News Literacy in Asia Archives - Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong

6 October 2017

Published by jmsc at 6 October 2017

JMSC faculty share research about “fake news” and techniques on how to navigate the media

By Martin Choi The Journalism and Media Studies Centre held its first series of lunchtime talks this year titled “Journalism in the Age of ‘Fake News’” over the course of three weeks, at a time […]

11 September 2017

Published by jmsc at 11 September 2017

JMSC lunchtime talks: Journalism in the Age of “Fake News”

12:30-1:30pm, 19 September 2017 (Tuesday) A Fulbrighter’s experience at the MIT Media Lab during the US presidential election Dr. King-wa Fu, Associate Professor After the 2016 United States presidential election and the “surprising” victory of President […]

27 April 2017

Published by jmsc at 27 April 2017

New JMSC project focuses on checking and verifying online sources

In the fast-moving digital age, journalists need to be able to quickly check online sources and identify reliable information for their reporting. The Cyber News Verification Lab is a new project at the JMSC with […]

14 March 2016

Published by jmsc at 14 March 2016

JMSC hosts workshop in Myanmar to improve news literacy

For the fourth straight year, the JMSC has hosted a workshop aimed at spreading news literacy around Asia. The 2015 Institute for News Literacy Fellows in Asia was held at the Myanmar Institute of Theology […]