18 November 2016

From Zimbabwe to Hong Kong: training to become a humanitarian journalist

Thandiwe Moyo—who comes from a small town called Chiredzi in the southern part of Zimbabwe—has just started her Master of Journalism degree at the JMSC. She hopes to use the course as a stepping stone […]
18 November 2016

JMSC signs agreement with AFP to boost internships, industry talks, and the translation of ethical guidelines

The JMSC and Agence France-Presse (AFP) have signed an agreement to cooperate on areas such as student internships, talks by media professionals and the translation of ethical guidelines. The agreement was signed at AFP’s Hong […]
3 November 2016

Workshop at HKU on Media Law and Policy in Asia brings together media professionals and defence lawyers for legal and practical training

By Tamsyn Burgmann, Master of Journalism 2016–17 Lawyers and journalists converged at The University of Hong Kong amid two typhoons to share strategies and develop solutions to the maelstrom of threats to press freedom swirling […]
3 November 2016

Bulgarian media get backpack journalism tips from JMSC Associate Professor

Former backpack war correspondent and JMSC Associate Professor of Practice Kevin Sites recently conducted five days of training for Bulgarian journalists on the basics of digital mobile journalism—the concept of self-reliant individuals shooting, writing and […]
1 November 2016

JMSC’s new broadcast studio and media production facilities now in full operation

The JMSC’s new multipurpose newsroom and live production facility, built around a professional broadcast studio, is now in full operation. The facility’s control room has been designed in line with professional media production practices, giving […]
1 November 2016

Application for the 2017–2018 Master of Journalism programme now open

The JMSC is now welcoming applications to its Master of Journalism (MJ) programme for the 2017–2018 academic year. This one-year full time programme (or two-year part time programme for Hong Kong residents or those who […]
28 October 2016

Darkened Screen: Constraints on Foreign Journalists in China

DATE: Thursday 3 November 2016 TIME: 4:30-6:00 p.m. VENUE: MWT4 (Meng Wah Complex, 1/F) ABSTRACT: On September 22, PEN America, the largest of more than 100 centres of PEN International, released Darkened Screen, a report detailing […]
12 October 2016

My internship with ABC News in Beijing and covering the Yulin dog meat festival

(Feature image: Robin Roberts, co-anchor of ABC’s Good Morning America, on the Great Wall of China) By Eric Cheung As one of the Big Three television networks in the United States, ABC News is one […]