4 March 2014

JMSC Students Learn Their Trade in Internships Across the Region

Over the winter break, 40 graduate students from the Journalism and Media Studies Center participated in internships that immersed them in the day-to-day work of practicing journalists. Their experience included writing spot reports, drafting feature stories, and producing television and radio news for a variety of media outlets across the Asia region.
25 February 2014

Journalism jobs abound for those prepared, says new JMSC advisor

For journalism students worried about finding jobs in a changing media environment after graduation, the words of William Chang should bring some comfort. There are lots of opportunities out there for today’s journalism students, especially […]
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.
10 February 2014

JMSC Graduates Earn Advanced Degrees With High Rankings

Three graduate students from the Journalism and Media Studies Centre recently earned advanced degrees in journalism – a PhD and two Master of Philosophy degrees. PhD graduate Abdur Razzaque Khan, from Bangladesh, completed his thesis […]
29 January 2014

Academy Award Winner Ruby Yang Joins JMSC

Ruby Yang, the Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, has joined the Journalism and Media Studies Centre as Hong Kong University’s Hung Leung Hau Ling Distinguished Fellow in Humanities. In addition to teaching a course on documentary video production, the Chinese-American filmmaker will be running the “Ruby Yang Workshop.”  Both the documentary course and the workshop will be available to all HKU students.
28 January 2014

JMSC Professor Calls for More Transparency in Hong Kong Courts

The Hong Kong courts’ practice of limiting public access to court documents undermines open justice and journalists’ ability to accurately report on court cases, Associate Professor Doreen Weisenhaus recently told the South China Morning Post.