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

23 September 2016

Master classes with Oscar documentarians coming up in October and November

Two-time Academy Award nominated filmmaker James Longley and Academy Award winner Thomas Lennon will be the first instructors of Hong Kong Documentary Initiative’s Master Classes with Oscar Documentarians on 29–30 October and 5–6 November held at the Journalism and […]

20 September 2016

JMSC teaching assistant wins Hong Kong arm wrestling competition and VIP package to meet Arnie

She is known at the JMSC as a teaching assistant for the Media Law and Ethics course. But in her spare time, Sharron Fast is a boxer and a weightlifter―and more recently a champion arm […]

8 September 2016

A Celebration of Journalism with Ying Chan marks the end of an era

More than 300 journalists, academics, local business leaders, students and alumni gathered on 31 August in HKU’s historic Loke Yew Hall to celebrate the first chapter of the JMSC under the leadership of its founding […]

30 August 2016

Winner of the 2016 Mick Deane Scholarship for Video Journalism announced

Xu Xiaotong, a 2016 Master of Journalism graduate from the JMSC whose documentary explored the difficulties of Chinese students adjusting to life in Hong Kong, has been named as the overall winner of the 2016 […]

22 August 2016

JMSC students win TVB documentary competition

A film about a Hong Kong bodybuilder who was born female but now identifies as genderqueer has netted a team of JMSC students the top award in a local documentary competition. The documentary, titled ‘Siu […]

4 August 2016

School pupils get a taste of what it’s like to work as a journalist

Secondary school students from Hong Kong have experienced the world of journalism through a series of workshops at The University of Hong Kong. 100 junior secondary school students aged between 12 and 15 from a […]

20 July 2016

Documentary celebrating peace and friendship through music by Oscar-winning director premieres in Hong Kong

More than 300 guests, including Carrie Lam, Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong SAR Government, attended the premiere of the latest film by Academy Award-winning director Ruby Yang in Hong Kong on 17 […]

8 July 2016

JMSC director named SOPA Honorary Member

Yuen Ying Chan, Director of the JMSC, has been named as an Honorary Member of the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA). Professor Chan’s induction was announced at a gala dinner for the SOPA 2016 […]