Cui Zhang Meadows

Biographic Data

ID6811116
NAMECui Zhang Meadows
GIVEN NAMESCui Zhang
FAMILY NAMEMeadows
SIGNATUREMEADOWS C Z
AFFILIATIONSEast Carolina University
ORCID0000-0003-1672-2246
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS8
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX2

  • Managing government legitimacy during the Covid-19 pandemic in China

    Cui Zhang Meadows, Lu Tang et al.ARTICLEChinese Journal of Communication2022

    China’s state-run media are the mouthpiece of the government. During public health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, they are responsible for disseminating essential information to the public on behalf of the government. This study examined the Sina Weibo posts published by three leading state-run media entities (CCTV, People’s Daily, and Xinhua News Agency) during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak. Semantic networks were extracted from…

  • Assimilation, Appropriation, and Exit

    Cui Zhang Meadows, Yan Yan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Broadcasting &…2021

    Data for this study were collected by interviewing full-time media professionals who worked for an online lifestyle channel of a private media company in China. Role conflicts these professionals faced during the transition from traditional journalism to new media were explored. Results indicated that the media professionals were experiencing role discrepancies related to their professional ideals and practice. To mitigate such role conflicts, th…

  • The CDC and State Health Department Facebook Messages

    Open AccessCui Zhang Meadows, Charles W Meadows et al.ARTICLECommunication Studies2020

    Public health organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local health departments are increasingly using social media in health education and promotion. Guided by the Extended Parallel Processing Model and framing theory, this study analyzed the Facebook messages of both the CDC and state health departments in 2017 to examine the extent to which such messages used these theories of social influence. A…

  • The Effects of Fear Appeals and Message Format on Promoting Skin Cancer Prevention Behaviors among College Students

    Open AccessCui Zhang MeadowsARTICLESocieties2020References: 7

    This study tested the Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM) by examining how fear mediated the effects of threat on individuals’ assessment of risk, which was neglected in many fear appeal studies. Second, this study treated efficacy as an existing perception, and explored the effects of varying levels of threat and efficacy on individuals’ behavioral intention. Furthermore, this study examined whether message format, such as narratives, played …

  • He Will Never Walk Outside of a Prison Again

    Open AccessCui Zhang Meadows, Charles Meadows et al.ARTICLECommunication & Sport2019Cited by: 2References: 14

    To successfully manage a crisis in sports, it is necessary to examine the public’s emotions and other emotion-related responses. Without this knowledge, an organization will likely be disconnected from the needs of the public. Inspired by the key constructs in the integrated crisis mapping model, this study examined emotion, coping, and responsibility attribution through a content analysis of tweets during the Larry Nassar scandal involving Michi…

  • How gay men’s wives in China practice co-cultural communication

    Lu Tang, Cui Zhang Meadows et al.ARTICLEJournal of International and…2019Cited by: 6References: 8

    Around 13.6 million heterosexual women in China are married to gay or bisexual men, and they call themselves tongqi. Tongqi belong to both co-cultural groups (as women and wives) and a dominant group (as heterosexuals). Through a narrative analysis of 51 stories told by tongqi, this study examines the co-cultural strategies tongqi use, and identifies two novel co-cultural strategies: self-blaming and enduring. It also examines how tongqi narrativ…