The Journalism and Media Studies Centre (JMSC) was founded in September 1999 at the

University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public research university in Pokfulam, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese by the London Missionary Society and formally established as the University of ...

. The centre is affiliated with the 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.

Academic programs

*Reporting and Writing Program *Media Law Program *China Program *Business and Financial Journalism Program *Documentary Filmmaking
Master of Journalism - Documentary Filmmaking Specialisation

Faculty

* Ruby Yang Professor of Practice and Interim Director * Uli Gaulke Lecturer *

Keith Richburg Keith Richburg is an American journalist and former foreign correspondent who spent more than 30 years working for ''The Washington Post''. Currently serving as the Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University, he was the director of th ...

Director (2016 to 2023) *

Yuen-Ying Chan Yuen-Ying Chan (, also known as Ying Chan) is a Hong Kong–based journalist and journalism academic whose investigative work and subsequent successful defence of a libel suit helped establish Taiwanese media freedom. Background and career o ...

Professor and founding director (1999-2016)

Hong Kong Documentary Initiative (2014 -2018)

Hong Kong Documentary Initiative was established by

The University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public university, public research university in Pokfulam, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese by the London Missionary Society and formally established as t ...

's Journalism and Media Studies Centre in 2014 after the success of " My Voice, My Life" with major support from Lee Hysan Foundation (2014-2018). The advisors and co-convenors of the Hong Kong Documentary Initiative include Ruby Yang, Ying Chan and Nancy Tong. The Initiative aims to support and nurture local emerging filmmakers in making their mark in the documentary community with See Grants, Master Classes, Dialogue with Filmmakers. More than 40 filmmakers from US, Canada, Germany, France, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, Czech Republic, Macedonia, Chile, Japan, Philippines, Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong; over 50 events, 3,000 participants. Notable projects and visiting filmmakers from around the world: * Seed Grants: 2015 – 2018, 3 rounds, 13 projects * Master Classes: 8 Series, 20 Classes **

Kirsten Johnson Kirsten Johnson (born 1965) is an American documentary filmmaker and cinematographer. She is mostly known for her camera work on several well-known feature-length documentaries such as ''Citizenfour'' and '' The Oath''. In 2016, she released ' ...

Thomas Lennon Thomas Lennon (born August 9, 1970) is an American comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He plays Lieutenant Jim Dangle on the series ''Reno 911!'', Andrei Novak on '' Santa Clarita Diet'' and Felix Unger on '' The Odd Couple''. He is the screenw ...

& James Longley, Moderated by Ruby Yang (November 2016) * Dialogue with Filmmakers: 34 Dialogues, 20 Interviews ** Werner Herzong (March 2018 Event)

China Media Project (2003-2018)

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was established by

's Journalism and Media Studies Centre in 2003.

Staff

* Ying Chan (陈婉莹) Director of the Journalism and Media Studies Centre. Before 1998, Professor Ying Chan worked for 23 years as a reporter, editor and documentary filmmaker in New York City. Professor Chan has also taught at the

Columbia Graduate School of Journalism The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is located in Pulitzer Hall on the university's Morningside Heights campus in New York City. Founded in 1912 by Joseph Pulitzer, Columbia Journalism School is one of the oldest journalism sch ...

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. *Qian Gang Director,

, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong. Qian Gang is also the author of the book '' Great Earthquake of Tangshan''. *David Bandurski (班志远) Bandurski is a China analyst and freelance investigative journalist at University of Hong Kong and was educated at the

Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

. David is responsible for managing the

website. David Bandurski is a regular contributor in

Far Eastern Economic Review The ''Far Eastern Economic Review'' (FEER or The ''Review'') was an Asian business magazine published from 1946 to 2009. The English-language news magazine was based in Hong Kong and published weekly until it converted to a monthly publication ...

The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' (''WSJ''), also referred to simply as the ''Journal,'' is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscriptio ...

Index on Censorship Index on Censorship is an organisation campaigning for freedom of expression. It produces a quarterly magazine of the same name from London. It is directed by the non-profit-making Writers and Scholars International, Ltd (WSI) in association wit ...

, the

South China Morning Post The ''South China Morning Post'' (''SCMP''), with its Sunday edition, the ''Sunday Morning Post'', is a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group. Founded in 1903 by Tse Tsan-tai and Alfred Cunningham, it has remaine ...

and other publications. *

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(程金福)

Fellows

Mainland China's veteran journalists spend up to three months at the JMSC as Visiting Fellows. it is now based in the United States, with a "research hub" in Taiwan, according to the project's website.

References

External links

The University of Hong KongJMSCChina Media Project

WLCI Media School
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