There is a path for the development of my research interests. I used to be very interested in liberal arts. So I chose Literature as my bachelor degree major. While buried in all the works of famous writers, I felt a hugedistance from the society. What literature cares is the inner side of people's heart, having little connection with outside world. So I transfer to Journalism as my master degree major and had really good opportunities to devote into media work and explore what real society is like. At that time, my minor research speciality was in Broadcast Journalism. But during my study and professional work, I found the power of Internet, say the fourth media besides traditional newspaper, radio and television is becoming more and more evident. I became gradually interested in online communication researches. This is an important reason I came to IST. My research in IST will be primarily concerned with information technologies and their social impacts. I will focus on Social Informatics, Supply Chain Effectiveness and Information Policy.
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