She has served as a judge for the Society for News Design's The 34th digital design contest and Society for News Design's The 35th Best of News Design contest. Her interest is innovation of visual journalism and the future of information consumption. Before teaching at the University of Missouri, she worked at the Boston Globe testing news apps for the iPad. Prior to coming to the U.S., Wu worked at The Beijing News, which is the leading daily newspaper in Beijing, China. Wu designed the daily news and feature sections. In 2009, her feature design “Vanishing of the Beijing Alley” won an Award of Excellence in the Society of News Design contest.