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Did you know Asia’s first social media laboratory was founded right here in Hong Kong? James She, HKUST professor and director of the university’s NIE Social Media Lab, shows us the “science behind the social” at the NIE Social Media Laboratory located at Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
 (HKUST). He will speak...
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Ever felt used or abused? Hear from public relations experts and journalists on how we can best cultivate beneficial relationships – and not get spammed or hounded every day. You don’t want to miss this panel with Thomas Crampton, Asia-Pacific Social Media Director at Ogilvy & Mather and former University of Hong Kong professor;...
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We get the freshest juice on Apple, the world’s most valuable company, with Marketplace’s China correspondent. Rob Schmitzforced a rare retraction on a recent episode of the popular radio show This American Life. He visits us from Shanghai and sits down for a one-on-one 30-minute lightning round to share his story and the latest...
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Experts on the Middle Kingdom’s politics, economy and human rights in 2012 kick off this year’s AAJA-JMSC conference. Beijing prepares for a rare leadership succession next year – who are China’s next chosen leaders and what change could they bring? What’s the latest on the surprise escape of blind human rights activist Chen Guangcheng...
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What is the real story behind the workers who make Apple’s iPad? Rob Schmitz, Marketplace’s China correspondent in Shanghai, shared details behind his reporting on the production of Apple’s products and how he broke the story about Mike Daisey, an American author and actor. Schmitz found that Daisey falsified claims about Apple and Foxconn,...
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The second annual New Media Conference kicks off at 9 in the morning at the University of Hong Kong. Today’s scheduled speakers include Kristie Lu Stout and Tyson Wheatley of CNN, Dan Gillmor of the Knight Centre for Digital Media Entrepreneurship of the  Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication at Arizona State University. Over a...
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KRISTIE LU STOUT @klustout Kristie Lu Stout is an anchor/correspondent for CNN International and host of News Stream from CNN’s Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong. News Stream is a one hour news program; it airs weekdays at 9pm in Hong Kong. Stout’s community efforts include speaking to students across the world. Stout is also an active member of...
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