Dr Zeng, Rong
Education
PhD in Media and Communications
University of Westminster (Jan 30, 2006 to July 31, 2008, London, UK)
Commenced at
Goldsmiths College, University of London (Oct 14, 2003- Oct 1, 2005 London, UK)
Master of Social Science in Media and Communications
London School of Economics and Political Science (Sep 2000-Dec 2001, London, UK)
Bachelor of Law in International Relations
School of International Relations, Peking University (Sep 1996-Jul 2000, Beijing, China)
Work Experiences
- 1. Research and Teaching:
School of Media, Art and Design, University of Westminster (Part-time)
Assistant Lecturer in Journalism, Feb 1, 2007 – present
Research Scholar, China Media Centre, Feb 1, 2006 – present
China Media Handlers’ Course, PDCF Project of Foreign Office of UK (Part-time)
Course Evaluator, June-December, 2007
Wolfson College, University of Cambridge (Full-time)
Press Fellow, Jan 5- Mar 30, 2002, Cambridge, UK
Project: Online Journalism
School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore (Fulltime)
Research Scholar, Apr 2002 to Jan 2003
Project: Media Credibility and News Consumption in Singapore
- 2. Journalism
BBC World Television Channel, British Broadcasting Corporation (Internship)
Trainee Journalist, BBC World News, April, 2006
News Channel, China Central Television (CCTV) (Full-time)
Journalist of People in the News (a daily talk show of current affair), Feb-Oct 2003
Peking University Television Network (Part-time)
News anchor and Journalist
President of Young Journalist Society of Peking University, Sep 1997-Jun 2000
Channel 1, China Central Television (Internship)
Training Journalist of Focal Point (one of the best investigative news programme in China), Jan 2000-Apr 2000
Info-news Channel, Phoenix Chinese Television, Hong Kong (Internship)
Reporter, Feb-Apr 2005
- 3. Television Presenter
Channel 4, China Central Television (Part-time)
Presenter of Culture Cradle (A studio talk show program) May – Sep 2000
Primary television shows presented
¨ College Art Festival of China May 1999
Live show, Channel 1 and Channel 3, China Central Television, 100 million audiences
¨ Opening Show of University Basketball Competition of China (CUBA) May 1998
Live show, Channel 5, China Central Television
¨ China’s Youth Festival Show May 1999
Live show, Beijing Television
¨ ‘We Went Together’- 2000 College Graduates Show Jun 2000
Live show, Hu Nan Satellite Television
- 4. Extra curricular Work
Translator, ‘Investigative Journalism’ by Hugo de Burgh et al, commissioned by Tsinghua University Press, 2008-9
Sponsorship Manager, British Westminster Hearings on China: The Impact of China’s Economic Development on the UK (London, Nov, 2006 – present)
Coordinator Assistant, China’s Media Roundtable Forum, XVIth Biennial Conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS), Ljubljana, Slovenia, (June 2006)
Coordinator Assistant, European Network on Chinese Media Study (Jul 2006 –present)
Project Assistant, “Television Creativity and Innovation”: A training course for television professionals of Hunan Golden Eagle Media Group (London, Dec 2006 – Mar 2007)
Project Assistant, “Television Creativity and Innovation”: A training course for television professionals of Shanghai Media Group (London, Sep 15-30, 2006)
Project Assistant, A training course for the Press Officer, China State Council (London, Jul 3-18, 2006)
President, President of Young Journalist Society, Peking University (Beijing, Sep 1997-Jun 2000)
Director, Communication Department, Students Union, Peking University (Beijing, Oct 1997 – Jul 1998)
Deputy Secretary, Youth League Committee, Changpin Campus, Beijing University (Beijing, Oct 1996- Jul, 1997)
