Journalism Programme Lauded as JMSC Celebrates 14 Years
The University of Hong Kong is proud of its journalism programme and is committed to supporting it and helping it grow, says Deputy Vice Chancellor Roland Chin. He made…
Career Tips from Alumni: Documentary Film Production with Vincent Du
JMSC alumnus Vincent Du’s latest documentary has been picked up by Al Jazeera. “Almost Famous” features China’s largest school for rock music and will play on the network’s English-language programme,…
Alumnus Returns to JMSC to Teach Computational Journalism Course
Jonathan Stray (MJ, 2010), who leads the Overview Project for the Associated Press (AP), is at the JMSC for four weeks teaching the school’s first Computational Journalism course. He’s also making clear what the…
Alumnus Lands Two Media Jobs in Colombia
Sergio Held, who received his Master of Journalism degree this year, has secured two jobs in Bogotá, the capitol city of his native Colombia. Held has been made Deutsche Welle‘s correspondent for…
Alumnus Wins Postgraduate Research Award
Alison Hui (BJ 2011) has won an award for Best Oral Presentation at the 12th Annual HKU Research Postgraduate Conference. Her topic was using the media to encourage those suffering from…
Alumnus Wins Two Awards in San Francisco
Saul Sugarman, who graduated from the JMSC’s Master of Journalism Programme in 2009, has won two awards for his reporting for a legal affairs newspaper, the Daily Journal, in San Francisco.…
Alumnus Marries Love of Words With Love of Architecture in New Book
A book about Chinese architectural design by Sylvia Chan, a graduate of the JMSC’s Master of Journalism programme – Writing In(to) Architecture: China’s Architectural Design and Construction Since 1949 –…
JMSC Alumni Form Marathon Running Partnership
The JMSC breeds more than just journalists — it’s also helped foster the birth of an unusual marathon-running partnership. Marco Lui and Monami Yui both graduated with a Master of…
JMSC Alumnus Runs Social Media at Phnom Penh Post
Justin Heifetz (MJ 2011) has been appointed to work as a journalist and social media editor at the Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia’s main English language newspaper. “The role is unique…
MJ Converts Internship At The Economist Intelligence Unit Into Job
Richard Schuster (MJ 2011), who spent four months with the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) this summer, was recently offered a fixed-term position. As the sister company of The Economist magazine,…
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