31 July 2013

JMSC Alum Joins JMSC Professor to Report on Afghanistan

“If I was with the Taliban now, and I saw you … I would kill you.” According to Abdul Matin Sarfraz (MJ, 2013), these words were spoken to him in July by a former fighter […]
30 July 2013

Two Accomplished Journalists Conducting New Research on China at JMSC

Two accomplished journalists have begun conducting new research on China at the JMSC. Nip, a senior lecturer in the University of Sydney’s Department of Media and Communications, was a reporter for the Sing Tao Daily News in London, […]
29 July 2013

JMSC to Play Major Role at IB World Student Conference

JMSC faculty members, alums and students will be playing major roles in the upcoming IB World Student Conference, which is to be held at The University of Hong Kong next month. The conference, which will bring secondary students from […]
22 July 2013

Fresh JMSC Grads Parlay Newly Minted Skills and Internships into Jobs

Several newly minted graduates from the Journalism and Media Studies Centre have parlayed the skills and internship experiences they acquired during their studies into jobs at media organisations in Hong Kong. Vicky Kung (BJ, 2013) […]
22 July 2013

JMSC Alum Teaches Media Skills to Refugees on Thailand-Burma Border

Jasmine Siu, a fresh graduate of the Journalism and Media Studies Centre’s Bachelor of Journalism programme, is passing on what she learned at the JMSC by teaching media literacy to Burmese refugees this summer in Mae […]
13 July 2013

JMSC Alum’s New Documentary to Air on Al Jazeera

China’s Little Rock Star, a documentary by JMSC alumnus Vincent Du, will be aired on Al Jazeera English starting Tuesday, July 16, as the first film of the network’s Viewfinder Asia series. The show will premier at 6:30 a.m. Hong […]
7 July 2013

Best Year Ever for JMSC Student Internships

Students of the Journalism and Media Studies Centre have picked up a total of 68 jobs and internships over the spring and summer through the JMSC Careers and Internships programme. The placements bring the overall number of jobs […]
3 July 2013

Improved Response to Disease Outbreaks Could Fail Without Proper Communication, Health Experts Warn

Improved responses to public health emergencies could be futile unless better ways are found to communicate with the communities most at risk, infectious disease experts have warned. According to Dr. Paul Gully and Professor Malik Peiris, it is […]