Zhou Yong is a researcher at the Research Center of Journalism and Social Development, Renmin University of China, and the Dean, Professor, and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Journalism, Renmin University of China. He also serves as the Director of the Audiovisual Communication Research Center. His primary research areas include journalism theory, new media, and audio-visual communication.

Zhao Xuan, Ph.D. from the School of Journalism and Communication at Renmin University of China, specializes in audio-visual communication, data mining, and industry studies.