Xue Snow Dong. Curriculum Vitae. 950 W. Aaron Dr. Apt. D1, State College, PA (573) Phone snowcanfly@gmail.com

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1 EDUCATION Xue Snow Dong Curriculum Vitae 950 W. Aaron Dr. Apt. D1, State College, PA (573) Phone snowcanfly@gmail.com The Pennsylvania State University, College of Communications, University Park, Pennsylvania Doctor of Philosophy, Media Studies, anticipated May 10, 2015 GPA: 3.96/4.0 The University of Missouri, School of Journalism, Columbia, Missouri Master of Arts, Journalism, Broadcast emphasis, 2011 Thesis, under the direction of Dr. Paul Bolls: Frequent Online Newsreaders Affected by the Number of Comments and Recommendations. GPA: 4.0/4.0 Communication University of China, School of Television and Journalism, Beijing, China Master of Arts, Broadcast Journalism, 2009 Thesis (Chinese), under the direction of Dr. Chang Liu: A Uses and Gratification Study on Social Networking Sites in China: Taking Xiaonei.com as an example. GPA: 3.64/4.0 Communication University of China, School of Television and Journalism, Beijing, China Bachelor of Arts, Editing and Publishing, 2007 Major ranked No. 1 by the Chinese Ministry of Education, 2006 Thesis (Chinese), under the direction of Dr. Lin Cui: A Study on Narrative Structures of Live Report. GPA: 3.62/4.0 Class Standing: No. 2 out of 170 students in the School of Television and Journalism RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS Dong, X. & Jayakar, K. (2013). The Baidu music settlement: A turning point for copyright reform in China? Journal of Information Policy, vol 3. Stam, K., Chao, M. Y., Dong, X., Liu, Y., Cameron, G., & Stam, A. (2010). Sociometric Attractiveness on Facebook, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Management and Evaluation (ICIME), Cape Town, South Africa, 2010, edited by Brown, I., ICIME2010, p RESEARCH PAPER UNDER REVIEW Dong, X., Appelman, A., & Liu, C. (2014). Born for news? Weibo news use and credibility assessment, is currently under review at the Asian Journal of Communication. OTHER PUBLICATIONS Dong, H. D., Hang, Y., & Dong, X. (Eds.). (2010). Digital Photography Manual. Beijing, China: China Electricity Publishing Company. 1

2 Dong, H. D., Hang, Y., & Dong, X. (Eds.). (2010). Techniques and Arts of Digital Photography. Beijing, China: China Electricity Publishing Company. RESEARCH PRESENTED Dong, X., Appelman, A., & Liu, C. (2014). Born for news? Weibo news use and credibility assessment. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference in Montréal, Canada, August Jayakar, K. & Dong, X. (2014). Access to Government Information in China and India: Legal Frameworks and Integration with E-Government Websites. Paper presented at Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) annual conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, January Dong, X. & Jayakar, K. (2013). Can We Can Spam? A Comparison of National Spam Regulations. Paper presented at Telecommunications Policy Research Conference (TPRC) annual conference in Washington, D.C., September Dong, X. & Jayakar, K. (2012). The Baidu Music Settlement: A Turning Point for Copyright Reform in China? Paper presented at Telecommunications Policy Research Conference (TPRC) annual conference in Washington, D.C., September Dong, X. (2012). Frequent Online Newsreaders Affected by the Number of Comments and Recommendations. Paper presented at the International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference in Phoenix, Arizona, May 24-27, Stam, K., Chao, M. Y., Dong, X., Liu, Y., Cameron, G., & Stam, A. (2010). Sociometric Attractiveness on Facebook. Paper presented at the International Conference on Information Management and Evaluation (ICIME), University of Cape Town, South Africa, March TEACHING EXPERIENCE Instructor, COMM 387 Telecommunications Management, College of Communications, Penn State, fall semester Instructor, COMM 419 World Media Systems, College of Communications, Penn State, fall semester 2013 and spring semester Teaching Assistant, COMM 387 Telecommunication Management; Dr. Krishna Jayakar College of Communications, Penn State, fall semester 2011 and spring semester Teaching Assistant, J4350/7350 China, Sports and Culture, instructor; Dr. Fritz Cropp Missouri School of Journalism, fall semester Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate Studies Office, School of Television and Journalism, Communication University of China, September 2006 to July HONORS AND AWARDS 2

3 Yasukuni Kotaka Memorial Financial Assistance Fund from Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) 2014 Marlowe Froke Graduate Scholarship , College of Communications, Penn State University Robert W. Graham Fellowship, , College of Communications, Penn State University Outstanding Graduate of Beijing, Ministry of Education of Beijing, July 2007 Outstanding Beijing College Student, Ministry of Education of Beijing, December 2006 (15 students from a population of more than 15,000 at CUC received this honor.) Recommendation to the Graduate School of CUC with entrance exam waived, School of Television and Journalism, October 2006 The 1 st class scholarship, Communication University of China, September 2006 Outstanding Beijing College Student, Ministry of Education of Beijing, December 2005 (15 students from a population of more than 15,000 at CUC received this honor.) Recognition for Outstanding Service to the Student Association, Communication University of China, December 2005 The 1 st class scholarship, Communication University of China, September 2005 Outstanding Student of CUC, Communication University of China, September 2005 The 2 nd class scholarship, Communication University of China, September 2004 TELEVISION/RADIO NEWS & INTERNET PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE Web/Brochure/Newsletter Editor, University of Missouri Informatics Institute (MUII), January 2009 to May Responsibilities: designed the website of MUII [ designed 3 brochures for Health Informatics Program, Bioinformatics Program and MUII using InDesign and Photoshop; designed and edited newsletters for MUII; interviewed faculty members and Ph.D. students to write profiles; took head shots for more than 25 Ph.D. students with Canon 400D camera; took pictures during faculty meeting, lectures, presentations and picnics (my work includes, but is not limited to, all the pictures in the photo gallery on MUII website, TV News Reporter at NBC Affiliate KOMU-8, Columbia, Missouri, January 2009 to December Responsibilities: researched, shot, wrote and edited one television news story per week for two semesters; more than 20 of them were aired; and for every story produced I created an expanded web version that incorporated additional hyperlinks and a photo slideshow; used Sony HD camera EX 1 to shoot and Avid system to edit; a list of my news reporting clips can be found at and on the disc included in the application package. Radio News Reporter at NPR Affiliate KBIA-Radio, Columbia, Missouri, August 2008 to December Responsibilities: researched, recorded, wrote and edited one radio news story per week for one semester; more than 10 of them were aired; used Marantz recorder to record and Cool edit to edit. TV Reporter/Editor at the Travel Chanel, Beijing, China, December 2007 to March Responsibilities: researched, interviewed, wrote and edited 10-minute profile stories; edited a 5- minute section for a 30-minute travel information newscast. Intern at the News Chanel of the Chinese Central Television (CCTV-News), Beijing, China, June 2006 to October Responsibilities: researched information for international news editors and edited news packages. PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATOR FOR MEDIA EXECUTIVES AND JOURNALISTS 3

4 San Francisco, California Translated for Terry Hemphill, Adobe Senior Product Marketing Manager, and 20 Chinese journalists from Zhejiang Media Group (September 23-24, 2010) Los Angeles, California Translated for Matt Wurster, KABC-TV Executive Producer, and 20 Chinese journalists from Zhejiang Media Group (September 21, 2010) Beijing, China Translated for David Herzog, National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting (NICAR); David Cay Johnston, The New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter; and Mark LeBien, Chicago Tribune Metro section Chicago bureau chief (July 24-30, 2010) Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, China Translated for Dan Cahill, Chicago Sun-Times special sections director; Martha Steffens, Chair of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW); and Victoria Lim, Bright House Sports Network sports feature reporter (June 8-13, 2010) Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China Translated for Andrew Herrmann, Managing Editor of the Chicago Sun-Times; Ben Estes, Chicagotribune.com editor; and Martha Steffens, Chair of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (June 2-7, 2010) Kunming, Yunnan Province, China Translated for Kathy Walker, News Director, Clear Channel Communications; Edward Esposito, Chair of Radio Television Digital News Association; and Janet Saidi, News Director of NPR affiliate KBIA (March 26-April 2, 2010) Washington D.C. Translated for Ian Kelly, The United States Department of State spokesperson, and 10 government spokespersons from Guangdong Province (November 22-23, 2009) New York City Translated for Denise Rehrig, ABC Good Morning America senior producer, and 17 Chinese media managers from Zhejiang Province (October 19-21, 2009) Foshan, Guangdong Province, China Translated for Mark Hinojosa, Detroit News Interactive Media director; Stephen Quinn, Australian journalist; and 2 Missouri School of Journalism professors (August 8-17, 2009) Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China Translated for Dan Cox, President of Mediaphormedia Company; Ben Estes, Chicagotribune.com editor; Victoria Lim, Bright House Sports Network reporter; and Karen Mitchell, Missouri School of Journalism professor (July 18-26, 2009) St. Louis, Missouri Translated for John Butler, KOMX Radio News Director, and 12 Chinese journalists from Shenzhen, Guangdong Province (January 14-15, 2009) Los Angeles, California Translated for Matt Wurster, KABC-TV Executive Producer, and 15 Chinese media managers from Zhejiang Province (December 17-18, 2008) 4

5 TECHNICAL SKILLS Video cameras - DVC pro, beta, mini DV, and Sony HD camera EX 1 (shot once a week for 3 years) Still cameras - Nikon 7D, Nikon FM 10, Canon 400 D, Leica D-Lux 4 (took pictures once a week on average for 6 years) Video/sound editing software - Final Cut Pro, Avid, Dayang, and Cool edit (edited video 2 times a week for 4 years) Program skills - SPSS, PowerPoint, Photoshop, InDesign, Word, Pagemaker, Excel, and Access, 5