publications

2024

1. 

   How News Media Visually Dehumanize Victims of Humanitarian Crises through Framing Disparities: A Quantitative Comparative Analysis

   Zhe Xu and Mengrong Zhang

   International Communication Gazette, 2024

   Bib HTML

   @article{xu2024news,
     title = {How News Media Visually Dehumanize Victims of Humanitarian Crises through Framing Disparities: A Quantitative Comparative Analysis},
     author = {Xu, Zhe and Zhang, Mengrong},
     journal = {International Communication Gazette},
     volume = {86},
     number = {8},
     pages = {633--654},
     year = {2024},
     publisher = {SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England},
     keywords = {journal}
   }

2022

1. 

   The “Ultimate Empathy Machine” as Technocratic Solutionism? Audience Reception of the Distant Refugee Crisis through Virtual Reality

   Zhe Xu and Mengrong Zhang

   The Communication Review, 2022

   Bib HTML

   @article{xu2022ultimate,
     title = {The “Ultimate Empathy Machine” as Technocratic Solutionism? Audience Reception of the Distant Refugee Crisis through Virtual Reality},
     author = {Xu, Zhe and Zhang, Mengrong},
     journal = {The Communication Review},
     volume = {25},
     number = {3-4},
     pages = {181--203},
     year = {2022},
     publisher = {Taylor \& Francis},
     keywords = {journal}
   }

2026

1. 

   Prioritizing Journalistic Norms or Humanitarian Values? A Multistage Computational Analysis of Journalistic Role Performance in Humanitarian News

   Zhe Xu, Martin Scott, Dani Madrid-Morales, Kate Wright, and Shuai Wang

   Revise & Resubmit, 2026

   Bib

   @article{xu2026roles,
     title = {Prioritizing Journalistic Norms or Humanitarian Values? A Multistage Computational Analysis of Journalistic Role Performance in Humanitarian News},
     author = {Xu, Zhe and Scott, Martin and Madrid-Morales, Dani and Wright, Kate and Wang, Shuai},
     year = {2026},
     journal = {Revise & Resubmit},
     keywords = {working}
   }

2. 

   Modeling the Framing Network of Refugee Issues in Humanitarian News: A Longitudinal Computational Analysis

   Zhe Xu, Yotam Ophir, Ke Du, Giulia Guatri, Dani Madrid-Morales, Kate Wright, and Shuai Wang

   Under Review, 2026

   Bib

   @article{xu2026agenda,
     title = {Modeling the Framing Network of Refugee Issues in Humanitarian News: A Longitudinal Computational Analysis},
     author = {Xu, Zhe and Ophir, Yotam and Du, Ke and Guatri, Giulia and Madrid-Morales, Dani and Wright, Kate and Wang, Shuai},
     journal = {Under Review},
     year = {2026},
     keywords = {working}
   }