Name: Xin Nie

Title:Assistant Professor

Education:

Lanzhou University, B.A. inManagement, 2011-2015

Chinese University of Hongkong, M.A. in Sociology, 2015-2016

Sun Yat-sen University, Ph.D. in Communication, 2018-2024

Research interests/Researchdirection:

Political Communication,Public Opinion Polarization, Platform Study, Internet Governance.

Academic Achievements:

NieX., The Illusion of ' Metrics': How Digital Metrics Influence the Publicness of Opinion on Social Media?News and Writing,2025, (2).

Zhang Z.,Nie X., Mechanisms of Online Content Governance in the Social Context of Internet Platforms,Chinese Editorials, 2024, (5), 4-10. (in Chinese);

Zhang Z.,Nie X., The Evolution of Chinese Audience Types in the Era of Convergence and Digital Life: A Discussion on Audience Research in the Platform Society,News and Writing, 2021, (5), 68-76. (in Chinese);

Zhang Z.,Nie X., The Evolution of the Internet Content Ecosystem,News and Writing, 2018, (10), 5-12. (in Chinese);

Nie X., Yao Y., Populistic Polarization: The Intersection of Ideology and Media Attention in Shaping Public Opinion on Chinese Social Media. Christchurch: IAMCR, 2024;

Nie X., Yao Y., Zhang Z., Abstract-Zero-Covid or Coexistence？Affective Polarization in Online Debate in China. IAMCR, 2020.

Email:

niexin@szu.edu.cn