28 February 2017

It’s hard out there for a scalper; HK’s gray market is feeling the squeeze

by Wang Gengye | Nov 16, 2015 “Just HK$6988, it’s yours!” a young man shouted to the passerby, shaking iPhone6’s in his hand. Getting no response, he shouted again; “Wait, wait, stop! Just HK$6888, all […]
28 February 2017

Medical, nursing students feel pressure of overwork 

By Vivien Poon It’s not just working doctors and nurses that suffer stress. Even students in these fields feel they are under tremendous pressure. “The first student who committed suicide was from the medical school,” […]
17 February 2017

Learning about the unique area of wine journalism and how it differs from lifestyle reporting

There may be few other areas of journalism which involve quite as many fun wine and food events, but wine journalism requires a specialist subject knowledge and an authoritative writing style, students―and some staff—learnt in […]
10 February 2017

Students experiment with innovative storytelling through digital projects

Traditional Chinese characters shown through interactive graphics. A walk through Hong Kong’s recent history using scannable barcodes. And bots publishing stories and replying to reader messages on Facebook. These were just a few of the […]
27 January 2017

JMSC students learn adaptability is key to “real world” journalism on winter internships around Asia

From refining interview techniques to experimenting with different writing and video production styles, JMSC students learnt that adaptability is key to producing effective journalism during their recent winter internships. Fifty Master of Journalism (MJ) students […]
23 January 2017

New partnership between the JMSC and Asia Sentinel to produce local and regional reporting

The JMSC and news and analysis website Asia Sentinel have formed a partnership to work together in producing local and regional reporting. Under the new collaboration, JMSC students will pitch stories of local and regional […]