1 December 2012

JMSC Students Pick Up 45 Scholarships at Annual Student Prize Presentation Ceremony

JMSC students took home a total of 45 scholarships at this year’s annual Student Prize Presentation Ceremony. Providing students with subsidies and all, half, or a quarter of the tuition for the 2011-2012 academic year, […]
29 November 2012

Nov 30: Talk – The Future of Journalism Education and E-Learning

Howard Finberg, a former teacher at Northwestern University and San Francisco State University who is now the Director of Partnerships and Alliances at The Poynter Institute, will deliver a talk at the JMSC about the […]
26 November 2012

Nov 26: Career Talk – Specialized Knowledge and Marketability

Sheridan Prasso, Editor-at-Large for Bloomberg News, will deliver a talk on what makes modern journalists marketable at Hong Kong University today. In today’s highly competitive and rapidly changing work environment, journalists need to respond to […]
23 November 2012

Nov 28: Career Talk – The Latest State of Interactive Media

Paul Cheung, the Global Interactive Editor for the Associated Press (AP), will deliver a talk about the latest trends in interactive media and digital journalism at the JMSC on Wednesday, November 28. He will discuss digital […]
23 November 2012

Global Health Programs Fail to Meet Real Needs warns JMSC Master of Journalism Director

Global health programmes aimed at specific diseases fail to meet the broader health needs of the local communities they have been set up to help, according to the Director of the JMSC’s Master of Journalism […]
16 November 2012

JMSC Undergraduates Go Live For Prospective Students

Five JMSC Bachelor of Journalism (BJ) students put on a live newscast in front of a room full of prospective students and their parents on November 10 as part of Hong Kong University’s annual Information […]
14 November 2012

Western Reporting on China Does Not Reflect Bias by Journalists, Asia Expert Says

Western journalists currently reporting in Asia do not have a bias against China, says veteran foreign correspondent Mike Chinoy. According to Chinoy, who served as CNN‘s Senior Asia Correspondent during his 30-year-plus career as a correspondent, […]
10 November 2012

Journalism Training Provides Marketable Skills For Today’s Work World

Journalists’ skills are not just in demand in media and publishing, but in every business, says the social media director of a global PR firm. In addition to their strong research, media analysis and critical […]