Major Research Areas
- Communication law and policy
- citizen journalism
- political economy of communication
- digital divide
- globalization and communication
- information society
- ethnic and indigenous media
Education
- 1993 National Taiwan University (Taipei, Taiwan) Bachelor of Laws
- 1996 National Chengchi University (Taipei, Taiwan) MA in Journalism
- 2004 Pennsylvania State University (PA, USA) PhD in Mass Communications
Work Experiences and Positions
- Taiwan Daily Taipei, Taiwan Political Reporter (1996-1997)
- Wealth Magazine Taipei, Taiwan Reporter and Editor (1997-1999)
- Liberty Times Taipei, Taiwan Political Reporter (1999-2000)
- Taipei Times (English newspaper) Taipei,Taiwan Political Reporter (1999-2000)
- Department of Communication Arts, Fu Jen Catholic University Taipei, Taiwan Assistant Professor (2004/8-2005/7)
- Graduate Institute of Journalism, National Taiwan University Taipei, Taiwan Assistant Professor (2005/8-2008/7)
- Graduate Institute of Journalism, National Taiwan University Taipei, Taiwan Associate Professor (2008/8- 2015/7)
- Graduate Institute of Journalism, National Taiwan University Taipei, Taiwan Director (20012/8- 2015/7)
Awards and Honors
- 1999 Ambassadorial Scholarship awarded by the Rotary Foundation
- 2000 Public scholarship awarded by the Ministry of Education, Taiwan
- 2003 The second place for student paper competition awarded by the Pacific Telecommunications Council
- 2003 Top student paper in the section of communication technology, International Communications Association
- 2010-2011 Fulbright Exchange Scholar Grant
- 2011 National Science Council International Research Grant
Publications