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Archive for ‘March, 2011’

Meet the Director of “Warriors of Qiugang”, Ruby Yang

Filmmaker Ruby Yang Talks Environmental Documentaries, Animation and Illegal Downloads

Filmmaker Ruby Yang Talks Environmental Documentaries, Animation and Illegal Downloads

The Academy Award winning film-maker, Ruby Yang, showed a special screening of her latest documentary, The Warriors of Qiugang, at HKU on March 30.

The documentary follows the story of villagers from Quigang village, Anhui Province fighting to close down…

JMSC ABC News on Campus Stories On Air

JMSC ABC News on Campus Stories On Air

The JMSC ABC News on Campus Project has been busy with four stories broadcast or published on ABC’s website in recent weeks.

The News on Campus project is a collaboration between the JMSC and the American network.

Students supply content and…

JMSC Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Coverage

JMSC Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Coverage

JMSC alumni and students are among those who have been reporting the recent tragedy in Japan caused by the earthquake and tsunami.

Diego Laje (MJ 2009) lives in Hong Kong and freelances for CNN Spanish and CNN.com. He…

The Impact of Computing on the Changing Landscape of News

The Impact of Computing on the Changing Landscape of News

Leading American media researcher, Nick Diakopoulos, gave a talk about the impact of computing on the changing landscape of news and talked about how computer technology, social media analytics and even video games can be used for innovation in journalism at the…

March 30: Screening of the Warriors of Qiugang, Q&A With Director Ruby Yang

March 30: Screening of the Warriors of Qiugang, Q&A With Director Ruby Yang

Please join us for a special screening of the 2011 Academy Award-nominated short documentary, the Warriors of Qiugang, followed by a discussion and Q&A with director Ruby Yang.

Telling Stories With Computing

Telling Stories With Computing

Innovative ways to tell stories with the help of computing were discussed at a research seminar held at Hong Kong University on Friday, March 18, 2011.

A panel of journalists and computer experts shared their research projects on computational journalism,…

Media Research Seminar: Computational Journalism: Mapping the Research Agenda

Industry Trends: Computational Journalism

Industry Trends: Computational Journalism

Computational Journalism is opening up new vistas in reporting, news production and consumption. Find out more from visiting speaker Nick Diakopoulos of Rutgers University, who lectured on latest developments at the JMSC in March.

Nick Diakopoulos – Innovation and Computing in Journalism

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