV News." Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 1998 (with J. Wang and C. Chen)

"From Class Ideologue to State Manager: TV Programming and Foreign Imports in China, 1970-1990." Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 1996 (w. J. Wang)

"News as Social Knowledge in China: The Changing Worldview of Chinese National Media." Journal of Communication, 1994 (with J. Wang and C. Chen)

"The Press and China Policy: The Illusion of Sino-American Relations, 1950-1984," 1993