Wang Xi is from Xinxiang, Henan Province, and is now an associate professor and master supervisor at Zhengzhou University. She teaches courses in New Media Studies and Professional English. Her current research interests are new media communication and critical algorithm research. Students with good English proficiency and proficiency in quantitative research methods are welcome to apply for the master's degree at 联系方式wangxi.fr@zzu.edu.cn.

I. Education Experience

2006.09 - 2010.06, College of Journalism and Communication, Zhengzhou University, BA in Radio and Television Journalism, English (double degree);

2010.09 - 2012.06, School of Journalism and Communication, Zhengzhou University, Communication Studies, M.A;

2012.09 - 2016.04, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier (France), PhD in Information and Communication, funded by the China Scholarship Council.

II. Representative scientific research projects (presided over)

1. 2018 Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Research Youth Project "Research on News Distribution Changes Driven by Intelligent Algorithms" (18YJC860031) (concluded);

2. 2018 Henan Province Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project "Research on Algorithmic Recommendation Mechanism and Governance of Platform-based Media" (2018CXW017) (concluded).

III. Representative academic papers (sole author)

1. "Criticism of Algorithm Research Perspective on the Gate-keeping Criteria of Weibo "Hot Search"", CSSCI, No. 7, 2020.

2. "Opening the "black box" of algorithmic distribution: a quantitative study based on today's headline news push", Journalist (CSSCI), No. 9, 2017.

3. "On the operation logic and impact of personalized information recommendation system", Journal of Zhengzhou University (Philosophy and Social Science Edition) (CSSCI), No. 1, 2017.

4. Revisiting "Upstream Public Engagement": From a Habermasian Perspective. NanoEthics (SSCI Region II), 2016: 10(1).

IV. Awards and Honors

Second Prize of Teaching Skills Competition (College Arts) in Henan Province Education System in 2021 (awarded by Henan Provincial Federation of Trade Unions);

2020 Special Prize of Excellent Achievement Award of Philosophy and Social Science of Henan University (issued by Henan Provincial Department of Education);

The Third QIHAO Award for Excellence in Youth New Media Academic Research (issued by Tsinghua University and others);

The 4th National Outstanding Academic Achievement of Young Journalism Scholars (awarded by Journalism and Communication Committee of China Higher Education Society).