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Google to Fund Data Journalism Scholarships for 2012-13 at the JMSC

Google to Fund Data Journalism Scholarships for 2012-13 at the JMSC

Google will fund two full-tuition scholarships for Master of Journalism candidates with solid computer technology backgrounds.  The scholarships will provide support for the field of data journalism, one of the new areas of focus at the JMSC.

The scholarships are…

RTHK to Air Radio News Packages Produced by JMSC Students

RTHK to Air Radio News Packages Produced by JMSC Students

The JMSC will partner with public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) to produce Cantonese news content for a weekly radio programme during the spring semester.

The University of Hong Kong, the JMSC’s parent institution, is one of five…

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…

Print Still Alive in Asia Says JMSC Internship Consultant

Print Still Alive in Asia Says JMSC Internship Consultant

The opportunities for print reporters are greater in Asia today than in America or Europe.

That’s according to Lauren Dockett, JMSC teaching assistant and internship consultant.

Lauren DockettDockett, who joined the JMSC staff in September 2011, hails from New York,…

Thirteen JMSC Students Awarded Scholarships

Thirteen JMSC Students Awarded Scholarships

Thirteen MJ students from a variety of countries have received scholarships for the 2011-2012 school year to help them with their studies at the JMSC.

The scholarships are either full, half or quarter and come from donors including the South China Morning Post-Wah Kiu

JMSC Welcomes New And Returning Staff

JMSC Welcomes New And Returning Staff

The JMSC has added three new adjuncts to its highly experienced teaching staff, and two familiar faces are returning for the spring semester.

The new members of the teaching staff are Mike Meyer, Matt Walsh and Danny Gittings.

Meyer, who has won the Lowell Thomas

JMSC Designated Administrator of SOPA Awards for Second Year Running

JMSC Designated Administrator of SOPA Awards for Second Year Running

The JMSC has been designated the administrator of this year’s Society of Publishers in Asia Awards. Rusty Todd, Visiting Professor and Director of Business Journalism at the JMSC, will serve as Head of Judges.

An MJ’s CNNGo Internship: Part Fun, Part Bootcamp

An MJ’s CNNGo Internship: Part Fun, Part Bootcamp

Lareina Choong, a Master of Journalism student from Singapore, spent 10 weeks interning at CNNGo in Hong Kong this winter, working on its travel and lifestyle news web site. An account of her experience:

Academic “Through Train” Pays Off For Recent JMSC Alumni

Academic “Through Train” Pays Off For Recent JMSC Alumni

JMSC alumni who entered the master’s programme fresh from their undergraduate studies have chalked up some remarkable early career successes.

The merits of getting work experience before returning to university or spending another year or two at college is often fiercely…

MJ Recounts Her Internship Experiences at The Jakarta Post

MJ Recounts Her Internship Experiences at The Jakarta Post

The JMSC’s Master of Journalism students serve rewarding internships at news organisations all over the world, from cross-border outfits such as CNN and the Wall Street Journal Asia to national newspapers such as the Phnom Penh Post and the…

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