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NextGen Journalists

NextGen Journalists

Len Apcar, the new economics editor of the New York Times and visiting lecturer at the JMSC in online media and development, led a discussion on Friday about new and social media.

Apcar was joined by JMSC online media producer,…

March 25: Seminar – An Evening with Filmmakers Clara Law and Eddie Fong

Renowned filmmaker Clara Law 羅卓瑤 has won accolades for her penetrating screen studies of immigration, diaspora, and the drama of families torn apart and reunited by nomadic existences.

Often working with her partner Eddie Fong 方令正, she has directed some of the most…

Len Apcar – New Economics Editor at New York Times

Len Apcar – New Economics Editor at New York Times

Len Apcar, editor of the Asian edition of the International Herald Tribune, and a visiting professor at the JMSC, is leaving Hong Kong to take up a new role as economics editor of the New York Times in Washington.

Len…

JMSC Students Cover the NPC

JMSC Students Cover the NPC

Four JMSC Bachelor of Journalism students covered the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing for Hong Kong local daily newspaper, Ming Pao.

Chai Yi Natasha, Lo Wei, Tam Ka…

Hong Kong: Our City, Our Society

Hong Kong: Our City, Our Society

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The latest instalment of Hong Kong Stories (香港故事) has arrived. Students of Masato Kajimoto’s New Media Workshop (JMSC 0007) course have released this week their term projects under the theme of Hong Kong: Our City, Our Society.

These works…

Yang Hengjun on Bloggers and Social Change in China

Yang Hengjun on Bloggers and Social Change in China

It testifies to the power of the Internet in China that a jack of all trades like Yang Hengjun (杨恒均) — expert on international affairs, writer of spy fiction and business executive — can carve out a role for himself as a one-man media powerhouse. Yang has been online for five years, and seriously blogging for just three. But measured by unique IP visits to his various blog sites, he now averages 150,000 readers a day.

JMSC Media Academy For Pros Summer Courses – Application Forms

JMSC Media Academy For Pros Summer Courses – Application Forms

Enrolment Forms – Summer 2010

MAP – Application Form (PDF)

Junior MAP – Application Form (PDF)


March 19: Len Apcar – A Conversation with NextGen Journalists

Last chance to hear Len Apcar talk at HKU!

Len Apcar, editor of the Asian edition of the International Herald Tribune, and a visiting professor at the JMSC, is leaving Hong Kong to take up a new role as economics editor…

JMSC Pacquiao Story Taken by ABC

JMSC Pacquiao Story Taken by ABC

The JMSC’s ABC News on Campus team has had its third story broadcast by the American Broadcasting Company.

MJ student Tem Hansen reported on the mania surrounding Manny Pacquiao in the Philippines. The boxer, nicknamed “Packman”, is said to…

March 26: Lunchtime Lecture – Communicating Ideas to a Broader Audience

By Christian Caryl, Muse Magazine Critic-in-Residence, at the Journalism and Media Studies Centre, HKU

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