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18 May 2015

Published by Georgia McCafferty at 18 May 2015

JMSC students and alums score big at Human Rights Press Awards

JMSC students and alumni have won a raft of honours at the prestigious 19th Annual Human Rights Press Awards in both the student and the general sections.

6 May 2015

Published by Georgia McCafferty at 6 May 2015

Bachelor of Journalism student wins Human Rights Press Award essay contest

Gloria Cheung, a bachelor of journalism student at the JMSC, has won the inaugural Human Rights Press Awards essay contest.

23 April 2015

Published by Georgia McCafferty at 23 April 2015

Student-produced documentary on Hong Kong protests named a Webby Award ‘Honoree’

“The Umbrella Movement”, a documentary about Hong Kong’s pro-democracy “Occupy” protests that was produced and directed by a group of JMSC Master of Journalism students, has been named an ‘Honoree’ in the prestigious Webby Awards, […]

16 April 2015

Published by Karen Chang at 16 April 2015

Asia’s First Chinese Interactive News Awards Open for Application

Zaobao.com has launched the inaugural International Chinese Interactive News Awards 2015 to encourage media professionals and journalism students to hone and showcase their skills in news reporting and interactive media presentation.

16 April 2015

Published by Georgia McCafferty at 16 April 2015

JMSC alumni carve out career in social media

Spending all day surfing social media has proven a good career move for three JMSC graduates who have found rewarding jobs working at digital news agency, Storyful.

24 March 2015

Published by admin at 24 March 2015

Accidental Antagonists or Inevitable Enemies? China and Japan in Asia and Beyond

Professor Odd Arne Westad surveys the past history of relations between Japan and China and suggests how these two states might deal with each other in future. This is the third of a series of lectures by Prof. Westad on China’s relations with other Asian powers.

11 March 2015

Published by Georgia McCafferty at 11 March 2015

Education in responsible journalism urgently required in Myanmar and other authoritarian Asian states

Fifty years of military rule has left Myanmar with a shortage of journalists and an immediate need for journalism and news literacy education taught with an emphasis on balanced, ethical reporting, according to JMSC associate professor, Masato Kajimoto.

27 February 2015

Published by admin at 27 February 2015

JMSC Research Seminar: The Freedom of Critical Thinking: News Literacy Education in Authoritarian States in Asia

In this talk Dr. Kajimoto examines how university educators in Vietnam, Malaysia and Myanmar adapted a news literacy curriculum initially designed for the students in democratic societies.