Journalism and Media Studies Center
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The Journalism and Media Studies Centre (JMSC) was founded in September 1999 at the University of Hong Kong. The center is part of Faculty of Social Sciences in HKU. Educational programmes in JMSC include graduate and undergraduate courses, seminars, workshops and courses for news professionals at all levels of expertise.
's Journalism and Media Studies Center, in 2003.
Director of the Journalism and Media Studies Center.Before 1998, Professor Ying Chan worked for 23 years as a reporter, editor and documentary filmmaker in New York City.
Professor Chan is a Board member of HKU of the Social Sciences Faculty and an adjunct research fellow of the E-Business Technology Institute.Professor was also on the board of the Asian American Journalists Association
.
Prosessor Chan has also taught at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University
.
Awards won by Professor Ying Chan:
(1)Nieman Fellowship
at Harvard University
(2)George Polk Award for her coverage of the people-smuggling trade between the U.S. and China
(3)International Press Freedom Award
from the Committee to Protect Journalists
.
Qian Gang
Director, China Media Project,Journalism and Media Studies Centre,The University of Hong Kong
Apart from being a China Earthquakes Expert,Qian Gang was the managing editor of Southern Weekend
. Qian was also a co-creator and executive editor of “News Probe
” CCTV’s pioneering weekly investigative news program.
Qian Gang is also the author of the book Great Earthquake of Tangshan which vividly describes the 1976 tragedy.
David Bandurski is a China analyst and freelance investigative journalist at University of Hong Kong and was educated from Northwestern University
. David is responsible for managing the China Media Project website. David Bandurski is a regular contributor in Far Eastern Economic Review
, The Wall Street Journal
, Index on Censorship
, the South China Morning Post
and other publications.
David Bandurski’s Honors:
(1)2007 Human Rights Press Award for Commentary & Analysis
(2)2006 Human Rights Press Award Merit Prize for Commentary & Analysis (joint)
explains some of her perspectives.
Q: You returned from the States to found Journalism and Media Studies centre at HKU. What is your vision for this place?
We have very clear vision from the start of the center. We are very clear that we have to promote journalism standards in Hong Kong
, China
and the region. We also want to promote Asian voices in international media and we think that is very important. Because the issue is who is telling our stories, stories of China, Hong Kong and Asia. We need to train our generation of journalists to tell those stories to the world
. So since the creation of the centre we are very clear that this is professional program. We are training students for the real world. We are preparing them to work in local but also international media. We teach fact-based journalism, we teach very hands-on. Our faculty are all very experienced journalists who came to this program with experience of twenty or thirty years in the industry. They were able to impart not only skill but also passion in orientation of our students.
Q: How do you see future of mass media?:
We are in trend more international media expanding their power and their reach. But on the other hand I think it is encouraging because more people now are doing journalism. Now anyone can become a journalist
. They open up channels and alternatives for other voices. But it also means that we have to promote professional standards and even better training for what we call now citizen journalists. Everyone can become a journalist and that’s empowering! For that we have reasons to be very optimistic despite the multinationals. Now you have a chance to talk back.
Q: Will we have alternative TV programs broadcast on Internet as well?
I think that’s entirely possible because now you can post videos
, news
on the Internet
, accessible worldwide. Traditional and mainstream media pay more attention to alternative media
. Smart international are seeking help from citizen journalists. If you are on location when news happens you can capture the story and you can feed it to internationals. And it has happened like in the London
bombing or like in various breaking news
events. You have the tools. But we have to prepare ourselves. We have to be better in our skills, in our delivery. We also have to be very mindful of ethical standards. I think the same standards like in traditional journalism apply to alternative media. It is about going for the truth, balance and telling an interesting story.
Journalism is just not a job, but it's a job to communicate with the public
Mission
The mission of JMSC is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in journalism and fostering Asian voices in the international media.Academic programs
- Reporting and Writing Program
- Media Law Program
- China Program
- Business and Financial Journalism Program
Admissions
- The minimum admission grade for Use of English must be C
- Students will have to attend interviews.
China Media Project
China Media Project was established by The University of Hong KongThe University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. Its motto is "Sapientia et Virtus" in Latin, meaning "wisdom and virtue", and "" in Chinese...
's Journalism and Media Studies Center, in 2003.
Staff
- Ying Chan (陈婉莹)
Director of the Journalism and Media Studies Center.Before 1998, Professor Ying Chan worked for 23 years as a reporter, editor and documentary filmmaker in New York City.
Professor Chan is a Board member of HKU of the Social Sciences Faculty and an adjunct research fellow of the E-Business Technology Institute.Professor was also on the board of the Asian American Journalists Association
Asian American Journalists Association
The Asian American Journalists Association was founded in 1981 by several Asian American journalists who felt a need to support greater participation by Asian Americans in the news media.Its goals are:...
.
Prosessor Chan has also taught at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
.
Awards won by Professor Ying Chan:
(1)Nieman Fellowship
Nieman Fellowship
The Nieman Fellowship is an award given to mid-career journalists by The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. This award allows winners time to reflect on their careers and focus on honing their skills....
at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
(2)George Polk Award for her coverage of the people-smuggling trade between the U.S. and China
(3)International Press Freedom Award
International Press Freedom Award
International prizes for efforts to uphold the freedom of the press styled International Press Freedom Awards are awarded by two different bodies:*CPJ International Press Freedom Awards...
from the Committee to Protect Journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent nonprofit organisation based in New York City that promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists.-History:A group of U.S...
.
- Qian GangQian GangQian Gang is a Chinese non-fiction writer and journalists from Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province , China who over four decades has written hundreds of articles and dozens of books.-Life:...
(钱钢)
Qian Gang
Director, China Media Project,Journalism and Media Studies Centre,The University of Hong Kong
Apart from being a China Earthquakes Expert,Qian Gang was the managing editor of Southern Weekend
Southern Weekend
Southern Weekly, also referred to as Southern Weekend is a weekly newspaper based in Guangzhou, China, and a sister publication of the newspaper Southern Daily...
. Qian was also a co-creator and executive editor of “News Probe
News Probe
News Probe is a documentary television programme in China Central Television that has aired since 1996. It attempts to investigate various news, issues, and scandals, aiming to reveal the social problems and the insufficiencies of state policies. Its Chinese title, Xinwen Diaocha, means "News...
” CCTV’s pioneering weekly investigative news program.
Qian Gang is also the author of the book Great Earthquake of Tangshan which vividly describes the 1976 tragedy.
- David Bandurski (班志远)
David Bandurski is a China analyst and freelance investigative journalist at University of Hong Kong and was educated from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
. David is responsible for managing the China Media Project website. David Bandurski is a regular contributor in Far Eastern Economic Review
Far Eastern Economic Review
The Far Eastern Economic Review was an English language Asian news magazine started in 1946. It printed its final issue in December 2009. The Hong Kong-based business magazine was originally published weekly...
, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, Index on Censorship
Index on Censorship
Index on Censorship is a campaigning publishing organisation for freedom of expression, which produces an award-winning quarterly magazine of the same name from London. The present chief executive of Index on Censorship, since 2008, is the author, broadcaster and commentator John Kampfner, former...
, the South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
The South China Morning Post , together with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is an English-language Hong Kong newspaper, published by the SCMP Group with a circulation of 104,000....
and other publications.
David Bandurski’s Honors:
(1)2007 Human Rights Press Award for Commentary & Analysis
(2)2006 Human Rights Press Award Merit Prize for Commentary & Analysis (joint)
- Cheng Jinfu (程金福)
Fellows
Mainland China's veteran journalists spend up to three months at the JMSC as Visiting Fellows.| Hu Shuli Hu Shuli Hu Shuli is the editor-in-chief of Caixin Media, Century Weekly and China Reform. She is also the Dean of the School of Communication and Design at Sun Yat-sen University.... (胡舒立) |
Shi Zhe (施喆) | Yang Jisheng Yang Jisheng Yang Jisheng is a Chinese journalist and author of Tombstone , a comprehensive account of the Great Chinese Famine during the Great Leap Forward. Yang joined the Communist Party in 1964 and graduated from Tsinghua University in 1966. He promptly joined Xinhua News Agency, where he worked until... (杨继绳) |
He Xuefeng (何雪峰) | Yang Daming (杨大明) | Jin Liping (靳丽萍) |
| He Yanguang (贺延光) | Lu Ye (陆晔) | Sun Xupei (孙旭培) | Shi Zhengmao (石正茂) | Hu Yong (胡泳) | Lu Xinyu (呂新雨) |
| Tang Jianguang (唐建光) | Li Yaling (李亚玲) | Liu Chang Liu Chang Liu Chang was the last King of the Kingdom of Southern Han during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period in southern coastal China.-Life:... (刘畅) |
Wu Chongqing (吴重庆) | Pu Zhiqiang Pu Zhiqiang Pu Zhiqiang is an executive partner of Beijing Huayi Law Firm, and a leading civil rights lawyer in China.-Biography:Pu Zhiqiang received his Bachelor degree in History from Nankai University in 1986, and LL.M. degree from China University of Political Science and Law in 1991... (蒲志强) |
Zhang Jianjing (张剑荆) |
| Liu Jianping (刘建平) | Sun Jie Sun Jie Sun Jie is a male Chinese rower, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2006 National Spring Champions Tournament - 1st LM1X;*2006 National Championships - 1st LM1X;... (孙杰) |
Yan Lieshan (鄢烈山) | Zhu Xueqin Zhu Xueqin Zhu Xueqin is a Shanghai-based Chinese historian and public intellectual. He is a major exponent of contemporary Chinese liberalism.- Background :... (朱学勤) |
Wang Keqin Wang Keqin Wang Keqin , is an influential Chinese muckraking reporter and blogger. He is also a professor at Peking University in Beijing.-Early life:Wang was born in the Yongdeng County in the Gansu Province of the People's Republic of China. Before becoming a reporter, Wang was a farmer in Gansu. It was... (王克勤) |
Lu Yuegang Lu Yuegang Lu Yuegang, a 46-year-old Sichuan native in China, is a journalist and a writer of non-fiction. He has been a reporter of China Youth Daily for ten years. He was promoted to be the deputy director and later the principal reporter of the news centre in China Youth Daily. Meanwhile, he also serves as... (卢跃刚) |
| Zhang Jie Zhang Jie Zhang Jie may refer to:*Zhang Jie , Chinese singer*Zhang Jie , Chinese novelist*Zhang Jie , Chinese fencer*Zhang Jie , Chinese physicist and Shanghai Jiao Tong University president... (张洁) |
Yang Haipeng (杨海鹏) | Zhai Minglei (翟明磊) | Zhong Cheng (钟诚) | Zhan Jiang (展江) | Zhao Shilong (赵世龙) |
Views of JMSC director professor Chan
In an interview given to Ljubisa Bojic professor Yuen-Ying ChanYuen-Ying Chan
Yuen-ying Chan often Ying Chan is currently director and professor of Journalism and Media Studies Centre at Hong Kong University; dean and professor of Cheung Kong School of Journalism & Communication at Shantou University, China; board member of Investigative Reporting Workshop Advisory Board of...
explains some of her perspectives.
Q: You returned from the States to found Journalism and Media Studies centre at HKU. What is your vision for this place?
We have very clear vision from the start of the center. We are very clear that we have to promote journalism standards in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and the region. We also want to promote Asian voices in international media and we think that is very important. Because the issue is who is telling our stories, stories of China, Hong Kong and Asia. We need to train our generation of journalists to tell those stories to the world
World
World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
. So since the creation of the centre we are very clear that this is professional program. We are training students for the real world. We are preparing them to work in local but also international media. We teach fact-based journalism, we teach very hands-on. Our faculty are all very experienced journalists who came to this program with experience of twenty or thirty years in the industry. They were able to impart not only skill but also passion in orientation of our students.
Q: How do you see future of mass media?:
We are in trend more international media expanding their power and their reach. But on the other hand I think it is encouraging because more people now are doing journalism. Now anyone can become a journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. They open up channels and alternatives for other voices. But it also means that we have to promote professional standards and even better training for what we call now citizen journalists. Everyone can become a journalist and that’s empowering! For that we have reasons to be very optimistic despite the multinationals. Now you have a chance to talk back.
Q: Will we have alternative TV programs broadcast on Internet as well?
I think that’s entirely possible because now you can post videos
Video clip
Video clips are short clips of video, usually part of a longer recording. The term is also more loosely used to mean any short video less than the length of a traditional television program.- On the Internet :...
, news
News
News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
on the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
, accessible worldwide. Traditional and mainstream media pay more attention to alternative media
Alternative media
Alternative media are media which provide alternative information to the mainstream media in a given context, whether the mainstream media are commercial, publicly supported, or government-owned...
. Smart international are seeking help from citizen journalists. If you are on location when news happens you can capture the story and you can feed it to internationals. And it has happened like in the London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
bombing or like in various breaking news
Breaking news
Breaking news, also known as a special report or news bulletin, is a current event that broadcasters feel warrants the interruption of scheduled programming and/or current news in order to report its details. Many times, breaking news is used after the news network has already reported on this story...
events. You have the tools. But we have to prepare ourselves. We have to be better in our skills, in our delivery. We also have to be very mindful of ethical standards. I think the same standards like in traditional journalism apply to alternative media. It is about going for the truth, balance and telling an interesting story.
Journalism is just not a job, but it's a job to communicate with the public