8 July 2024
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Lydia Guo

MJ 2010, Lydia Guo, Director of Global Communications, Tencent
Lydia Guo became the director of global communications at Chinese tech giant Tencent after working at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Before pursuing a career in corporate communications, she wrote for the Financial Times and Ignites Asia. As a reporter for China Business News, a Chinese financial and business newspaper, she won the 2014 Journalist of the Year – Investment award for the Chinese category from the State Street Institutional Press Awards, Asia Pacific.
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8 July 2024
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Zela Chin

MJ 2010, Zela Chin, Supervising Producer for Pearl Magazine, TVB
Zela Chin is the supervising producer for Pearl Magazine, TVB Pearl’s weekly prime-time documentary programme. Hailing from Los Angeles, she started her journalism career working at CNN in Atlanta before moving to Hong Kong. She joined TVB after graduating from the JMSC — and has won multiple awards.
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8 July 2024
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Paavan Mathema and Sonia Awale

MJ 2013, Paavan Mathema, Kathmandu Bureau Chief, Agence France-Presse
MJ 2016, Sonia Awale, Executive Editor, Nepali Times
Paavan Mathema and Sonia Awale, who studied at the JMSC on full scholarship, are making a difference in Nepal’s male-dominated media landscape. Paavan now serves as the Kathmandu bureau chief for Agence France-Presse, the French international news agency, while Sonia has risen through the ranks to become executive editor of Nepali Times, the country’s leading English-language weekly.
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5 July 2024
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Alexandra Hoegberg

MJ 2013, Alexandra Hoegberg, Director of Marketing and Communications, Clinical Trial Consultants
Alexandra Hoegberg pivoted from journalism to a career in life science communication when she returned to Sweden. She first worked as the head of global communications for Uppsala Monitoring Centre, which runs the WHO’s medicines and vaccines safety surveillance programme. After a stint at SwedenBIO, the association for the Swedish life science industry, Alexandra serves as the director of marketing and communications for Clinical Trial Consultants, a research organisation that conducts clinical trials for pharma firms.
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27 June 2024
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JMSC Receives $32 Million Donation From Shum Family

The Journalism and Media Studies Centre (JMSC) has received a donation of HK$ 32.1 million from its longtime benefactor, the late Mrs Lee Shum Shuk Yuen.  JMSC Director Professor Ruby Yang announced the donation during the JMSC’s 25th anniversary celebration on Saturday, June 8.  "Over the past year, Professor Yang has served as the Interim Director of the Centre with passion and visionary leadership, which has played a pivotal role in fostering sustainable growth and strengthening the Centre's position," said Professor Ming Wen, the Dean of Social Sciences.
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27 June 2024
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Professor Ruby Yang Officially Appointed as JMSC Director

Professor Ruby Yang will officially start her two-year tenure as the JMSC Director on 1 July. The appointment has been approved by the HKU President and Vice-Chancellor. "Over the past year, Professor Yang has served as the Interim Director of the Centre with passion and visionary leadership, which has played a pivotal role in fostering sustainable growth and strengthening the Centre's position," said Professor Ming Wen, the Dean of Social Sciences.
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