June 2011 - Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong

30 June 2011

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Diary of an MJ Internship at Thomson Reuters

Andrew Willis (MJ 2011) interned at Thomson Reuters PR for two months this summer. “Thomson Reuters PR is the public relations branch of the company that establishes and strengthens relationships with stakeholders through strategic postitioning, such […]

30 June 2011

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MJ Alumnus Wins International Digital Media Innovation Prize

A team led by JMSC alumni Jonathan Stray was awarded a Knight Foundation Knight News Challenge Prize worth $475,000 on June 22. Stray, who works as the Interactive Newsroom Technology Manager for the Associated Press (AP) in […]

30 June 2011

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July 11-22: MAP Course: Investigative Journalism in a Global World

Crime, corruption, environmental destruction, the flow of money, goods and people are now all cross-border issues. This course is designed to equip students with the skills to find and research original, ground-breaking stories. This public course is taught by Chan Pui King, former Editor-in-Chief of Next Magazine.

21 June 2011

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JMSC Scholarship Students Thank Donors

This academic year, 20 JMSC students received scholarships to help them with their studies. The scholarships were either full, half or quarter and came from a variety of donors including the South China Morning Post Wah […]

20 June 2011

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June 27-29 and July 4-6: MAP Course: Online Media Skills

Do you know your online media skills? Beef up your knowledge with Advanced Online Media Skills June 27-29 and a repeat Basic Online Media Skills July 4-6. These public courses are open to working journalists and like-minded professionals.

20 June 2011

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June 27-29: MAP Course – Advanced Online Media Skills

Advanced Online Media Skills by Diane Stormont Course description: If you already have a basic knowledge of online media skills, beef it up with this hands-on guide to setting up and using interactive (or web2.0) […]

17 June 2011

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JMSC Book “Global Stories” Published

Global Stories, a collection of 25 nonfiction pieces written by students of the Master of Journalism Literary Journalism course since it was first offered in the Autumn semester of 2001, was published on June 16 […]

17 June 2011

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Director of the Reporting and Writing Programme Goes Out With a Bang

Gene Mustain, the Director of Reporting and Writing Programme at the JMSC, has retired after more than a decade of teaching. A party was held to celebrate the event at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in […]