March 2012 - Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong

29 March 2012

JMSC Adds Documentary Studies to Specialist Areas

The JMSC has added Documentary Studies to the specialist areas available for Master of Journalism students. The course will be offered alongside Business and Financial Journalism; Environmental, Health and Science Journalism; and China Studies, the […]

27 March 2012

JMSC Bachelor of Journalism Students Cover Japan Tsunami Anniversary

A group of JMSC undergraduates have just enjoyed an experience normally reserved for professional journalists: covering an international event, planning and producing their own stories, and seeing their work published by major international news organizations. […]

23 March 2012

April 2: Talk – Regulating Television and the Internet

Peggy Valcke, a leading European media law specialist, will discuss the convergence of television and the Internet and the regulatory challenges this convergence is creating. The talk will take place at the University of Hong […]

21 March 2012

Alec Ross – 21st Century Statecraft : U.S. Diplomacy in a Networked Era

18 March 2012

Obituary: Diane Stormont

Diane Stormont, a much loved Senior Teaching Consultant at the JMSC and well-known journalist, died in Hong Kong after a long fight with cancer on Wednesday, March 14, aged 52.

Director's Message: Ying Chan Slideshow:Over The Years

17 March 2012

Slideshow: Diane Stormont Over The Years

15 March 2012

Diane Stormont: Memories and Tributes

Our beloved teacher and colleague Diane Stormont passed away Wednesday night at Queen Mary Hospital after a brave battle with cancer. She was 52. We'll miss her dearly.
Slideshow: Diane Over The Years

14 March 2012

March 23: Talk – All the News That’s Fit to Click: Journalism on the Web

Han-Teng Liao, a doctoral candidate at the Oxford Internet Institute, will give a talk titled “All the News That’s Fit to Click: Journalism on the Web” at the JMSC on Friday, March 23, 2012. Liao […]

14 March 2012

Bachelor of Journalism Students Cover National People’s Congress

Four JMSC Bachelor of Journalism students covered the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) meetings in Beijing in March for two of Hong Kong’s leading newspapers. Andrea Chen (BJ […]

11 March 2012

March 19: Talk – Alec Ross – Senior Advisor for Innovation to Hillary Clinton

Alec Ross, Senior Advisor for Innovation to U.S.Secretary of State of Hillary Clinton, will deliver a speech titled “21st Century Statecraft: U.S. Diplomacy in a Networked Era” at the University of Hong Kong on Monday, […]

7 March 2012

JMSC Researcher Uses New Media to Gauge Public Opinion in Hong Kong

The “social media,” like Facebook, Sina Weibo and Twitter, have allowed millions of formerly anonymous individuals to broadcast their opinions to the broad public. Now, a researcher at the Journalism and Media Studies Centre (http://jmsc.hku.hk) is combining […]