The Department of Journalism is one of the earliest and oldest departments in the School of Journalism and Communication of Zhengzhou University. From 1976, when it began to recruit journalism majors, to 1983, when it was formally established, the Department of Journalism has been in a relatively leading position among ordinary universities in China. In the 1990s, the Department of Journalism ushered in its second peak of development and began to enroll students in the Master of Public Opinion in 1990, and formally obtained the right to confer a Master's degree in Journalism in 1993, being one of the first six Master's degree programs in Journalism in China.

At the beginning of this century, the Department of Journalism has won new development opportunities again with its strong strength and achievements. In 2007, it was identified by the Ministry of Education as the first batch of specialties and has formed its own unique competitiveness and characteristics in Mu Qing research, famous journalist research and news work research; the Department of Journalism is also the only one first-class key discipline of journalism and communication in Henan Province, enjoying certain advantages in the province and central region.

The Department of Journalism has a strong faculty and a broad academic vision. There are 16 teachers on staff, including 5 professors, 8 associate professors, 3 lecturers, 1 provincial-level subject leader, 1 school subject leader, 5 school-level key teachers, 11 teachers with doctoral degrees, 1 teacher with master's degree, and 4 teachers with overseas study experience. Among them, there are 3 judges of national social science projects.

The academic research achievements in recent years are also very fruitful. 12 national social science projects have been undertaken since 2005. Among them, two are major projects and three are key projects of the National Social Science Foundation. Nearly 20 provincial-level social science projects, more than 30 academic monographs and nearly 300 academic papers have been published.

Since its establishment, the Department of Journalism has trained and delivered more than 1,000 outstanding talents to the country, among whom there are many winners of the National "Golden Microphone Award" and the National Good News Award, as well as such industry celebrities as Nan Zhenzhong, Pang Xinzhi and Pang Xiaoguo, many of whom have grown into media managers and industry backbones, and a group of academic elites active in universities and research institutes. There are also a number of academic elites who are active in universities and research institutes. A large number of outstanding graduates have witnessed the thirty-year development and brilliant achievements of the Department of Journalism of Zhengzhou University.

"The Department of Journalism will not stop developing. The development of the Department of Journalism will not stop, and the scenery along the way will certainly be more beautiful!

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