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8 July 2024

Published by jmsccoms at 8 July 2024

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.

5 July 2024

Published by jmsccoms at 5 July 2024

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.

27 June 2024

Published by jmsccoms at 27 June 2024

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.

27 June 2024

Published by jmsccoms at 27 June 2024

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.

8 June 2024

Published by jmsccoms at 8 June 2024

JMSC’s 25th Anniversary Celebration

Thank you everyone for celebrating JMSC's 25th anniversary with us! We hope you enjoyed this Homecoming Day and had a fun time reconnecting with your old friends and celebrating the milestone.

12 October 2023

Published by jmsccoms at 12 October 2023

Llewellyn Cheung

MJ 2022, Llewellyn Cheung, Video Producer, South China Morning Post
The programme provides all the skills you need as a journalist: from pitching ideas, writing and editing, verifying misinformation, to packaging a story with multimedia.

3 October 2023

Published by jmsccoms at 3 October 2023

Hailey Yip

MJ2023, Hailey Yip, Reporter, Radio Television Hong Kong
Coming from a teaching background, my knowledge of the world was limited to a classroom, but the Master of Journalism programme at HKU exposed me to opportunities that I will never forget. I would have never imagined that within a short year, I would now be working my dream job in radio presenting and news reporting.

8 July 2023

Published by jmsccoms at 8 July 2023

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