Li Bin

Li Bin was born in Urumqi, Xinjiang, in 1959. He is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University, and previously served as its vice dean. He received his PhD in journalism from Renmin University of China in 1998, studying under Fang Hanqi, and has long been engaged in research on the history and theory of journalism and communication. His writings span both academic and essayistic work, including such professional titles as Introduction to Communication Studies, A Global History of Journalism and Communication, and A Social History of Chinese Journalism, as well as books on social fiction, prose, medicine, management, and biography. Nine of his works are held in this collection, among them New China Journalism Studies and books on medical figures and illustration design. His writing combines scholarly rigor with human warmth, balancing professional research and general reading.