15 October 2018

(VIDEO ONLINE) JMSC writer-in-residence series: Thomas Abraham

Thomas Abraham, former director of the Master of Journalism programme, was back in town to talk about his latest book, Polio: The Odyssey of Eradication, at the second of our writers-in-residence book talks. He was joined by Professor Keiji […]
14 October 2018

Keith Richburg on RTHK’s The Pulse to discuss press freedom in Hong Kong

Keith Richburg was a guest on RTHK’s The Pulse, hosted by Steve Vines, along with Chris Yeung, chairperson of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, for a discussion about press freedom. The episode was broadcast on 13 […]
10 October 2018

JMSC at the Uncovering Asia 2018 conference in Seoul

Over 440 journalists from 48 countries convened in Seoul, South Korea, from 4-7 October for Uncovering Asia 2018, the third Asian investigative journalism conference, co-hosted by Global Investigative Journalism Network, Newstapa, and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. Dozens of JMSC staff, former lecturers and alumni, […]
9 October 2018

Venus Feng

MJ 2015, Venus Feng, Reporter, Bloomberg
Most of JMSC's courses require hand-on experience and help you understand new concepts or skills through exercises. Teachers will encourage you to try different tasks and develop your own interests in different news beats. I took three courses on finance and economy when I studied at JMSC, which has laid a solid foundation for my current career as a business reporter.
6 October 2018

National Geographic Grants Seminar (4 Oct)

JMSC co-hosted with the HKU Sustainability Office a National Geographic Grants Seminar on 4 October, which gave students the opportunity to learn about the Explorer programme. Explorers Professor Yvonne Sadovy and Astrid Andersson of the HKU School of Biological Sciences […]
5 October 2018

Tamsyn Burgmann

MJ 2017, Tamsyn Burgmann, Editor; International Opinion, The New York Times

“Journalism, for me, is a calling and one the JMSC answered heartily. I got to pick the brains of our craft’s legends in Asia. Geek out with peers over news of global import. And nabbed work with the International New York Times. The master’s programme gave me the boost I needed to level up.”