One of the more glamorous career paths that JMSC graduates choose is to become a TV news reporter or anchor.

Many JMSC alumni of both Bachelor and Master programmes have ended up on screen for TV stations in Hong Kong, mainland China…

What in the world are you studying journalism for? Reflections on professionalism and relevancy in an age of seismic change. October 15, 2010 at the JMSC, HKU. (Read our full review)

The JMSC has received several funding awards this semester for both research and teaching.

Dr. Fu King-wa, a Research Assistant Professor at the JMSC, has been successful in gaining two awards.

The first is an award of more than HK$475,000…

Bethany Matta (MJ 2010) has arrived in Kabul ready to work as a freelance reporter. She sent the report below to the JMSC to describe her first week in the capital of Afghanistan:

“I arrived in Kabul one week ago.…

by Jennifer Jett (MJ 2011)

Journalists must adapt to changes in the industry by providing more analysis and considering the needs of their audience, said David Schlesinger, Editor-in-Chief of Reuters News at Thomson Reuters.

Schlesinger spoke as part…

The JMSC is offering students workshop modules to enhance their media skills during reading week.

The classes are voluntary two-hour sessions for those who want to explore advanced features, or feel they need a quick introduction to certain tools. …

The JMSC’s China Media Project was the first to break the big news in English this week of an open letter sent by former Party leaders to the National People’s Congress, calling for freedom of speech and press…

Chang Ping, a senior research fellow at the Southern Metropolis Communication Institute, a regular columnist for several newspapers in China and a fellow of HKU’s China Media Project, analysed the branding of China in the South China Morning Post…

David Schlesinger, the Editor-in-Chief of Reuters News at the information company, Thomson Reuters, will give a talk called “What in the world are you studying journalism for? Reflections on professionalism and relevancy in an age of seismic change”…

Yolanda Ma, a recent graduate of the Master of Journalism programme, has taken up the first ever position of Social Media Editor at the South China Morning Post.

Ma has been working at the SCMP, Hong Kong’s leading English language…