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| '''Yuen-ying Chan (陳婉瑩)''' often Ying Chan is currently director and professor of ] at ]; dean and professor of ] at ], ]; board member of Investigative Reporting Workshop Advisory Board of School of Communication, ] ]. | '''Yuen-ying Chan (陳婉瑩)''' often Ying Chan is currently director and professor of ] at ]; dean and professor of ] at ], ]; board member of Investigative Reporting Workshop Advisory Board of School of Communication, ] ]. | ||
| == Setting new education trends in China== | |||
| Ying Chan, an award-winning ] and ] native, established the ] in July 1999. She set up the Master of Journalism programme, launched Hong Kong's first fellowships for working journalists, and forged extensive ties between ] and the ]. | Ying Chan, an award-winning ] and ] native, established the ] in July 1999. She set up the Master of Journalism programme, launched Hong Kong's first fellowships for working journalists, and forged extensive ties between ] and the ]. | ||
| == Honors == | |||
| Chan’s honors include a ] at Harvard University, a ] for excellence in journalism and a ] by the ]. | Chan’s honors include a ] at Harvard University, a ] for excellence in journalism and a ] by the ]. | ||
| A 1997-1998 Freedom Forum Media Studies Center fellow in New York City, Chan has taught at the ] and was a National Board member of the ] U.S.A. She has written for Hong Kong and US publications, including the ], the ], The ], the ], ], The ] and ] (Asia Weekly). She has reported for ], ] with Tom Brokaw, ], the PBS human rights program “]”. | |||
| Her 1995 prize-winning documentary, Snakeheads: People Smuggling and the Modern Slave Trade, was showcased at the Amsterdam and ] and has aired widely in the ]. | |||
| Yuen-Ying Chan is a patron of the ]. | |||
| == Education == | |||
| Chan has a bachelor's degree in the social sciences from the ] and a master's degree in the social sciences from the ]. | |||
| == Beginnings == | |||
| Professor Chan started her journalism career by writing and editing student newspapers called ]. | |||
| == Views about the future of media == | |||
| In an interview given to ] professor Chan explains her views on future of media: | |||
| We are in trend more international media expanding their ] and their reach. But on the other hand I think it is encouraging because more people now are doing journalism. Now anyone can become a ]. They open up channels and alternatives for other voices. But it also means that we have to promote professional standards and even better training for what we call now citizen journalists. Everyone can become a journalist and that’s empowering! For that we have reasons to be very optimistic despite the multinationals. Now you have a chance to talk back. | |||
| Q: Will we have TV programs broadcast on internet? | |||
| I think that’s entirely possible because now you can pose ], ] on the ], accessible worldwide. Traditional and mainstream media pay more attention to ]. Smart international are seeking help from citizen journalists. If you are on location when news happens you can capture the story and you can feed it to internationals. And it has happened like in the ] bombing or like in various ] events. You have the tools. But we have to prepare ourselves. We have to be better in our skills, in our delivery. We also have to be very mindful of ethical standards. I think the same standards like in ] apply to alternative media. It is about going for the truth, balance and telling an interesting story. | |||
| == External links == | == External links == | ||
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Yuen-ying Chan (陳婉瑩) often Ying Chan is currently director and professor of Journalism and Media Studies Centre at Hong Kong University; dean and professor of Cheung Kong School of Journalism & Communication at Shantou University, China; board member of Investigative Reporting Workshop Advisory Board of School of Communication, American University Washington.
Ying Chan, an award-winning journalist and Hong Kong native, established the Journalism and Media Studies Center in July 1999. She set up the Master of Journalism programme, launched Hong Kong's first fellowships for working journalists, and forged extensive ties between HKU and the news industry.
Chan’s honors include a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University, a George Polk Award for excellence in journalism and a CPJ International Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists.
External links
- Journalism and Media Studies Center, The University of Hong Kong: http://jmsc.hku.hk/cms/component/option,com_magazine/func,show_edition/id,10/Itemid,33/
- Cheung Kong School of Journalism & Communication, Shantou University: http://media.stu.edu.cn/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=178&Itemid=
- George Polk Awards for Journalism, 1993: http://www.brooklyn.liu.edu/polk/prev/prev90.html#93
- Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, Alumni Fellows Class of 1996:
- http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/NiemanFoundation/NiemanFellowships/MeetTheFellows/AlumniFellows.aspx#1996
- The China Files 1997, as co-producer: http://www.chinatownfiles.org/production.html
- Asian Week Feb 27, 1997 article from HighBeam Research archive: Ying Chan battles a libel suit filed by the. Taiwanese government: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-3630726.html
- CPJ Committee to Protect Journalists 1997, on Libel Suit against Chan: http://cpj.org/awards/1997/chan.php
- International Press Freedom Award, 1997: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=International_Press_Freedom_Award#1997
- Ying Chan: China censors adopt agenda setting on YouTube 2008: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Ad-dGxvI4
References
- BRIEF OF ABC, INC., THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, CBS INC., DAILY NEWS LP, DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC., THE LOS ANGELES TIMES AND THE TIMES MIRROR COMPANY, NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, TIME INC., THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY, AND THE COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS, AS FRIENDS OF THE COURT IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS, April 10, 1997: http://www.cpj.org/defamation/Taiwan_brief.pdf
- "Building the Infrastructure for a Free Press" published in "South China Morning Post" on January 27, 1998:http://jmsc.hku.hk/works/Ying1-27-98_01.htm
- "A champion of diverse Asian voices" on South China Morning Post Classifield Post Nov 2006: http://classifiedpost.scmp.com/jsarticledetail.php?arttype=WOMEN&articleid=3000016865&communitycode=