Media

Asian American Journalists Association – Asia Chapter and the Journalism and Media Studies Centre Launch First Joint “New Media Conference”

10 Jun 2011

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) - Asia Chapter and the Journalism and Media Studies Centre (JMSC) are co-hosting the inaugural "AAJA-JMSC New Media Conference" at The University of Hong Kong.

The conference on June 11, 2011(Saturday) will examine the opportunities and transformations in journalism through panels including, "Top Tech Tools of Journalism 2.0," "The Post J-Life", "China's Great Firewall" and a critique session.

AAJA is a U.S. based non-for-profit educational organization that was launched in 1981 by a group of Asian American and Pacific Islander journalists and editors. The organization now has more than 1,400 members in 21 chapters across the U.S. and Asia. AAJA's annual conference draws up to thousands of journalists, editors and academics from all over the world.

AAJA-JMSC New Media Conference, Speaker Spotlights on June 11(Sat)
Kristie Lu Stout - Anchor, CNN International
Kaiser Kuo - Director of International Communications, Baidu
Christine Chen - Senior Manager, Global Communications and Public Affairs
Michael Logan－Content & Business Development Manager, Next Media
Andrew Lih - New media researcher and author of Wikipedia Revolution
Lorraine Hahn - former host, CNN's TalkAsia

Program Schedule AAJA-JMSC Conference Day: Saturday, June 11
9:00-9:15: Opening Remarks
Ken Moritsugu, President, AAJA-Asia & Yuen-Ying Chan, Director, HKU-JMSC
9:15-10:30: Morning Session 1
Working the Great Firewall: New Media Perspectives of China from Inside & Out
10:30-10:45: BREAK
10:45-12 Noon: Morning Session 2
3/11/11: Regional journalists share lessons covering Japan's crisis of March 11, 2011
12:00-1:00: Lunch
12:00-17:15 Critique's Corner with Stephanie McIntyre, Reuters TV
13:00-14:00: Conference
Keynote Top Tech Tools of Journalism 2.0: Kristie LuStout, Anchor, CNN International
2:00-2:15: BREAK
14:15-15:30: Afternoon Session 1
Ultimate Backpacker: The gear, skills and common sense you need to succeed
3:30-16:00 COFFEE BREAK
16:00-17:15 Afternoon Session 2A
The Post J-Life: Former journalists tell success secrets after hanging up the last press pass
17:30-18:00 Closing Remarks : Ken Moritsugu, President, AAJA-Asia & Yuen-Ying Chan, Director, HKU-JMSC Location: T4, Meng Wah Complex, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, HK

Pre-registration is required for press members who want to cover the conference, please contact Velentina Ma, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, HKU on 2219 4012 / 9123 0252 or E-mail : velentinam@hku.hk