31 October 2014

JMSC welcomes two distinguished visiting educators

Two distinguished educators will be teaching classes and presenting talks at the JMSC in November and December. Lifen Zhang will be teaching about the mainland Chinese media and Dan Gillmor will be teaching journalism entrepreneurship.
21 February 2014

In the New Media Good Journalism and Experts Will Be in Demand

Today’s new generation of journalists is entering a media environment where “everything is possible, up for grabs, and nothing is certain.” But the new media will also require more trusted journalists with expertise.
13 February 2014
Dan Gillmor

Dan Gillmor to speak on media entrepreneurship

Dan Gillmor, noted journalist, author and educator, will give a talk at the Journalism and Media Studies Centre on February 14 entitled “Imagining Journalism’s Future: Conversation, Data and Entrepreneurship.” Date: 14 February 2014, Friday Time: […]
11 February 2013

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 the pledge recently at a gathering of HKU’s journalism alumni, hosted by HKU Vice Chancellor Lap-Chee Tsui and Professor Ying Chan, founding director of the Journalism and Media Studies Centre (JMSC).
8 May 2012

JMSC Entrepreneurship Workshop

JMSC students and alumni are getting a realistic lesson in starting their own media company, courtesy of digital media expert Dan Gillmor. A seven-day class taught by Gillmor looks at the culture of start-up companies […]
7 May 2012

May 19: Public Lecture in Shanghai – Entrepreneurship and the Media

Professor Dan Gillmor, an internationally recognised author and authority on digital media, will deliver a public lecture on entrepreneurship in the digital media on Saturday, May 19, at Hong Kong University’s Shanghai Study Centre. As […]
14 July 2011

All In a Day’s Work: Online is Mainstream at the JMSC

The JMSC is a world-leader in online journalism, a subject that has been on the curriculum since its founding in 1999.