MJ Curriculum

The Master of Journalism course is a one year full-time or a two year part-time course. Students learn the core skills of journalism – reporting and writing, television and video production, media law and ethics and new media. Students also have the opportunity to take elective courses in a broad range of subjects from business and finance to public health to digital media. Candidates shall complete no fewer than 33 and no more than 36 course units.

Core courses: Reporting and writing (3 Units) Critical issues in journalism and global communications (3 Units) Media law (3 Units) Online journalism (3 Units) Television news writing (3 Units) Video news production (3 Units) Elective courses: General courses Advanced reporting and writing (English) (3 Units) Advanced reporting and writing (Chinese) (3 Units) Cultural studies of the media (3 Units) Literary journalism (3 Units) Media law II: comparative studies (3 Units) Special topics in journalism I (3 Units) Special topics in journalism II (3 Units) Master’s project (6 Units) Special topics in journalism III (3 Units) Special topics in journalism IV (3 Units) International news (3 Units) Media research: concepts and methods (3 Units) Legal reporting (3 Units) Media, politics and public affairs (3 Units) Entertainment, arts and culture journalism (3 Units) News editing (3 Units) China courses Covering China (3 Units) Reporting Hong Kong (3 Units) How the media tell China’s story (3 Units) Special topics in covering China I (3 Units) Special topics in covering China II (3 Units) Chinese Non-fiction Writing (3 Units)

Adjunct Lecturer Rob McBride and Video News Production Students Business and finance courses Interpreting and using business journalism in a global era (3 Units) Global financial journalism (3 Units) Global economic journalism (3 Units) Readings in global business journalism (3 Units) Special topics in global business journalism I (3 Units) Special topics in global business journalism II (3 Units) Multi-media courses Photojournalism (3 Units) Advanced online journalism (3 Units) Documentary film appreciation (3 Units) Documentary video production (3 Units) Radio news (3 Units) Science, health and environmental courses Reporting the environment (3 Units) Reporting the big issues in science (3 Units) Reporting health and medicine (3 Units) (*2011-2012 syllabus)

Internship Programme

Students Share Their Internship Experiences

The JMSC faculty’s networks with leading international media organizations have helped build one of the most dynamic

journalism internship programs in the world.

While many MJ students work in Hong Kong and key cities in mainland China such as Beijing and Shanghai, they also have had opportunities to intern in such far-flung places as Jakarta, Manila, Singapore, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Bangalore, Karachi, Melbourne, Cape Town, Copenhagen, New York, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.

In many cases, these global internships have led to full-time employment.

Our internship partners include: (partial listing)

Overseas media: New York Daily News (New York City), New American Media (San Francisco), WGBH TV (Boston), KCTS TV (Seattle), WNYC Public Radio (New York), WRTI-FM (Philadelphia), The Jakarta Globe, Phnom Penh Post , CNN (Beijing), CBS News (Beijing), NBC News (Beijing), AI Jazeera (Cairo), Bloomberg (Hong Kong, Tokyo, Berlin), Pakistan Press Foundation (Karachi), Malaysiakini.com (Kuala Lumpur), Taipei Times, The Hindu (New Delhi), Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg), Newsbreak (Manila).

Local English and international media: News Corporation, CNN, BBC, CCTV (Hong Kong), CNBC Asia, Voice of America,

Associated Press, Thomson-Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Bloomberg News & Television, Newsweek, International Herald Tribune, South China Morning Post, The Standard, The Wall Street Journal Asia, Time Asia, Financial Times, Forbes.

Local Chinese media: TVB, ATV, Cable TV, NOW (Business News Channel), Phoenix TV, Radio Television Hong Kong, Commercial

Radio, China Daily, Hong Kong Economic Times, Ming Pao , MingPao.com, Sing Tao Daily, Apple Daily, Wen Wei Po, Headline Daily, AM730, Metropolis Daily, Yazhou Zhoukan, Cup, City Magazine, Next Magazine, East Week .

PRC media: CCTV (Beijing), Shanghai Media Group, China Radio International (Beijing), China Daily (Beijing), Shanghai Daily, Southern Weekend (Guangzhou), 21st Century World Herald (Guangzhou), Caixin Media.

International Student Body

• Master of Journalism (full-time): 54
• Master of Journalism (part-time): 29
• Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism: 3
• MPhil and PhD: 5

University backgrounds of MJ students 2001-2010 (partial listing)

USA

• City University of New York
• Columbia University
• Cornell University
• Duke University
• Harvard University
• John Hopkins University
• Northwestern University
• Princeton University
• Smith College
• Stanford University
• UC Berkeley
• UCLA
• University of Chicago
• Wellesley University
• Yale University

Canada

• McGill University
• Queen’s University
• University of British Columbia
• University of Toronto
• University of Western Ontario
• York University

Mainland China

• Beijing Foreign Studies University
• Communications University of China
• Fudan University
• Peking University
• Renmin University

Europe

• Cambridge University
• London School of Economics
• Oxford University
• University of Warwick
• Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Science Po)

Hong Kong

• Chinese University of Hong Kong
• City University
• Hong Kong Baptist University
• The University of Hong Kong

Job placement at companies (partial listing)

• Bloomberg
• CCTV
• China Daily
• CNN
• Forbes
• New York Times
• Washington Post
• Reuters News
• Shanghai Media Group
• South China Morning Post
• Wall Street Journal

Research at the JMSC

Research and academic projects at the Journalism and Media Studies Centre

- Computational Journalism and Data-mining of Online Social Media

- China Media Project

- Media Law Project

- Public Health Communication Programme

- ABC News on Campus

- Project for Public Culture

Alumni Stories

View the the latest edition of the JMSC’s booklet, Postgraduate Alumni Stories, which showcases the career progression of 25 graduates of the JMSC, all alumni of the Master of Journalism, Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism, Master of Philosophy or Doctor of Philosophy programmes.

Click on the pamphlet to read in full-screen mode.

 

Open publication

The alumni featured include:

Sarah Chakales, MJ 2009, now a writer for CNN International in Hong Kong.

“As a Hong Kong based-writer for CNN International, I script television stories on business and market related developments in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as around the world. Asia is quickly becoming a powerful economic force on the global stage, so it’s exciting to have the opportunity to follow that action so closely.”

Lorea Solabarrieta, MJ 2010, Business News Anchor and Reporter for CCTV News in Beijing.

“Taking my Masters at the JMSC was one of the best things to have happened to me!”

Stuart Biggs, MJ 2004, reporter for Bloomberg News in Tokyo.

“The JMSC experience has been invaluable,” he said. “Years into my professional life, my opinion of the programme hasn’t changed. Perhaps the opposite is true. The more I find myself in complex situations, the more I remember the importance of understanding the issues, ethics and our responsibility as journalists that the professors drilled into us.”

Caroline Malone, MJ 2008, of Al Jazeera English in Doha.

“As Senior Producer, I’ll be both output producing (researching, writing, editing pictures, commissioning graphics) and package producing (putting own stories together and voicing). In the future I may also be doing the same out in the field,” she said.

Olga Wong, MPhil 2005, Senior Reporter for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong.

“My days with the JMSC are memorable. The wide-range of learning opportunities offered is precious to both my personal and career development,” she said of her time at HKU. “I was also overwhelmed by the chance of meeting veteran journalists and experienced research fellows from around the world, with whom I was encouraged to exchange ideas on a daily basis.”

Kiu Lam, MJ 2003, Internal Communications Associate Manager at Hong Kong Disneyland.

課程簡介

2012年是觀察中國政治生態、研究傳媒處境的窗口。本課程以新聞自由在當代中國的命運為脈絡，解讀傳媒與政治的變遷；從新聞傳媒的角度，縱觀1949年以來的中國歷史；在中國政治的大背景下，審視中國新聞自由的坎坷遭遇。課程强調知識的系統性、重視現實觀照，深入剖析內地傳媒生態，探討中國國情和發展走向。

上課日期：二零一二年三月十七日至六月二日，週六上課，共十講
時間：下午二時三十分至六時
地點：香港大學本部
教學語言：普通話
學費：港幣3,800元
凡香港大學新聞及傳媒研究中心的畢業生、香港大學全日制學生、現職新聞工作者，均可獲八折學費優惠（港幣3,040元），需提供學生證、工作證副本或名片作證明。

講者介紹

錢鋼，中國大陸著名傳媒人、作家，內地和香港業界熟知的新聞教育工作者。他親歷文革、改革開放、六四等歷史事件，見證中國媒體的變遷。他曾是《解放軍報》記者，在1986年發表代表作《唐山大地震》。離開軍隊後，他參與創辦《中國減災報》、《三聯生活週刊》等媒體，並任中央電視臺《新聞調查》欄目總策劃，在1998至2001年，擔任中國著名報紙《南方週末》常務副主編。自2004年至今，擔任香港大學新聞及傳媒研究中心中國傳媒研究計畫主任。期間，他出版了《大清留美幼童記》、《舊聞記者》、《中國傳媒與政治改革》、《如此盛世》等著作。他的新聞史課程，將國家歷史、傳媒歷史和個人經歷融合交織，別具一格。

課程大綱

17/3 第一講 縱論：時政、國情與傳媒

24/3 第二講 中國的民主自由之夢
解析中國新聞自由的薪火傳承，解讀中共建政初期的新聞傳媒——高唱「讓一切不民主的制度死亡」，靠「民主自由」擊敗國民黨的中共，能否真正建立「民主政府」？ 曾向國民黨奮力爭取言論自由的中共，在執政後實行了什麽樣的新聞制度？

31/3 第三講 毛澤東時代的傳媒：從反右運動到大饑荒
1957年的反右運動，將中國傳媒的自由主義傳統，幾乎連根斬除。從整風、鳴放，到反右：爲什麽毛主席號召批評，轉眼却將批評者打翻在地？發生於1958至1962年的大饑荒，禍起何處？理解反右和文革的鑰匙在哪里？

14/4 第四講 毛澤東時代的傳媒：文革
文化大革命是民主運動嗎？紅色浩劫的年代黨媒制度發展到極致，演化出「兩報一刊」這種極權宣傳機器。紅色口號的飈升如何應和了文革的發動？全面專政時代的極權傳媒是什麽面貌？

21/4 第五講 鄧小平時代的傳媒：解凍與交鋒
短暫的華國鋒時代，守舊和改革的較量，艱難的破冰歷程。在隨後的鄧小平時代初期，中國傳媒能否突破重圍？要走出毛的陰影，難！難！難！

5/5 第六講 鄧小平時代的傳媒：天安門
1985至1989年，政治體制改革呼聲漸漲，而執政黨舉棋不定。伴隨兩任總書記的悲劇命運，中國傳媒將經歷怎樣的大起大落、血淚洗禮？

12/5 第七講 江澤民時代的傳媒：在金錢與權力之間
鄧小平「南巡」後，中國擱置政治改革提議，繼而「悶聲發大財」，在經濟起飛的同時，社會和傳媒走上了畸形的發展道路。

19/5 第八講 江澤民時代的傳媒：大博弈
江澤民時代的中國傳媒，新聞專業主義開始成長，但仍無力突破市場和專權的雙重鉗制。直至沙士（SARS）爆發，國家和民衆付出慘痛代價。

26/5第九講 胡溫時代的傳媒：如此盛世
這是權貴資本主義瘋狂生長的時代，也是資訊科技和公民社會快速成長的時代。 中國傳媒在爭取自由的路上，有何不為人知的甘苦？新媒體時代的公民運動，展示了什麽樣的前景？

2/6 第十講 總結：社會轉型期的傳媒人和知識分子

學員參考書目

《墓碑》 (楊繼繩著 香港天地圖書公司)
《改革歷程》 （根據趙紫陽錄音整理 香港新世紀出版社）
《歷史的大爆炸》（張萬舒著 香港天地圖書公司）
《熱昏的年代》 （張萬舒著 香港天地圖書公司）
《改革漩渦中的人民日報》 （祝華新著 香港天地圖書公司）
《中國傳媒與政治改革》 （錢鋼著 香港天地圖書公司）
《中國傳媒風雲錄》 （陳婉瑩、錢鋼主編 香港天地圖書公司）
《出大事了》（即將出版）（陳婉瑩、錢鋼主編 香港天地圖書公司）
《中國傳媒銳思錄》（即將出版）（陳婉瑩、錢鋼主編 香港天地圖書公司）
《如此盛世——錢鋼的中國觀察》（錢鋼著 香港天地圖書公司）
《中國猛博》 （陳婉瑩、錢鋼主編 香港天地圖書公司）
《政治改革大博弈——溫家寶七談政改風波》（錢鋼 編著 香港天地圖書公司）

參考影片
《八九點鐘的太陽》《尋找林昭的靈魂》《天安門》《記憶》系列

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The Amazing Race. Photographers had to be in the right place at the right time ... Photo: AJ Libunao

Masters Lecture Series

Photojournalism @ HKU Masters Lecture Series

The lecture series is part of the JMSC’s Photojournalism @ HKU year-long series, which includes masters lectures, public courses and an exhibition of works by JMSC students at the Fringe Club.

• SHAHIDUL ALAM
• MICHAEL COYNE
• LIU HEUNG SHING
• KEES METSELAAR
• NICK UT

COMING UP …

KEES METSELAAR – Dutch Eyes, 25 years of photojournalism in Asia

Date: Friday, November 18, 2011
Time: 3:30pm
Venue: Foundation Chamber
Free admission, all are welcome

Kees has covered the fall of two dictators in Asia, Marcos in the Philippines and Suharto in Indonesia, got his feet wet in numerous floods and walked with the mujahedin in Afghanistan. He will speak about his experiences and the big changes in photojournalism since the mid-eighties when he began.

Kees Metselaar graduated as a scientist from the Free University in Amsterdam before he became a full time photojournalist in the mid eighties. His first big story was the fall of dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines in 1986. He photographed famine in the Sudan and the mujahedin in Afghanistan. In the early 1990s, he moved his base to Hong Kong to concentrate on Asia. He was in Bangladesh when a giant cyclone killed more than 100,000 people and those pictures went around the world.

He was in Indonesia during the fall of another dictator, President Suharto, and has travelled ith his cameras all over the vast archipelago. He is represented by the Dutch agency, Hollandse Hoogte. He has exhibited in Europe and Hong Kong. More recently in Hong Kong, he has been documenting the disappearing street markets and life styles of Central and Western Districts.

Blog: http://photokees.blogspot.com/

MICHAEL COYNE: Tell Me A Story

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2011
Time: 4.30 pm
Venue: Fringe Studio, The Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central
Free admission, first-come, first-served

Michael Coyne will talk about the importance of visual literacy in an image-saturated world. He will discuss the elements of visual literacy and how a powerful picture can tell a story. Michael’s talk will be illustrated by photographs from his international assignments.

Michael Coyne is an award winning photojournalist whose work has appeared in National Geographic, Time, Life, New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Smithsonian, Vogue and more. He has won awards from such organisations as the American National Press Photographers Association, the Overseas Press Club of America and the Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong.

Website: http://www.michaelcoyne.com.au/

PAST  MASTERS LECTURES

NICK UT: From Hell to Hollywood

Date: Friday, September 23, 2011
Time: 5 pm
Venue: Hui Pun Hing Lecture Theatre (Library Building LE1), The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam

Nick Ut, the legendary Associated Press photographer, is the author of the 1973 Pulitzer Prize-winning picture of a nine-year old girl fleeing a napalm attack during the Vietnam War. He will speak about his photography career which has bought him from the battle fields of Vietnam to the glamour of Hollywood.

Nick Ut, also known as Ut Cong Huynh, was born in Vietnam.  He began to take photographs for the AP when he was 16, just after his older brother, another AP photographer was killed in combat in 1965.

He won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for his photo of Phan Thi Kim Phuc, an iconic image which helped turn American public opinion against the war. Ut has since worked for the AP in Tokyo, South Korea, and Hanoi and is now based in Los Angeles. He maintains contact with Kim Phuc, who now lives in Canada.  Ut is also known for his portraits of Hollywood movie stars.

LIU HEUNG SHING – The Power of Images and The Road to 1911
影像的力量－1911「大道之行」辛亥革命百周年影像展公開講座
Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Time: 6 – 7.30 pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, The University of Hong Kong
Language: Putonghua

Liu Heung Shing is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and former foreign correspondent.

His talk coincides with the opening of a five-week exhibition at the HKU Museum, The Road to 1911: A Visual History, marking the centennial anniversary of the 1911 Revolution in China, and the launch of the book on the same subject, In Revolution: 1911 and Beyond.

The exhibition features 86 photos, brought together by Liu for the first time from collections worldwide.

The photographs run from the Second Opium War in 1860 to the end of the Warlord Era in the early 1920s, and provide an insight into the origins of modern China, in which Hong Kong played a key role.

They illustrate the social conditions and attitudes of the era, the atmosphere inside the imperial court in the dying days of the Qing Dynasty, the lives of the mighty and the poor and various events that helped shape the transition of China from an empire to a republic. Liu will recount his experiences in compiling this visual history.

Website: http://jmsc.hku.hk/sites/1911/

Public Course

BEYOND BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL COYNE

This course explores different photographic techniques, purposes and outcomes. It will enable you to identify good techniques and minimize bad photography.. Students will learn how to produce effective portraits, which illuminate the subjects’ personality as well as their appearance. By the end of the course you will be able to effectively tell a story or illustrate an issue through photography.
Date: December 2–4, 2011 (Fri–Sun)
Time: 10am – 1pm
Venue: Journalism and Media Studies Centre, Eliot Hall, HKU
Fee: $3,500
Syllabus: see here.
Limited space, register now.
Register for Beyond Basic Photography

Exhibition at the Fringe

The JMSC presents journalism students’ works at an Photography Exhibition at the Fringe Club

Photojournalism @ HKU

Visual Moments

November 29 – December 7
Presented by the Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong
The Anita Chan Lai-Ling Gallery, and Fotogalerie

“The photograph itself doesn’t interest me. I want only to capture a minute part of reality.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson, the father of modern photojournalism.

Come explore the reality of everyday life in Hong Kong, as seen through the lenses of The University of Hong Kong’s journalism students and graduates.

The photos are a mishmash of ideas, visions and realities of what life in Hong Kong is, some from master photographer Michael Coyne’s photojournalism class at HKU, others by graduates who have become established photojournalists in their own right.

攝影本身並不吸引我。我只想捕捉現實的瞬間。——Henri Cartier-Bresson 現代新聞攝影之父

就如香港大學新聞系的學生和舊生，透過鏡頭去探索香港的現實生活，這些照片混雜著創意、願景，並展現著香港的真實。

照片來自攝影大師 Michael Coyne在港大教授的「新聞攝影班」學生；及新聞系的畢業生，在他們當中不乏出色的新聞攝影者。
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