With the guiding ideology of “taking advantage of inter-discipline and highlighting the characteristics of engineering”, guided by major national and local needs, aiming at first-class disciplines, basing on “major projects, platforms and achievements”, we mainly focus on five research areas, such as New Media and Social Governance, Big Data Public Opinion and Government New Media, Data Journalism and Visualization, New Media and Political Communication, and New Media and Cultural Communication. We will continue to expand research areas and form distinctive scientific research advantages.