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CHEUNG, Hiu Ching Degel

CHEUNG, Hiu Ching Degel

Ph.D. Student

B.S.Sc. in Journalism and Communication
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

M.Phil. in Communication
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

(852) 3943-7713 (852) 2603-5007 degelcheung@link.cuhk.edu.hk

Research Interests:

  • Media Education and Literacy
  • Media Psychology
  • Popular Culture and Cultural studies

Publication List:

Refereed Journal Article

Jacobs, K., Cheung, D., Maltezos, V., & Wong, C. (2023). The Pepe the Frog Image-Meme in Hong Kong: Visual Recurrences and Gender Fluidity on the LIHKG Forum. Journal of Digital Social Research, 4(4), 130-150. https://doi.org/10.33621/jdsr.v4i4.131

Conference Paper Presentation

Cheung, H.C. (2026, August). Perceived Bot Presence in Online Political Discourse: Examining Political Bot Bias and the Impact of Uncertain Bot Threats in Incongruent Opinion Exposure. Paper to be presented at the AEJMC 2026 Conference, New Orleans, United States.

Cheung, D., Dong, X., Fong, I. W. Y., & Chen, H.-T. (2026, June). Do Synthesized AI Search Results Necessarily Make People Lazier? The Role of Heuristics Activated by Interface Cues in AI-Powered Search Environments. Paper presented at the 76th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Cape Town, South Africa.

Chui, D. L. T. & Cheung, D. (2025 July). Between replication and subversion: Examining sexual scripts in Chinese erotic fanfiction. Paper presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Singapore.

Tse, C. H., Sum, H., Cheung, D. & Spiezio, R. (2025 July). Understanding the Intricacies of Intentional News Avoidance in Election Times. Paper presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Singapore.

Fong, I. W. Y., DONG, X., Cheung, D., & Chen, H.-T. (2025, June). Expectancy violation in online communities: The roles of human agents and social bots in the response to in-group cross-cutting messages. Paper presented at the 75th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Denver, Colorado, United States.

Cheung, D. (2024, June). Information Literacy Beyond Cognitive Abilities: How Motivational Constructs Affect Elders’ Misinformation Discernment Performance and Sharing. Paper presented at the 74th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.

Spiezio, R, Cheung, D., Tse, C. H. (2024, June). Technology of the Self: Elderly Participation in Citizen Journalism Workshops in Taiwan. Paper presented at the 74th Annual International Communication Association Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.

Cheung H.C., & Wang J.P. (2023). Subtle Emotional Presentation Carries Greater Deceiving Power: HowMedia Literacy Level Failed to Address the Fake News Discernment. Conference of International Communication Association (ICA), Toronto, Canada, May 25-29, 2023.

Jacobs, K., Cheung, H.C., Maltezos, V., & Wong, C. (2021). Caught between Gender and Democracy: Pepe the Frog’s Emotional Rescue on the LIHKG Forum. Conference of Global Digital Cultures, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, June 1-2, 2022.

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