jmsccoms, Author at School of Future Media - Page 57 of 115

31 March 2015

Published by jmsccoms at 31 March 2015

Fighting for the Future of International News

Sennott will share why he believes the ad-supported model is a failure and how he hopes to make GlobalPost/GroundTruth a unique 'hybrid' with a for-profit publishing platform and a non-profit, mission driven arm that produces high-end social justice journalism.

30 March 2015

Published by jmsccoms at 30 March 2015

Hong Kong student stars at US screening of “My Voice, My Life”

A visually impaired student with a lead role in “My Voice, My Life”, a documentary directed by Oscar-winning JMSC lecturer Ruby Yang, has headlined the film’s screening at the Centre for Asian American Media film festival 2015 (CAAMfest) in San Francisco.

26 March 2015

Published by jmsccoms at 26 March 2015

Ways to improve your digital communication outreach

This course is primarily a workshop. Attendees are invited to bring their existing sites to the workshop, so that Darcy Christ can provide detailed ideas on how to improve the effectiveness of the site.

26 March 2015

Published by jmsccoms at 26 March 2015

Developing a Social Media Strategy

This course will prevent ways to use social media, specifically looking at Facebook, which is widely used in Hong Kong. We will also discuss the potential of Twitter, Instagram, Weibo, as well as other networks.

26 March 2015

Published by jmsccoms at 26 March 2015

Advanced WordPress

This workshop will present 10 simple things that all WordPress sites can employ right away, that improve performance and help to establish a more effective communication strategy. These include better use of taxonomies, page caches, social media plugins, child and responsive designed themes.

26 March 2015

Published by jmsccoms at 26 March 2015

WordPress for Beginners

This workshop will help anyone who needs to establish a website to get started quickly and little effort. It will cover how to create a new site, add users, plugins and make basic changes to the themes on WordPress.com.

26 March 2015

Published by jmsccoms at 26 March 2015

Public Speaking

Learn to craft powerful, persuasive and compelling presentations in this interactive workshop. Drawing on neuroscience, storytelling, and a background in academia, improvisation and theatre, acclaimed presenter and award-winning educator, Jeanne Lambin will teach specific strategies to help hone your public speaking and presentation skills.

26 March 2015

Published by jmsccoms at 26 March 2015

Effective Writing for public communication

This course will teach you how to write press releases, public notices and other published material that will get your message across.

25 March 2015

Published by jmsccoms at 25 March 2015

中國傳媒：能否守住底線? 一位西部女記者的親歷

著名調查記者江雪將在香港大學進行公開講座，講述西部女記者的經歷。

24 March 2015

Published by jmsccoms 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.

23 March 2015

Published by jmsccoms at 23 March 2015

Computer-mediated risk perception and communication unplugged: A critical assessment of the tools of risk governance in the digital age

Dr. Jamie Wardman offers a personal history of important advances and trends in the evolution of ‘computer-mediated risk perception and communication’ over the past twenty years.

19 March 2015

Published by jmsccoms at 19 March 2015

Asia Chats: Analyzing security and privacy of mobile messaging apps

The growth of applications like WeChat, Line, and KakaoTalk have raised questions about the pressures they may face in specific jurisdictions to censor or monitor communications and provide governments with user data. Masashi Crete-Nishihata, from Citizen Lab, will present his research on these issues, as well as how these companies may respond to these demands.