Xiguang Li

Li Xiguang, the Executive Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication of Tsinghua University. He was the founding director of the Center for International Communications Studies of Tsinghua University, which was a brainchild of Mr. Wang Daohan, China’s late veteran political figure. As an academic research and education center in China, the center works as a trail blazer in pushing forward the reforms of Chinese press system as well as the journalism education system. Serving as a think tank in press and politics, the center strives for an open press system through press reform in this country. Since 2001 Li Xiguang has been leading a national program training government spokesmen and heads of government press office above provincial and ministerial level.　Li is an author of many books, whose recent books (including co-authored): A Manual for Human Rights Reporting（2007）, 15 Lectures on Being a Government Spokesman(2006), Journalism in Transition(2005), The Soft Power and Global Communication(2005), The HIV/AIDS Media Book(2005), The Deformed Press(2004), The Art of Looking for Stories(2003), The Next Media(2002), New Global Communications(2002), Media Power(2002), Essential Journalism(2002),Prof. Li has received a number of awards in education including Beijing Best Teacher(2006), Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to Higher Education by the State Council(2004), China’s Top 10 Educators(2004), The National Best University Course(awarded by the Ministry of Education, 2004), Top 10 New Academicians(awarded by Tsinghua Univesity,2003), Best Teachers of the Year((awarded by Tsinghua University, 2002), Best Teacher and Good Friend(awarded by Tsinghua Graduate Students Union, 2001).Li Xiguang was a Alfred Friendly Press Fellow with the Washington Post in 1995, a fellow with the Shorenstein Center for Press, Politics and Public Policy of Harvard University in 1999. He worked as a science writer, editor, senior editor and director of the political desk of Xinhua News Agency for 11 years before he joined Tsinghua University...