On July 14, 2021, our assistant professor Dr. Anthony Lam presented his latest findings on Relationship between Korean Language and Chiuchowese as part of the study that sought to connect the Korean language with different Chinese dialects. Fr. Isaac Noh of Korean Missionary Society was also invited as a speaker to discuss the key elements of modern Korean language.

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new undergraduate degree programme – BA (Hons) in Media Design and Immersive Technology (MDIT) – starting this September! This programme equips students with professional knowledge and techniques in immersive technologies, and helps them develop analytical, critical and ethical thinking abilities for future VR/AR market, research study and start-up.

Our final JMC Talk of this academic year was delighted to have invited six leading commercial photographers in town to the Jockey Club Multimedia Production on April 13, 2021. The speakers, all of them from the Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers (HKIPP), shared with hundreds of students their visions and experiences in the client-serving field of the industry.

Hong Kong Shue Yan University is delighted to be the first local tertiary institution to partner with CNN Academy to host a one-week journalism training course in early March. A total of 17 journalism students were selected to join the CNN Bootcamp at our campus at Braemar Hill, where they learnt one of the best industry practices in news production, broadcasting and visual storytelling. Certificates were awarded to students upon completion of the modules.

Our long-standing internship programme is set to resume this summer as we look forward to having more than 180 placement opportunities from media organizations, public relations firms, non-governmental organizations and public bodies. On March 9, 2021, the department hosted an internship briefing session via live webinar to provide the latest updates on internship application and remind students of the professional expectations in the workplace.

Two of our journalism alumni, Mr. Lap Wong and Mr. Ken Law, returned to the campus at Braemar Hill as guest speakers at JMC Talk on March 2, 2021. Graduated more than a decade ago, both speakers are now taking up senior roles at fashion publication ELLEMEN, which they transformed the magazine title to an online multimedia portal. Hundreds of current students also attended the live webinar as they raised questions about the opportunities and challenges in the industry’s future.

Hong Kong Shue Yan University is extremely grateful to have received a HK$5 million donation from veteran journalist and dedicated educator Prof. Raymond R. Wong, SBS, to promote media literacy and ethics through the newly established Dorothy Shen Wong Journalism Education Fund.

Media veterans, academics and the Police Public Relations Branch were invited to our JMC Talk live webinar on December 1, 2020 to exchange ideas on press freedom and the future roles and responsibilities of journalists under the new accreditation policy enforced by the police. Hundreds of students also joined the online event through our web portal.

Veteran financial PR specialist Mr. Thomas Chan joined our JMC Talk live webinar on November 3, 2020 to share with journalism students his wealth of experience in a dedicated career that first began as a financial journalist, before moving onto in-house PR, and then setting up his own PR firm specializing in financial and public affairs.

About 100 journalism students joined the JMC Talk at the Jockey Club Multimedia Production Centre on October 06, 2020, with veteran commercial photographer Mr. Felix So (Ex-president of HKIPP) sharing his experiences in a career that has spanned more than two decades.

Joint Statement by University Journalism Educators on Hong Kong Police Force Proposal for Press Credentials Policy

The Department of Journalism and Communication kicked off our new series of JMC Talk with Mr. Kiwi Chow (director of romantic psychodrama Beyond the Dream and 2016 Hong Kong Film Awards best picture Ten Years) sharing with journalism students at the Jockey Club Multimedia Production Centre on Tuesday.

Internship is an integral part of our journalism and communication programme. All Year 3 students will have the opportunity to intern at our off-campus partners in media and communication. Prior to that, students may find their first tastes of media-working experiences by joining our four student-run media branches under the department’s Editorial Board. From print to audio-visual content online, students will produce contents like a media outlet in real life.

More than 100 new undergraduate admissions in 2020 joined together for the first time in the department’s orientation day at Lady Lily Shaw Hall. Behind the face masks are young faces who show their eagerness and willingness to take up the challenges in the next four years, and to prepare themselves to become professionals in the media and communication field.

香港樹仁大學新聞與傳播學系在今年1月，組織近80名同學，到台灣實習採訪總統選舉。同學對於能夠親身採訪大大小小的競選活動，並目睹新一任總統的誕生，感到十分難得，也體會到採訪時「執生」的重要性。

香港樹仁大學新聞與傳播學系學生實習刊物《仁聞報》雜誌，在中國日報香港舉辦的2019年校園學報新聞獎評選中，一口氣奪得4個冠軍和1個亞軍。

4個冠軍包括：「最佳新聞報道」、「最佳新聞寫作」、「最佳新聞特寫」和「最佳經濟新聞報道」，而亞軍獎是「最佳學報設計」。

主辦：恒基温暖工程基金、SYMediaLab新傳網、新聞與傳播學系

獎項及獎學金：
• 最佳影音說故事製作 ($5,000)
• 最佳評論 ($5,000)
• 最佳解釋性報道 ($5,000)
• 最佳新聞攝影 ($5,000)
• 傳播優異獎 (5名 - 每名$1,000)

參加資格：所有香港樹仁大學在讀學生

參加作品：接受未經發表或於2019年1月1日至9月30日期間在香港樹仁大學媒體發表的作品

截止日期：2019-11-30