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10 October 2018

JMSC at the Uncovering Asia 2018 conference in Seoul

Over 440 journalists from 48 countries convened in Seoul, South Korea, from 4-7 October for Uncovering Asia 2018, the third Asian investigative journalism conference, co-hosted by Global Investigative Journalism Network, Newstapa, and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. Dozens of JMSC staff, former lecturers and alumni, […]

6 October 2018

National Geographic Grants Seminar (4 Oct)

JMSC co-hosted with the HKU Sustainability Office a National Geographic Grants Seminar on 4 October, which gave students the opportunity to learn about the Explorer programme. Explorers Professor Yvonne Sadovy and Astrid Andersson of the HKU School of Biological Sciences […]

20 September 2018

JMSC writer-in-residence series: Ching Cheong (18 Sep)

It was a full house at the Main Library on 18 September for Ching Cheong’s book talk, the first in our series of JMSC writers-in-residence events co-organized with the HKU Libraries. Around 160 people came to hear […]

13 September 2018

JMSC welcomes 100 new students

By George W. Russell The Journalism and Media Studies Centre has welcomed 32 new students to its Bachelor of Journalism Class of 2022. An orientation for the incoming BJs was held on 29 August at […]

28 August 2018

Behind social media – privacy and free speech (4 Sep)

The internet and, in particular social media platforms are enjoying an increasing level of influence. However, technology brings both convenience and risks: our personal information is vulnerable online, and people may be held liable for […]

27 August 2018

Symposium on Digital Research into Media and Politics (24 Aug)

JMSC co-organized the “Symposium on Digital Research into Media and Politics: International & Hong Kong Studies” on 24 August with the Society of Hong Kong Studies. The event was well attended with over 90 local and international scholars, experts and […]

3 July 2018

Sida Wang named 2018 Mick Deane Scholarship winner

By George Russell With video stories about mainland Chinese and local student tensions at the University of Hong Kong and the growing drone-flying community, Sida Wang (MJ, 2018) hit plenty of high notes during her time at […]

4 June 2018

Local identity issues in focus in student documentaries

By Yiduan Wu Identity issues in Hong Kong were the subject of this year’s documentaries produced by journalism postgraduates at the University of Hong Kong. Four documentaries, each lasting around 15 minutes, showed the stories […]