Georgia McCafferty, Author at Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong

1 July 2015

Published by Georgia McCafferty at 1 July 2015

Trauma reporting needs citizen journalists, says Dart professor

Citizen journalism needs to be embraced for its role in providing on-the-ground reporting on trauma and disasters, according to award winning journalist Bruce Shapiro.

18 May 2015

Published by Georgia McCafferty at 18 May 2015

JMSC students and alums score big at Human Rights Press Awards

JMSC students and alumni have won a raft of honours at the prestigious 19th Annual Human Rights Press Awards in both the student and the general sections.

6 May 2015

Published by Georgia McCafferty at 6 May 2015

Bachelor of Journalism student wins Human Rights Press Award essay contest

Gloria Cheung, a bachelor of journalism student at the JMSC, has won the inaugural Human Rights Press Awards essay contest.

26 April 2015

Published by Georgia McCafferty at 26 April 2015

Master of Journalism student to launch new Hong Kong-focused English news outlet

Concerned by growing restrictions on press freedom in Hong Kong and the lack of credible alternative English-language news outlets, JMSC masters of journalism student, Tom Grundy, has teamed up with another journalist to launch a new, independent online newspaper called Hong Kong Free Press.

23 April 2015

Published by Georgia McCafferty at 23 April 2015

Student-produced documentary on Hong Kong protests named a Webby Award ‘Honoree’

“The Umbrella Movement”, a documentary about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy “Occupy” protests that was produced and directed by a group of JMSC Master of Journalism students, has been named an ‘Honoree’ in the prestigious Webby Awards, […]

16 April 2015

Published by Georgia McCafferty at 16 April 2015

JMSC alumni carve out career in social media

Spending all day surfing social media has proven a good career move for three JMSC graduates who have found rewarding jobs working at digital news agency, Storyful.

15 April 2015

Published by Georgia McCafferty at 15 April 2015

Journalism students learn valuable lessons covering Chinese government conferences

Four Bachelor of Journalism students have cut their teeth covering two of China’s most important political meetings, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), contributing reporting to Hong Kong’s Ming Pao and South China Morning Post newspapers.

30 March 2015

Published by Georgia McCafferty at 30 March 2015

Hong Kong student stars at US screening of “My Voice, My Life”

A visually impaired student with a lead role in “My Voice, My Life”, a documentary directed by Oscar-winning JMSC lecturer Ruby Yang, has headlined the film’s screening at the Centre for Asian American Media film festival 2015 (CAAMfest) in San Francisco.