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27 January 2011

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JMSC’s Nancy Tong’s New Film Documents Trail-Blazing Nuns

Trailblazers in Habits is a historical documentary currently in production by JMSC Visiting Associate Professor, Nancy Tong, and fellow academic, Vivien Ng, examining the history behind, and the social impact of pioneering nuns, the Maryknoll Sisters.

21 January 2011

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Publisher Chen Yizhong Addresses JMSC Students

The first priority in running a newspaper is to establish social credibility, said Cheng Yizhong, founder and former chief editor of Southern Metropolis Daily and The Beijing News. The mainland publisher shared his reflections on […]

21 January 2011

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JMSC Internships Lead to Published Work

Over the winter break, more than 50 students from the JMSC completed internships in media organisations in Hong Kong, China and round the Asia Pacific Region. Companies taking JMSC students included Time Out HK, the South China […]

21 January 2011

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Jan 26: Lecture – Nancy Tong on The Maryknoll Sisters

JMSC Visiting Associate Professor, Nancy Tong, and her fellow academic, Vivien Ng, will talk about their upcoming documentary film Trailblazers in Habits on Wednesday, January 26, 2011. The documentary In 1922, six Maryknoll Sisters in […]

18 January 2011

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MJ Alumnus – Three Months Reporting from Kabul

Bethany Matta, a Master of Journalism student at the JMSC who graduated in 2010, has spent the past three months freelancing in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Here is her update of how she’s been […]

17 January 2011

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Jan 20: Lecture – Reflections of a Mainland Publisher

Cheng Yizhong, Former Chief Editor of Southern Metropolis Daily and The Beijing News, will give a talk to JMSC students on Thursday 20 January. The lecture is called Reflections of a Mainland Publisher and will be delivered […]

13 January 2011

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Reporting the Haiti Earthquake Aftermath: Radio and Mobile Phones Were Crucial

Anne Nelson, co-author of Media, Information Systems and Communities: Lessons from Haiti, gave a lecture to JMSC students and staff on Thursday 13 January about the innovative use of both new and traditional media after last […]

12 January 2011

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Professor Chan Talks about Creative Commons

In the age of the Amazon Kindle, the Barnes & Noble Nook and the Apple iPad, the landscape of information acquisition, access and distribution is quickly changing, but one thing has not changed in the […]