Stephanie Jean TSANG 曾姿穎 Assistant Professor
BA UCLA, MPhil CUHK, PhD UW-Madison
(852) 3411-8228
stsang@hkbu.edu.hk
CVA Room 916

Stephanie Jean Tsang is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies, School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University, where she leads the BU Audience Research Lab (BUAR).?She also serves as the director of HKBU FactCheck Service. Her research focuses on the psychology of the media audiences, particularly the study of message effects and persuasion on digital media.
Tsang has developed three major lines of inquiry: 1) the role of misinformation and disinformation in politics and health; 2) the impact of digital media on audience outcomes; and 3) the influence of message processing on social evaluations and behaviors. Her work has appeared in numerous scholarly journals including Journal of Communication, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Media Psychology, Communication Studies, and Journalism (Google Scholar).
Tsang received her Ph.D. in Mass Communications from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, her M.Phil. in Communication from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and her B.A. in Communication Studies and B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Research InterestsEmotion and information processing
Health communication
Media psychology
Misinformation and disinformation
Social media engagement
PublicationsJournal Articles
Tsang, S. J., Zhao, X., & Chen, Y. R. (2021). Assessing mechanisms underlying the sharing of official and unofficial information during a pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24), 13298. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413298
Tsang, S. J. (2021). Motivated fake news perception: The impact of news sources and policy support on audiences’ assessment of news fakeness. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 98(4),1059-1077.?https://doi.org/10.1177/1129
Zhao, X., & Tsang, S. J. (2021). Self-protection by fact-checking: How information seeking and verifying affect preventive behaviors in the pandemic. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management.?Advance online publication.?https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-5973.12372
Tsang, S. J., Huang, Y., Zhang, Y., Song, Y., & Zhou, L.?(2021). 信息診斷系統設計思路：人工核查、廣眾參與和人工智能的三合一運用 [Theorizing an Information Diagnosis System: The hybrid uses of manual fact-checking, crowdsourcing and artificial intelligence]. 全球傳媒學刊, 8(1), 66-93. https://doi.org/10.16602/j.gmj.20210003
Tsang, S. J. (2020). Issue stance and perceived journalistic motives explain divergent audience perceptions of fake news. Journalism. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884920926002
Tsang, S. J. (2020). Understanding perceived fakeness of online health news in Hong Kong. International Journal of Digital Literacy and Digital Competence, 11(2), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijdldc.2020040101
Tsang, S. J., & Rojas, H. (2020). Opinion leaders, perceived media hostility and political participation. Communication Studies, 71(5), 753-767. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2020.1791203
Tsang, S. J. (2019). Cognitive discrepancy, dissonance, and selective exposure. Media Psychology, 22(3), 394-417. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2017.1282873
Tsang, S. J. (2018). Empathy and the hostile media phenomenon. Journal of Communication, 68(4), 809-829. https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqy031
Carr, D. J., Barnidge, M., Lee, B., & Tsang, S. J. (2014). Cynics and skeptics: Evaluating the credibility of mainstream and citizen journalism. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 91(3), 452 – 470. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1828
Yoo, W., Namkoong, K., Choi, M., Shah, D. V., Tsang, S., Hong, Y., Aguilar, M., & Gustafson, D. H. (2014). Giving and receiving emotional support online: Communication competence as a moderator of psychosocial benefits for women with breast cancer. Computers in Human Behavior, 30, 13-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.07.024
Mclaughlin, B., Yoo, W., D’Angelo, J., Tsang, S., Shaw, B., Shah, D., Baker, T., & Gustafson, D. (2013). It’s out of my hands: How deferring control to God can decrease quality of life for breast cancer patients. Psycho-Oncoloy, 22(12), 2747-2754. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.3356
Tsang, S. J. (2013). Examining the impact of news attention and education on political tolerance in Hong Kong. Chinese Journal of Communication, 6(3), 286-304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17544750.2013.789427
Book Chapters
Tsang, S. J. (2020). News Credibility and Literacy in the Digital Age. In Information Resources Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Fake News, Political Warfare, and Combatting the Spread of Misinformation (pp. 544-564). IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7291-7 (Reprinted from Media Literacy Research and Applications Across Disciplines (pp. 135-155), by M. N. Yildiz, M. Fazal, M, Ahn, R. Feirsen, & S. Ozdemir, Eds., 2019, IGI Global)?
Tsang, S. J. (2019). News Credibility and Literacy in the Digital Age. In M. N. Yildiz, M. Fazal, M, Ahn, R. Feirsen, & S. Ozdemir. (Eds.), Media Literacy Research and Applications Across Disciplines (pp. 135-155). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9261-7
Other Publications
Tsang, S. J. (2021, July 16). Understanding Vaccine Hesitancy in Hong Kong?[?了解香港「疫苗猶豫」現況及原因?]. The Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy in Hong Kong Project by Hong Kong Baptist University, Report 5.
Tsang, S. J. (2021). 香港：浸大事實查核中心誕生的背後 [Hong Kong: The Launch of HKBU FactCheck Service]. Asia-Pacific Journalism Review, 1, 5.
Tsang, S. J. (2021, July 5). 「疫苗猶豫」與香港市民對假新聞的看法?[COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Perception of the Fake News Phenomenon]. BUAR.?
Tsang, S. J. (2021, July 2). 香港市民接種新冠疫苗的原因?[Reasons to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine]. BUAR.?
Tsang, S. J. (2021, June 30). 「疫苗猶豫」背後的恐懼 [Fear and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy]. BUAR.?
Tsang, S. J., & Dong, X. (2021). 香港Facebook新聞專頁分析報告 2020 [Hong Kong Facebook News Analytics Report 2020].?BUAR.?
Tsang, S. J., Wu, Y., Zhou, L., & Wang, M. (2021).?香港Facebook新聞專頁分析報告: 「假新聞」回應與嘲諷心理（二零二一年一月）?[Hong Kong Facebook News Analytics Report: Mocking with Replies using "Fake News" (January 2021)]. BUAR.
Tsang, S. J., & Wang, M. (2021).?香港Facebook新聞專頁分析報告: 新聞主題與用戶互動（二零二零年十二月）?[Hong Kong Facebook News Analytics Report: News Themes and User Engagement (December 2020)]. BUAR.?
Tsang, S. J., & Wu, Y. (2021).?香港Facebook新聞專頁分析報告: 新聞形式與用戶互動（二零二零年十一月）?[Hong Kong Facebook News Analytics Report: News Formats and User Engagement (November 2020)]. BUAR.?
Awards/Grants/HonorsAwards
2021
Distinguished Reviewer 2020, Journal of Media Psychology.
2016-2017
Louise Elizabeth George Scholarship Fund, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
2012
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (Civic and Citizen Journalism Interest Group), Top Student Paper Award with Carr, J., Barnidge, M., Lee, B., and Villanueva, J.
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Grants
2021
Principal Investigator. The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups. Media and Artificial Intelligence Literacy Research for Teachers and Students. $198,625.
2021
Principal Investigator, Communication-Media-Culture Studies Funding Scheme. The School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University. Advancing Fact-checking Interventions for Mobile Device Users using an Eye-Tracking Approach. $200,000.
2020
Principal Investigator, General Research Fund. University Grants Council, HKSAR. Understanding Political Disinformation with Facebook Audience Insights and Eye-tracking Technology. $292,400.
2020
Principal Coordinator, Teaching Development Grant – Communities of Practice. Centre for Holistic Teaching and Learning, Hong Kong Baptist University. BU Fact Check. HK$494,856.
2020
Principal Investigator, Digital Scholarship Grant. HKBU Library and the Graduate School, Hong Kong Baptist University. Facebook News Analytics in Hong Kong. HK$97,200.
2019
Principal Investigator, Communication Faculty Research Grant. School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University. Hostile Media 2.0. HK$60,000.
2019
Co-Investigator, Initiation Grant for Faculty Niche Research Areas. Hong Kong Baptist University. Macro Environment and Non-company News on Stock Market Performance: A Comparative Study of Media Sentiment, Public Engagement, and Prediction Models. HK$586,560.
2018
Principal Investigator, Faculty Research Grant II. Hong Kong Baptist University. Understanding Facebook Likes, Shares and Comments: A Comparative Study of Hong Kong and the United States. HK$55,770.
2017
Principal Investigator, Tier 1 Start-up Grant. Hong Kong Baptist University. HK$100,000.
Media interviews2021, August 19. 誰為真假定分界：香港如何應對資訊漩渦？. 立場新聞.
2021, July 29. Fake News and how we can live with them. 123 Show, RTHK Radio 3.
2021, July 28. 香港浸會大學研究計劃助市民緩減「疫苗猶豫」. 鳳凰秀, 鳳凰衛視.
2021, July 27. 微軟主席蓋茲利用人類恐懼，透過疫苗將晶片植入人體？. 新聞 Fact Check, 有線新聞i-Cable News.
2021, July 13. 外國流傳「疫症」滅絕人口計劃. 新聞 Fact Check, 有線新聞i-Cable News.
2021, June 21. 「假新聞法」.?經緯線, Now 財經 新聞.
2021, June 20. 「假新聞法」.?經緯線, ViuTV.
2021, May 30.?通識導賞：假新聞法 誰定真假. 明報OL.
2021, May 25. 復必泰疫苗將耗盡 想接種要趁早？ 新聞 Fact Check, 有線新聞i-Cable News.
2021, April 26. 打擊假新聞?提升全民媒體素養.?深度報導, 香港01 (HK01).
2021, March 22. 袁國勇曾說不打疫苗？?新聞 Fact Check, 有線新聞i-Cable News.
2021, March 14. 假資訊全球關注 學者成立事實查核中心查證網絡傳說.?新聞 Fact Check, 有線新聞i-Cable News.
2021, January 20. 假資訊涉各領域 企業不能不防.?行政人員版, 香港經濟日報 (HKET).
2021, January 20.?大學成立事實查核中心 分辨假新聞. 行政人員版, 香港經濟日報 (HKET).
2020, December 30. 'BU FactCheck' launched to fight fake news. Hong Kong Today, Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK).