7 March 2014
Two JMSC Bachelor students are competing in Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow competition aimed at creating technology to help the environment. Your vote will support the students and the JMSC. Deadline is March 17.
4 March 2014
Over the winter break, 40 graduate students from the Journalism and Media Studies Center participated in internships that immersed them in the day-to-day work of practicing journalists. Their experience included writing spot reports, drafting feature stories, and producing television and radio news for a variety of media outlets across the Asia region.
25 February 2014
For journalism students worried about finding jobs in a changing media environment after graduation, the words of William Chang should bring some comfort. There are lots of opportunities out there for today’s journalism students, especially […]
21 February 2014
Today’s new generation of journalists is entering a media environment where “everything is possible, up for grabs, and nothing is certain.” But the new media will also require more trusted journalists with expertise.
10 February 2014
Three graduate students from the Journalism and Media Studies Centre recently earned advanced degrees in journalism – a PhD and two Master of Philosophy degrees. PhD graduate Abdur Razzaque Khan, from Bangladesh, completed his thesis […]
29 January 2014
Ruby Yang, the Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, has joined the Journalism and Media Studies Centre as Hong Kong University’s Hung Leung Hau Ling Distinguished Fellow in Humanities. In addition to teaching a course on documentary video production, the Chinese-American filmmaker will be running the “Ruby Yang Workshop.” Both the documentary course and the workshop will be available to all HKU students.
17 December 2013
Two seasoned journalists from The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times have joined the Journalism and Media Studies Centre as Adjust Professors. Adam Najberg (WSJ) will be teaching a course on financial journalism, while Brian Zittel (NYT) will teach opinion writing. Both stress the importance of "telling a good story."
16 December 2013
This year’s Master of Journalism students have landed winter internships at many of Asia's leading media news organizations.