JMSC Case Studies

Organised by the Asia Chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association. Theme: New Media. Hosted, co-sponsored and reported by the Journalism & Media Studies Centre (JMSC) of The University of Hong Kong.
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Former journalists discuss their success secrets after hanging up their last press passes Round-up by Jennifer Jett featuring: Lorraine Hahn, former host, CNN Talk Asia Charles Lee, former contributor to the Far Eastern Economic Review, Asiaweek, Newsweek and the Economist Intelligence Unit Christine Chen, formerly of Foreign Policy Cynthia Yoo, founder of Nanoomi.net, and...
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By Jennifer Jett The need to learn a a range of story-telling skills can be daunting but there are some basic tips that anyone can master. That was the message presented by New Media specialists at the Asian American Journalists Association’s (AAJA) inaugural Asian conference on June 11. “Increasingly, news organizations want journalists to...
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By Jennifer Jett and Ivy Zhang Kristie LuStout, host of the CNN show News Stream, demonstrated how technology had changed reporting but warned that it had limitations. Speaking at the Asian American Journalists Association’s (AAJA) inaugural Asian conference at the University of Hong Kong, LuStout started her keynote address at the talk by showing...
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By Jennifer Jett Reporting the Japanese earthquake proved a steep learning curve for many media organisations, journalists said. “Ultimately, when you’re managing a big news operation, it’s the people first, and so there’s obviously safety issues,” said Eric Burroughs, Asia financial markets editor for Reuters. “One of the trickiest things was really just trying...
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By Ivy Zhang Local censorship within China of Chinese-language sites was of greater concern to many Chinese netizens than the “Great Firewall” which blocked foreign (and foreign-language) sites, Kaiser Kuo, director of international communications at Baidu, said. Kuo was speaking at the opening session of the Asian American Journalists Association’s (AAJA) inaugural Asian conference...
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By Ivy Zhang Next Media, publisher of the Chinese-language Apple Daily, defended its controversial animations of news events.   Michael Logan (right) with Kaiser Kuo The animations are based on facts and extrapolate from events to fill the gaps, said Michael Logan, Content and Business Development Manager of Next Media. Logan was speaking at...
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