Public Opinion

4 March 2021

Understanding Political Polarisation in the New Media Age

The distribution of public opinion signals social preferences. People make many decisions in their daily lives based on their perception of the opinion climate. Similarly, policymakers formulate policy proposals based on their understanding of public opinion. With digital and social media becoming an integral part of people’s daily lives for information and communication, the proliferation of digital technologies is changing not only how public opinion can be represented, but also how it can be studied. By adopting a big data-based approach, Dr Chris SHEN Fei, Department of Media and Communication, specialising in the social and political impact of new media technologies, has proposed ways of understanding public opinion through online textual mining.
11 October 2025

城大教授出席「香港民意調查的現況、機遇和挑戰」講座 (Chinese Version Only)

城大公共及國際事務學系鄭煒教授出席於2024年4月9日舉行的「香港民意調查的現況、機遇和挑戰」講座,分析民意調查的重要性。 按此閱讀詳細報導。
12 October 2025

TVB世界觀|辯論後的「迷因」戰 (Chinese Version Only)

城大公共及國際事務學系鄭煒教授在2024年9月12日接受無綫新聞《世界觀》專訪,分析美國總統選舉候選人們在辯論中的表現。 按此觀看完整訪問片段。