MJ alumni stories – Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong

29 October 2018

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Eduard Fernández

MJ 2018, PEI Media reporter After years of working as a journalist in Asia, I felt I needed to strengthen my skills to move forward in my career path. JMSC courses helped me to finally […]

22 October 2018

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MJ2018, Reporter, Haymarket Media Group The MJ programme has something for everyone. It is also a great learning environment under established practitioners for a diverse club of young journalists from around the world. In particular, […]

10 October 2018

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Eva Tam

MJ 2012, Multimedia Producer, The Wall Street Journal
'I believe that all you need is a lucky break to make it into journalism. However, luck only presents itself when one's preparation meets opportunity. The JMSC programme prepared me through practical classes such as broadcast writing, online journalism and documentary video production. But what makes this programme stand out from other journalism schools are the extensive networking opportunities that helped me land my big break.'

9 October 2018

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Venus Feng

MJ2015, Bloomberg Reporter Most of JMSC’s courses require hand-on experience and help you understand new concepts or skills through exercises. Teachers will encourage you to try different tasks and develop your own interests in different […]

5 October 2018

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Tamsyn Burgmann

The New York Times, MJ 2017 “Journalism, for me, is a calling and one the JMSC answered heartily. I got to pick the brains of our craft’s legends in Asia. Geek out with peers over […]

5 October 2018

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Ernest Chan

Haymarket Media Group, MJ 2017 “The MJ programme represented a career switch for me after several years working in tech in Hong Kong. The experience brought me up to speed with some of the hard […]

28 October 2016

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Kevin Lui

MJ 2016, Reporter, TIME Asia ‘The JMSC gave me what I needed for a head start in the field of journalism—from writing to video and digital skills, all in just one year. Learning from top-notch […]

28 October 2016

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Georgia Feldmanis

MJ 2016, Reporter, Mix Magazine at Panacea Publishing ‘I came to Hong Kong with no experience, very little understanding of local culture and a narrow vision of what I wanted to do. I wanted to […]