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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, […]

12 November 2012

JMSC Organizes Online Journalism Workshop for Secondary School Students

Over 80 students from Hong Kong secondary schools have participated in a series of workshops on journalistic storytelling in the digital age, organized by the Journalism and Media Studies Centre, the Hong Kong Academy for […]

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 […]

8 November 2012

Nov 13: Screening — Assignment: China – China Watching

The Journalism and Media Studies Centre (JMSC) will present a screening and discussion of the documentary Assignment China: CHINA WATCHING on Tuesday, November 13 in HKU’s Chow Yei Ching Building. About the film: A documentary film on […]

7 November 2012

Nov 9: Career Talk – How to Light a Prairie Fire: Engaging Across Social Media on a Mass Scale

Join us for a career talk this Friday with Ogilvy social media expert and former New York Times (NYT) correspondent Thomas Crampton, entitled: “How to Light a Prairie Fire: Engaging across social media on a mass […]

6 November 2012

British Parliamentarian Urges Law Reform in Hong Kong and UK to Protect Free Speech

Both Hong Kong law and the British laws on which it is largely based should be reformed to increase protection of “the fundamental right to freedom of expression and public information”, while still safeguarding individuals […]

27 October 2012

JMSC Alumnus Wins International Herald Tribune Award

Isak Ladegaard, a recent Bachelor of Journalism graduate from the JMSC, has won the International Herald Tribune’s , ‘Word (World) of Yours’ Writing Competition 2012 in the university category. Ladegaard won the prize for his […]

26 October 2012

Nov 10: Public Lecture ” Social Media for business: looking beyond the buzzword ” by Andrea Fenn of Fireworks, Shanghai

Social media is one of the most transformative phenomena of the new century, and this is especially true in China, where it has facilitated the emergence of a new urban civil society with faster and […]