Yu Zhao

Dr Zhao earned her PHD in Journalism and Communication in Fudan University in 2008, and now is the vice-director and professor of the Audio-visual and New Media Department in Zhejiang University. She mainly focuses on broadcasting journalism, Advance Television and the innovation system of creative industries. She published several essays in the above-mentioned study fields in the Chinese top journals and published 3 books within 5 years. She was selected into the first-tier of Zhijiang Young Scholar Fellowship and has been an academic visitor hosted by Utrecht University (Netherlands) and the University of Oxford (UK) successively. She is an experienced advisor of broadcasting media organizations including the Phoenix Satellite TV Station, Zhejiang Satellite TV Channel, Zhejiang Film&TV Group Co.ltd and also serves as deputy secretary general of Xihu Image Promotion Association and the Chairman of Hangzhou Asian Film Festival.