Weili Wang
Biographic Data
| ID | 4043563 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Weili Wang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Weili |
| FAMILY NAME | Wang |
| SIGNATURE | WANG W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Xi'an Jiaotong University |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-0326-5783 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Going beyond description
While considerable attention has been devoted to the comparison of media systems and structures, the analysis of actual media content across nations has received comparatively less attention and has relied largely on manual methods, particularly content analysis and discourse analysis. Topic modelling, which is increasingly utilised to analyse large-scale textual datasets, has emerged as a promising tool for comparative content analysis. However,…
For a Political Ecology of Communication
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has sparked both enthusiasm for their potential to drive economic, social, and cultural transformation and concern regarding their environmental implications. While AI is often celebrated as a driver for productivity and efficiency, its environmental footprint, particularly in terms of resource extraction, energy consumption, and electronic waste, presents significant challenges. Th…
AI anxiety? Comparing the sociotechnical imaginaries of artificial intelligence in UK, Chinese and Indian newspapers
A growing body of work insists that artificial intelligence (AI) must be regarded as a sociotechnical imaginary in the manner of earlier technologies. In this paper we contribute to this field by investigating the representation of AI across very different countries and across time to assess whether these representations are influenced by their socio-economic, political, and cultural contexts, and whether they change over time. By applying comput…
Mapping the sociotechnical imaginaries of generative AI in UK, US, Chinese and Indian newspapers
Generative artificial intelligence has sparked a widespread public discourse, oscillating between utopian and dystopian visions about a technologically determined near future. In this article, we employ the concept of AI imaginary to examine the diverse and contested visions of the supposed impact of generative artificial intelligence on society. Utilising Cave and Dihal’s conceptual framework, we develop a quantitative methodology to map the uto…
Media portrayals and social stigma surrounding Covid-19 survivors
This study reveals the presence of conflicting media narratives, which have potentially contributed to the societal stigma surrounding COVID-19 survivors. The mixed messages-simultaneously promoting both fear and acceptance-have exacerbated public confusion and misconceptions. The findings underscore the critical need for clear, consistent, and evidence-based reporting during public health crises to mitigate stigma and enhance the public's unders…
Have we Reached a “Tipping Point” in Climate Change Reporting? How Mainstream Newspapers Cover Heatwaves
This paper investigates the evolution of media coverage on heatwaves from 2010 to 2022 focusing on six countries (UK, USA, India, Australia, Canada, and China) through analysis of 27,964 newspaper reports. By employing content analysis and named entity recognition, we examine the volume of heatwave-related reports, their connection to climate change, and the incorporation of environmental science within media narratives. We explain our findings w…
Becoming Cosmopolitan? Comparing Climate Change Coverage in Newspapers Across Countries
Climate change is a global issue but one that affects different states and groups within and across states in different ways. Policies to address climate change require concerted international efforts but this, of course, is hindered by contrasting perceptions of national interests and assessments of the actions of other states. In this article, we examine the extent to which news media institutions contribute either to a “domestication” of this …
Contamination, Source Identification, Ecological and Human Health Risks Assessment of Potentially Toxic-Elements in Soils of Typical Rare-Earth Mining Areas
The mining and leaching processes of rare-earth mines can include the entry of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) into the environment, causing ecological risks and endangering human health. However, the identification of ecological risks and sources of PTEs in rare-earth mining areas is less comprehensive. Hence, we determine the PTE (Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, V) content in soils around rare-earth mining areas in the south and analyze the ecolo…
Anniversary Journalism in China
The concept of prospective memory has been suggested as a way of theorising the importance of forward-looking memory in mediated accounts of past events. As yet, however, there was insufficient work to analyse the relationship between retrospective and prospective memory especially in collaborative journalistic cultures where one might expect the importance of prospective memory to be significant. Here, we apply the concept of mediated prospectiv…
Effects of Human Activities on the Spatial Distribution, Ecological Risk and Sources of PTEs in Coastal Sediments
Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) have attracted substantial attention because of their widespread sources, long residue time and easy accumulation. PTEs in the surface sediments of inshore waters are strongly affected by human activities because these waters are a zone of interaction between the ocean and land. In the present study, to explore the environmental geochemical behaviour and source of PTEs in the surface sediments of coastal waters, …
Becoming Cosmopolitan? Comparing Climate Change Coverage in Newspapers Across Countries
Climate change is a global issue but one that affects different states and groups within and across states in different ways. Policies to address climate change require concerted international efforts but this, of course, is hindered by contrasting perceptions of national interests and assessments of the actions of other states. In this article, we examine the extent to which news media institutions contribute either to a “domestication” of this …
Have we Reached a “Tipping Point” in Climate Change Reporting? How Mainstream Newspapers Cover Heatwaves
This paper investigates the evolution of media coverage on heatwaves from 2010 to 2022 focusing on six countries (UK, USA, India, Australia, Canada, and China) through analysis of 27,964 newspaper reports. By employing content analysis and named entity recognition, we examine the volume of heatwave-related reports, their connection to climate change, and the incorporation of environmental science within media narratives. We explain our findings w…
Anniversary Journalism in China
The concept of prospective memory has been suggested as a way of theorising the importance of forward-looking memory in mediated accounts of past events. As yet, however, there was insufficient work to analyse the relationship between retrospective and prospective memory especially in collaborative journalistic cultures where one might expect the importance of prospective memory to be significant. Here, we apply the concept of mediated prospectiv…
Effects of Human Activities on the Spatial Distribution, Ecological Risk and Sources of PTEs in Coastal Sediments
Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) have attracted substantial attention because of their widespread sources, long residue time and easy accumulation. PTEs in the surface sediments of inshore waters are strongly affected by human activities because these waters are a zone of interaction between the ocean and land. In the present study, to explore the environmental geochemical behaviour and source of PTEs in the surface sediments of coastal waters, …
Contamination, Source Identification, Ecological and Human Health Risks Assessment of Potentially Toxic-Elements in Soils of Typical Rare-Earth Mining Areas
The mining and leaching processes of rare-earth mines can include the entry of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) into the environment, causing ecological risks and endangering human health. However, the identification of ecological risks and sources of PTEs in rare-earth mining areas is less comprehensive. Hence, we determine the PTE (Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, V) content in soils around rare-earth mining areas in the south and analyze the ecolo…
Anniversary Journalism in China
The concept of prospective memory has been suggested as a way of theorising the importance of forward-looking memory in mediated accounts of past events. As yet, however, there was insufficient work to analyse the relationship between retrospective and prospective memory especially in collaborative journalistic cultures where one might expect the importance of prospective memory to be significant. Here, we apply the concept of mediated prospectiv…
Becoming Cosmopolitan? Comparing Climate Change Coverage in Newspapers Across Countries
Climate change is a global issue but one that affects different states and groups within and across states in different ways. Policies to address climate change require concerted international efforts but this, of course, is hindered by contrasting perceptions of national interests and assessments of the actions of other states. In this article, we examine the extent to which news media institutions contribute either to a “domestication” of this …
Have we Reached a “Tipping Point” in Climate Change Reporting? How Mainstream Newspapers Cover Heatwaves
This paper investigates the evolution of media coverage on heatwaves from 2010 to 2022 focusing on six countries (UK, USA, India, Australia, Canada, and China) through analysis of 27,964 newspaper reports. By employing content analysis and named entity recognition, we examine the volume of heatwave-related reports, their connection to climate change, and the incorporation of environmental science within media narratives. We explain our findings w…
AI anxiety? Comparing the sociotechnical imaginaries of artificial intelligence in UK, Chinese and Indian newspapers
A growing body of work insists that artificial intelligence (AI) must be regarded as a sociotechnical imaginary in the manner of earlier technologies. In this paper we contribute to this field by investigating the representation of AI across very different countries and across time to assess whether these representations are influenced by their socio-economic, political, and cultural contexts, and whether they change over time. By applying comput…
Mapping the sociotechnical imaginaries of generative AI in UK, US, Chinese and Indian newspapers
Generative artificial intelligence has sparked a widespread public discourse, oscillating between utopian and dystopian visions about a technologically determined near future. In this article, we employ the concept of AI imaginary to examine the diverse and contested visions of the supposed impact of generative artificial intelligence on society. Utilising Cave and Dihal’s conceptual framework, we develop a quantitative methodology to map the uto…
Media portrayals and social stigma surrounding Covid-19 survivors
This study reveals the presence of conflicting media narratives, which have potentially contributed to the societal stigma surrounding COVID-19 survivors. The mixed messages-simultaneously promoting both fear and acceptance-have exacerbated public confusion and misconceptions. The findings underscore the critical need for clear, consistent, and evidence-based reporting during public health crises to mitigate stigma and enhance the public's unders…
Going beyond description
While considerable attention has been devoted to the comparison of media systems and structures, the analysis of actual media content across nations has received comparatively less attention and has relied largely on manual methods, particularly content analysis and discourse analysis. Topic modelling, which is increasingly utilised to analyse large-scale textual datasets, has emerged as a promising tool for comparative content analysis. However,…
For a Political Ecology of Communication
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has sparked both enthusiasm for their potential to drive economic, social, and cultural transformation and concern regarding their environmental implications. While AI is often celebrated as a driver for productivity and efficiency, its environmental footprint, particularly in terms of resource extraction, energy consumption, and electronic waste, presents significant challenges. Th…
Newspaper (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Social science (4 works) · Biology (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Content analysis (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Environmental Science (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Media Studies and Communication (3 works)