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Alumnus Marries Love of Words With Love of Architecture in New Book

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 – is due for publication in March.

The bilingual (English and…

JMSC Alumni Form Marathon Running Partnership

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 Journalism degree in 2009, and both found jobs with the…

JMSC Alumnus Runs Social Media at Phnom Penh Post

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 in that I write stories and sub-edit only half the…

MJ Converts Internship At The Economist Intelligence Unit Into Job

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, a member of the Economist Group, the EIU is…

MJ Alumni Cover Boao Forum in Hainan

MJ Alumni Cover Boao Forum in Hainan

More than 800 international journalists converged on Hainan Island last week for the Boao Forum For Asia, where leaders in government, business and academia shared their visions of the most pressing issues facing Asia and the world at large.…

JMSC Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Coverage

JMSC Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Coverage

JMSC alumni and students are among those who have been reporting the recent tragedy in Japan caused by the earthquake and tsunami.

Diego Laje (MJ 2009) lives in Hong Kong and freelances for CNN Spanish and CNN.com. He…

Students and Alumni Secure Positions With Financial Times Publications

Students and Alumni Secure Positions With Financial Times Publications

The Financial Times (FT) is a world renowned, international British newspaper, which is published in London and 23 other cities round the world.

Known for its distinctive salmon-coloured newspaper, the FT is often consumed via tablets like the iPad or…

Alumni Stories: The Success Stories of 12 JMSC Graduates

Alumni Stories: The Success Stories of 12 JMSC Graduates

Follow the fortunes of 12 recent JMSC BJ graduates at companies ranging from Bloomberg, Reuters and TVB to HSBC and the Hong Kong Government. More …

Students and Alumni Working at TVB

Students and Alumni Working at TVB

Hong Kong free television station, TVB, is one of the largest largest terrestrial networks in Hong Kong.

The station is divided into TVB Pearl, which broadcasts predominantly English language news and current affairs programming, and TVB Jade, a…

MJ Alumnus – Three Months Reporting from Kabul

MJ Alumnus – Three Months Reporting from Kabul

Bethany Matta, a Master of Journalism student at the JMSC who graduated in 2010, has spent the past three months freelancing in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.

Here is her update of how she’s been getting along:

“I am going…

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