School of Journalism and Communication, CUHK - 梁海
 

梁海

lianghai

梁海
副教授


 

B.A., B.S.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Ph.D.
City University of Hong Kong, HK

 

 

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 icon research Research Interests:

  • Computational Social Science
  • Social Media Analytics
  • Political Communicaion
  • Public Health

icon research Current Research:

  • Informal Political Conversation on Social Media
  • Digital Epidemiology & Digital Health Communication
  • Networked Communication Process

icon research Teaching Interests:

  • Quantitative Research Methods
  • Social Media Analytics
  • Digital Humanities
  • Computational Social Science

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Book Chapters & Encyclopedia Entries

Lu, S., Liang, H., & Masullo, G. (2023). User comments as news quality: Examining incivility in comments on perceptions of news quality. In R. Lawrence & P. Napoli (Eds.) News quality in the digital age. Routledge. pdf

Liang, H. & Zhu, J. J. H. (2017). Big data, collection of (social media, harvesting). In Jörg Matthes (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Communication Research Methods. Wiley Press. pdf

 

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Lu, S., Liang, H., & Masullo, G. (2023). Selective avoidance: Understanding how position and proportion of online incivility influence news engagement. Communication Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/00936502221130837 pdf

Liang, H., & Ng, Y. M. M. (2022). The expression effects of uncivil disagreement: The mechanisms of cognitive dissonance and self-perception. Human Communication Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/hcr/hqac032 pdf

Guan, L., Liu, X. F., Sun, W., Liang, H., & Zhu, J. J. H. (2022). Census of Twitter users: Scraping and describing the national network of South Korea. PLoS ONE, 17(11), e0277549. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277549 pdf

Liang, H., & Lee, F. L. F. (2022). Thread popularity inequality as an indicator of organization through communication in a networked movement: An analysis of the LIHKG forum. Chinese Journal of Communication, 15(3), 332-354. https://doi.org/10.1080/17544750.2021.1922475 pdf

Evans, H. I., Handberry, M. T., Muniz-Rodriguez, K., Schwind, J. S., Liang, H., Adhikari, B. B., Meltzer, M. I., Fung, I. C. H. (2022). Winter storms and unplanned school closure announcements on Twitter: comparison between the states of Massachusetts and Georgia, 2017-18. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2022.41 pdf

Guan, L., Liang, H., & Zhu, J. J. H. (2022). Predicting reposting latency of news content in social media: A focus on issue attention, temporal usage pattern, and information redundancy. Computers in Human Behavior, 127, 107080. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107080 pdf

Lee, F. L. F., Yuen, S., Cheng, E. W., Tang, G., & Liang, H. (2022). Dynamics of tactical radicalization and public receptiveness in Hong Kong’s anti-extradition bill movement. Journal of Contemporary Asia, 52(3), 429-451. https://doi.org/10.1080/00472336.2021.1910330 pdf

Bayliss, L. C., Zhu, Y., Fu, K. W., Mullican, L. A., Ahmed, F., Liang, H., Tse, Z. T. H., Saroha, N., Yin, J., Fung, I. C. H. (2021). Conversing or diffusing information? an examination of public health Twitter chats. Journal of Public Interest Communications, 5(2), 27-47. https://doi.org/10.32473/jpic.v5.i2.p27 pdf

Liang, H., & Lee, F. L. F. (2021). Opinion leadership in a leaderless movement: discussion of the anti-extradition bill movement in the ‘LIHKG’ web forum. Social Movement Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/14742837.2021.1989294 pdf

Liang, H., & Zhang, X. (2021). Partisan bias of perceived incivility and its political consequences: Evidence from survey experiments in Hong Kong. Journal of Communication, 71(3), 357-379. https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqab008 pdf

Liang, H. (2021). Decreasing social contagion effects in diffusion cascades: Modeling message spreading on social media. Telematics and Informatics, 62, 101623. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2021.101623 pdf

Lee, F. L. F., Liang, H., Cheng, E. W., Tang, G. K. Y., & Yuen, S. (2021). Affordances, movement dynamics, and LIHKG as a centralized communication platform in the 2019 Hong Kong protests. Information, Communication & Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2021.1877772 pdf

Huang, G., & Liang, H. (2021). Uncovering the effects of textual features on trustworthiness of online consumer reviews: A computational-experimental approach. Journal of Business Research, 126, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.12.052 pdf

Lee, F. L. F., & Liang, H. (2020). Multi-ethnicity as a moderator of contextual effects on tolerance: The case of Hong Kong. The Social Science Journal, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/03623319.2020.1799175 pdf

Lee, F. L. F., & Liang, H. (2020). Perceived threat of a linguistic community and context effect on attitude toward immigration in Hong Kong. Asian Journal of Social Science, 48(3-4), 250-273. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685314-04803004 pdf

Fung, I. C. H., Blankenship, E. B., Ahweyevu, J. O., Cooper, L. K., Duke, C. H., Carswell, S. L., Jackson, A. M., Jenkins, J. C., Duncan, E. A., Liang, H., Fu, K. W., Tse, Z. T. H. (2020). Public health implications of image-based social media: A systematic review of Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, and Flickr. The Permanente Journal, 24, 18.307. https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/18.307 pdf

Liang, H., & Fu, K. W. (2019). Network redundancy and information diffusion: The impacts of information redundancy, similarity, and tie strength. Communication Research, 46(2), 250-272. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093650216682900 pdf

Lee, F. L. F., Liang, H., & Tang, G. K. Y. (2019). Online incivility, cyberbalkanization, and the dynamics of opinion polarization during and after a mass protest event. International Journal of Communication, 13, 4940–4959. pdf

Schaible, B. J., Snook, K. R., Yin, J., Jackson, A. M., Ahweyevu, J. O., Chong, M., Tse, Z. T. H., Liang, H., Fu, K. W., & Fung, I. C. H. (2019). Twitter conversations and English news media reports on poliomyelitis in five different countries, January 2014 to April 2015. The Permanente Journal, 23(3), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/18-181 pdf

Liang, H., Fung, I. C. H., Tse, Z. T. H., Yin, J., Chan, C. H., Pechta, L. E., Smith, B. J., Marquez-Lameda, R. D., Meltzer, M. I., Lubell, K. M., Fu, K. W. (2019). How did Ebola spread on Twitter: Broadcasting or viral spreading? BMC Public Health, 19(1), 438-458. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6747-8 pdf

Peng, T. Q., Liang, H., & Zhu, J. J. H. (2019). Introducing computational social science for Asia-Pacific communication research. Asian Journal of Communication, 29(3), 205-216. https://doi.org/10.1080/01292986.2019.1602911 pdf

Jordan, S. E., Hovet, S. E., Fung, I. C. H., Liang, H., Fu, K. W., Tse, Z. T. H. (2019). Using Twitter for public health surveillance from monitoring and prediction to public response. Data, 4(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3390/data4010006 pdf

Blankenship, E. B., Goff, M. E., Yin, J., Tse, Z. T. H., Fu, K. W., Liang, H., Saroha, N., & Fung, I. C. H. (2018). Sentiment, contents and retweets: A study of two vaccine-related Twitter data sets. Permanente Journal, 22(3), 17-138. https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/17-138 pdf

Adnan, M. M., Yin, J., Jackson, A. M., Tse, Z. T. H., Liang, H., Fu, K. W., Saroha, N., Althouse, B. M., & Fung, I. C. H. (2018). World Pneumonia Day 2011-16: Twitter contents and retweets. International Health, 11(4), 297-305. https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihy087 pdf

Jackson, A. M., Mullican, L. A., Yin, J., Tse, Z. T. H. T., Liang, H., Fu, K. W., Ahweyevu, J. O., Jenkins, J. J., Saroha, N., & Fung, I. C. H. (2018). #CDCGrandRounds and #VitalSigns: A Twitter analysis. Annals of Global Health, 84(4), 710–716. https://doi.org/10.29024/aogh.2381 pdf

Fung, I. C. H., Zeng, J., Chan, C. H., Liang, H., Yin, J., Liu, Z., Tse, Z. T. H., Fu, K. W. (2018). Twitter and Middle East respiratory syndrome, South Korea, 2015: A multi-lingual study. Infection, Health and Disease, 23(1), 10-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2017.08.005 pdf

Liang, H. (2018). Broadcast versus viral spreading: The structure of diffusion cascades and selective sharing on social media. Journal of Communication, 68(3), 525-546. https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqy006 pdf

Liang, H., & Shen, F. (2018). Birds of a schedule flock together: Social networks, peer influence, and digital activity cycles. Computers in Human Behavior, 82, 167-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.01.016 pdf

Fung, I. C. H., Jackson, A. M., Ahweyevu, J., Grizzle, J., Yin, J., Tse, Z. T. H., Liang, H., Sekandi, J. N., Fu, K. W. (2017). #GlobalHealth on Twitter: Analysis of tweets on #Malaria, #HIV, #TB, #NCDS, and #NTDS. Annals of Global Health, 83(3-4), 682-690. doi: 10.1016/j.aogh.2017.09.006

Liang, H., & Fu, K. W. (2017). Information overload, similarity, and redundancy: Unsubscribing information sources on Twitter. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 22(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcc4.12178 pdf

Liang, H., Shen, F. & Fu, K. W. (2017). Privacy protection and self-disclosure across societies: A study of global Twitter users. New Media & Society, 19(9), 1476-1497. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444816642210 pdf

Fu, K. W., Liang, H., Saroha, N., Tse, Z. T. H., Ip, P., Fung, I. C. H. (2016). How people react to Zika virus outbreaks on Twitter? A computational content analysis. American Journal of Infection Control, 44(12), 1700-1702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.04.253 pdf

Liang, H., & Fu, K. W. (2015). Testing propositions derived from Twitter studies: Generalization and replication in computational social science. PLoS ONE, 10(8), e0134270. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134270 pdf

Shen, F., & Liang, H. (2015). Cultural difference, social values, or political systems? Predicting willingness to engage in online political discussion in 75 societies. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 27(1), 111-124. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edu012 pdf

Liang, H. (2014). The organizational principles of online political discussion: A relational event stream model for analysis of web forum deliberation. Human Communication Research, 40(4), 483-507. https://doi.org/10.1111/hcre.12034 pdf

Liang, H. (2014). Coevolution of political discussion and common ground in web discussion forum. Social Science Computer Review, 32(2), 155-169. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439313506844 pdf

Shen, F., & Liang, H. (2014). Do Chinese Internet users care about news? Tracking news consumers on the Internet in a metropolis 2009-2011. Chinese Journal of Communication, 7(1), 60-79. https://doi.org/10.1080/17544750.2013.816755 pdf

 

Publications in Chinese

周葆華、梁海 (編)(2022)。《大數據時代的計算輿論學:理論、方法與案例》。上海:復旦大學出版社。

張倫、彭泰權、王成軍、梁海、祝建華(2021)。〈從邊陲到主流的一條自然路徑:華人計算傳播學者的參與和體驗〉。李立峯、黃煜 (編),《中華傳播研究的傳承與創新》(頁393-413)。香港:香港中文大學出版社。pdf

Zhu, J. J. H., Peng, T. Q., Liang, H., Wang, C. J., Qin, J., & Chen, H. X. (2014). Computational Social Science in Communication Research. e-Science Technology and Application, 5(2), 3-13. pdf

Xue, K., Liang, H., Chen, X., & Yu, M-Y. (2013). The structure of online public expression and issue rise. Journal of SJTU (Philosophy and Social Science), 21(2), 61-69.

Jiang, P., & Liang, H. (2011). Media, audience, social-economic environment, and advertising: A structural equation model. In Guoming Yu (Eds.), Annual Report on China’s Media Development Index (2011) (pp.627-637). Beijing: People’s Daily Press.

Xue, K., Chen, X., & Liang, H. (2011). Weibo versus tea-house: The extension of interpersonal communication. Contemporary Communication, 6, 67-70.

Xue, K., Liang, H., & Yu, M-Y. (2011). The impact of social interaction on hostile media effect. Journal of SJTU (Philosophy and Social Science), 19(6), 39-48.

Xue, K., & Liang, H. (2009). Social cognition of media image: An analysis of NYT reports on Tibet. Journalism and Communication Research, 16(1), 13-18.

Xue, K., Liang, H., & Yu, M-Y. (2008). An information-balanced model of communication in online forums. Journal of SJTU (Philosophy and Social Science), 4(6), 48-56.

 

Conference Papers

Liang, H., Tang, G., & Lee, F. L. F. (2019, May). Normalizing swearing online: An unintended consequence of a large- scale political movement in Hong Kong [Paper presentation]. The 69th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Washington D. C. USA.

Guan, L., Liang, H., & Zhu, J. H. J. (2019, May). Predicting reposting latency of news content in social media: A focus on issue attention, temporal usage pattern, and information redundancy [Paper presentation]. The 69th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Washington D. C. USA.

Liang, H. (2018, December). Structural virality, selective sharing, and political diversity [Paper presentation]. Viral Communication: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Message Sharing, Seoul, Korea.

Liang, H. (2018, May). The depth of diffusion cascades and political diversity [Paper presentation]. The 68th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Prague, the Czech Republic.

Liang, H., & Shen, F. (2018, May). Social network and daily rhythms on Twitter [Paper presentation]. The 68th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Prague, the Czech Republic.

Liang, H. (2017, May). The implications of computational methods for comparative studies [Paper presentation]. The 67th Annual Conference of International Communication Association (ICA), San Diego, USA.signin

Zhu, J. H., Guan L., Liang, H., & Peng, T-Q. (2017, May). New bottle of old wine vs. old bottle of new wine: What contributions have computational methods made to social media research? [Paper presentation]. The 67th Annual Conference of International Communication Association (ICA), San Diego, USA.signin

Liang, H. (2016, Japan). Opinion diversity over time: Selective expression and collaborative filtering in web forums [Paper presentation]. The 66th Annual Conference of International Communication Association (ICA), Fukuoka, Japan.  pdf

Liang, H., & Fu, K. W. (2015, November). An information theory of unsubscribing information sources on Twitter [Paper presentation]. The 2nd Conference on Big Data and Communication Research, Guangzhou, China.  pdf

Liang, H., & Shen, F. (2013, May). Communicative inequalities in online discussion forums [Paper presentation]. The 63rd Annual Conference of International Communication Association (ICA), London, UK.  pdf

Shen, F., & Liang, H. (2013, May). Examining societal-level predictors of political discussion in online forums [Paper presentation]. The 63rd Annual Conference of International Communication Association (ICA), London, UK.

Liang, H. (2012). Online public opinion as rationality or social control? A cross-national comparison of public expression in online discussion forum [Paper presentation]. The 3rd Honours Symposium for Asian Ph.D. Students in Communication Research, Seoul, Korea.

Liang, H. (2012). A psychological framework of text mining in media study [Paper presentation]. The Advances in Psychology and Communication Studies Symposium, Taiyuan, China.

Liang, H., & Shen, F. (2012, June). Representation of political discussion in web forums: A cross-national assessment [Paper presentation]. The 65th Annual Conference of World Association for Public Opinion (WAPOR), Hong Kong.

Liang, H., & Zhu, J. J. H. (2012, May). A pattern in behavior stream: Transition and repetition of behavior choices [Paper presentation]. The 62nd Annual Conference of International Communication Association (ICA), Phoenix, USA.

Liang, H. (2011). The structure of public expression and issue rise: participation heterogeneity, concentration, and timing in Internet forums [Paper presentation]. The 3rd Postgraduate Student Symposium of the Chinese Journalism and Communication Consortium, Shanghai, China (Top paper).

Liang, H. (2010). The evolutionary process of repetitive behavior: Decision making, social learning, and Incongruity adaptation [Paper presentation]. The 2nd Postgraduate Symposium of Chinese Journalism and Communication Consortium, Beijing, China.

Liang, H., & Xue, K. (2010, June). The impact of social interaction on the hostile media effect [Paper presentation]. The 60th Annual Conference of International Communication Association (ICA), Singapore.