Associated Press Archives - Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong

22 July 2013

Published by Stephen Gilbert at 22 July 2013

Fresh JMSC Grads Parlay Newly Minted Skills and Internships into Jobs

Several newly minted graduates from the Journalism and Media Studies Centre have parlayed the skills and internship experiences they acquired during their studies into jobs at media organisations in Hong Kong. Vicky Kung (BJ, 2013) […]

1 June 2013

Published by Stephen Gilbert at 1 June 2013

JMSC Hosts Journalism Jobs Fair

The Journalism and Media Studies Centre hosted a journalism jobs fair last week, and both job-seekers and employers were impressed. “I was really impressed with the talent and enthusiasm of the students at the job […]

30 May 2013

Published by Stephen Gilbert at 30 May 2013

JMSC Students Cover the Journalists Who Cover Asia at New.Now.Next Media Conference

When professional journalists from all over Asia and North America arrived at Hong Kong University for the New.Now.Next Media Conference (N3Con) last weekend, they were greeted by a press corps of JMSC students. The N3Con team – which consisted […]

5 April 2013

Published by Stephen Gilbert at 5 April 2013

Registration Now Open – New.Now.Next Media Conference

Registration is now open for the third annual New Media Conference hosted by the JMSC and the Asia chapter of the Asian-American Journalists Association in Hong Kong. This year’s conference, entitled New.Now.Next (N3), will take place at […]

8 February 2013

Published by Stephen Gilbert at 8 February 2013

Video: Public Talk – Computer Science and Journalism

Jonathan Stray, the Overview Project lead for the Associated Press in New York and an alumnus of the JMSC’s Master of Journalism programme, discusses the increasing number of ways that computer science and journalism intersect. While the […]

1 February 2013

Published by Stephen Gilbert at 1 February 2013

Feb 4: Talk – Computer Science and Journalism

The Journalism and Media Studies Centre invites you to a public talk: “Computer Science and Journalism: Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together” by Jonathan Stray. Computer science and journalism are intersecting in surprising ways. Data […]

25 January 2013

Published by Stephen Gilbert at 25 January 2013

Alumnus Returns to JMSC to Teach Computational Journalism Course

Jonathan Stray (MJ, 2010), who leads the Overview Project for the Associated Press (AP), is at the JMSC for four weeks teaching the school’s first Computational Journalism course. He’s also making clear what the difference is between “computational” and […]

2 December 2012

Published by Stephen Gilbert at 2 December 2012

Journalists in High Demand for Digital and Data Skills

Journalists with skills in digital technology and data analysis are in high demand, and going to become more valuable in the future, according to the Associated Press’s Global Interactive Editor. There is a growing trend in journalism toward […]