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Cheng John William

チェン ジョン ウィリアム | Cheng John William
Affiliation and department:
Job title: Associate Professor
Homepage URL  (1): https://www.tsuda.ac.jp/academics/dept-eng/teacher/cheng.html
Research field  (1): Social psychology
Research theme for competitive and other funds  (4):
  • 2022 - 2025 Information challenges in post-COVID Japan
  • 2020 - 2024 Japan in the age of fake news and populism
  • 2018 - 2019 Impacts of Social Media on the Rise of Fake News and Rapid Shifts in Public Trust in a Post-Truth Era
  • 2017 - 2018 The Role of ICT in the Tipping Point in Public Trust in Information Societies
Papers (16):
  • John W. Cheng. Conspiracy Theories and Their Believers in Contemporary Japan. Facts and Contexts Matter, the Federal Agency of Civic Education of Germany. 2024
  • John W. Cheng, Masaru Nishikawa, Ikuma Ogura, Nicholas A.R. Fraser. Put money where their mouth is? Willingness to pay for online conspiracy theory content. Telematics and Informatics Reports. 2024. 14. 100141-100141
  • John W. Cheng. News on Fake News: The Framing of Fake News in Japanese Newspapers, 2016-2021. Journal of Information and Communication Research. 2023. 40. 4. 67-87
  • John W. Cheng, Masaru Nishikawa. Effects of Health Literacy in the Fight Against the COVID-19 Infodemic: The Case of Japan. Health Communication. 2022. 37. 12. 1520-1533
  • John W. Cheng, Nicholas A. R. Fraser. Japanese Newspaper Portrayals of Refugees-A Frame Analysis from 1985 to 2017. Journal of Refugee Studies. 2022
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Books (6):
  • Communication Research on Health Disparities and Coping Strategies in COVID-19 Related Crises, Ahmed, R and Mao, Y (Eds)
    Routledge 2024 ISBN:9781032624471
  • デジタル変革時代の放送メディア, 民放連研究所客員研究員会 (Eds)
    勁草書房 2022 ISBN:9784326603565
  • Broadcasting in Japan, Mitomo, H. & Kimura, M. (Eds)
    Springer 2022 ISBN:9789811946998
  • DX時代の信頼と公共性, 民放連研究所客員研究員会 (Eds)
    勁草書房 2020 ISBN:9784326603299
  • 大災害と情報・メディア : レジリエンスの向上と地域社会の再興に向けて, 三友仁志 (Eds)
    2019 ISBN:9784326504572
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Lectures and oral presentations  (46):
  • Media and Health Literacy in the Digital Age
    (Waseda-NBTC Training Course Program 2024)
  • Can news media counter a disinformation campaign? A case study of disinformation on Japan’s release of Fukushima treated water
    (Japan Association for Media, Journalism and Communication Studies Fall 2024 Conference 2024)
  • Mass Media and Public Opinion on Disinformation Campaigns
    (CENS (Centre of Excellence for National Security) Roundtable 2024)
  • The Effects of Mass Media and ICTs on Social Resilience during and after Crises
    (CENS (Centre of Excellence for National Security) Roundtable 2024)
  • Disaster and Fake Information
    (Waseda-NBTC Training Course Program 2024)
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Education (3):
  • - 2015 Waseda University Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies PhD - Info-Communication Economics, Business and Policy Analysis
  • - 2003 Henley Management College MBA - Telecommunications
  • - 1996 Queensland University of Technology Engineering Bachelor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professional career (3):
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Computer Engineering) (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
  • MBA (Henley Management College, United Kingdom)
  • PhD in International Studies (Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University)
Work history (8):
  • 2024/04 - 現在 Waseda University Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies Part-time lecturer
  • 2023/04 - 現在 Tsuda University College of Liberal Arts Department of English Associate Professor
  • 2021/10 - 現在 Waseda University Comprehensive Research Organization Adjunct Researcher
  • 2017/04 - 2024/03 Kyoritsu Women's University Part-time lecturer
  • 2022/04 - 2023/03 International Christian University Part-time lecturer
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Committee career (13):
  • 2024/09 - 現在 Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association Fellow
  • 2024/04 - 現在 International Telecommunications Society Board of Directors
  • 2021 - 現在 Master's thesis committee, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University Examiner
  • 2023 - 2024 The Federal Agency for Civic Education of Germany Science Advisor, On the Trail of Rumours
  • 2023 - 2024 Master's thesis committee, Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Examiner
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Awards (4):
  • 2023/07 - Japan Society of Information and Communication Research the 24th JSCIR Best Paper Award News on Fake News: The Framing of Fake News in Japanese Newspapers, 2016-2021
  • 2020/10 - Tsuda University Outstanding Education Award
  • 2016/06 - Japan Society of Information and Communication Research 2014 Best paper award The effects of the use of web 2.0 applications and television on social capital in post-disaster recovery - A case study of the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • 2013/08 - International Telecommunications Society 6th Africa-Asia-Australasia Conference Best student paper prize The Effects of the Use of Web 2.0 Applications and Viewing of Informative Television Programmes on Social Capital in Post-Disaster Recovery - A Case Study of the Great East Japan Earthquake
Association Membership(s) (4):
The Japan Society of Information and Communication Research ,  International Telecommunication Society ,  Institute of Engineering and Technology ,  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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