Liangen Yin
Biographic Data
| ID | 3597829 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Liangen Yin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Liangen |
| FAMILY NAME | Yin |
| SIGNATURE | YIN L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Shenzhen University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1955-4305 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Legitimizing the think-tank turn: The transformation of Chinese media in the digital era
This study analyzes what we call the “think-tank turn” of Chinese newspapers, a popular path of digital transformation that many media organizations have been undertaking in response to the multi-faceted crisis of the media in the past decade. Based on a case study of Paper N, a provincial commercial newspaper in southeast China that has been praised for having organized one of the most successful media-based think-tanks in the country, this stud…
Exploring the Sociological Impact of Wechat: Reshaping the Public from the Theoretical Perspective of Modernity
This article aims to explore the social significance of WeChat as a form of new media. It argues that, on a personal level, WeChat resulted in a paradox of both “connection” and “aloneness,” accelerating the trend of individualism. At the communal level, the temporariness of WeChat hastened the decay and transformation of communities within contemporary society. On a societal scale, WeChat has redefined the meaning and value of public spaces, eff…
Xi Dada loves Peng Mama: Digital culture and the return of charismatic authority in China
With Xi Jinping's consolidation of political power in China, a personality cult has increasingly emerged. In this article, we analyze online documents and state news media to argue that this phenomenon is driven in part by local government officials and traditional media but most significantly by individual Chinese 'netizens'. The current personality cult phenomenon is thus primarily society-driven and bottom-up rather than state-driven and top-d…
A gesture of compliance: Media convergence in China
Media convergence is thriving in terms of either practical experience or scholastic debates around the world. This study aims to examine journalistic convergence in China. Using qualitative data drawn from the case study of Shenzhen Press Group in Guangdong, South China, we argue that the media’s response to the Chinese government’s push for media convergence is simply a gesture of compliance. While media management do not consider convergence as…
A gesture of compliance: Media convergence in China
Media convergence is thriving in terms of either practical experience or scholastic debates around the world. This study aims to examine journalistic convergence in China. Using qualitative data drawn from the case study of Shenzhen Press Group in Guangdong, South China, we argue that the media’s response to the Chinese government’s push for media convergence is simply a gesture of compliance. While media management do not consider convergence as…
Xi Dada loves Peng Mama: Digital culture and the return of charismatic authority in China
With Xi Jinping's consolidation of political power in China, a personality cult has increasingly emerged. In this article, we analyze online documents and state news media to argue that this phenomenon is driven in part by local government officials and traditional media but most significantly by individual Chinese 'netizens'. The current personality cult phenomenon is thus primarily society-driven and bottom-up rather than state-driven and top-d…
A gesture of compliance: Media convergence in China
Media convergence is thriving in terms of either practical experience or scholastic debates around the world. This study aims to examine journalistic convergence in China. Using qualitative data drawn from the case study of Shenzhen Press Group in Guangdong, South China, we argue that the media’s response to the Chinese government’s push for media convergence is simply a gesture of compliance. While media management do not consider convergence as…
Xi Dada loves Peng Mama: Digital culture and the return of charismatic authority in China
With Xi Jinping's consolidation of political power in China, a personality cult has increasingly emerged. In this article, we analyze online documents and state news media to argue that this phenomenon is driven in part by local government officials and traditional media but most significantly by individual Chinese 'netizens'. The current personality cult phenomenon is thus primarily society-driven and bottom-up rather than state-driven and top-d…
Exploring the Sociological Impact of Wechat: Reshaping the Public from the Theoretical Perspective of Modernity
This article aims to explore the social significance of WeChat as a form of new media. It argues that, on a personal level, WeChat resulted in a paradox of both “connection” and “aloneness,” accelerating the trend of individualism. At the communal level, the temporariness of WeChat hastened the decay and transformation of communities within contemporary society. On a societal scale, WeChat has redefined the meaning and value of public spaces, eff…
Legitimizing the think-tank turn: The transformation of Chinese media in the digital era
This study analyzes what we call the “think-tank turn” of Chinese newspapers, a popular path of digital transformation that many media organizations have been undertaking in response to the multi-faceted crisis of the media in the past decade. Based on a case study of Paper N, a provincial commercial newspaper in southeast China that has been praised for having organized one of the most successful media-based think-tanks in the country, this stud…
Political science (3 works) · Social Media and Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · China (2 works) · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Media Studies and Communication (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)