One of the most interesting aspects of the YCCC's Global Media and Communication (GMC) Programme lies in the critical exploration of how the media function in different parts of the world and the dominant forms of journalism practice in the global context. On successful completion of this Associate Degree (AD) Programme, our students will be able to compare and contrast the differing perspectives on current events offered by journalists in different countries (such as the traditional Western vs non-Western viewpoints), and critically assess the impact of globalisation and commercialisation on the world journalism industry. The programme is designed to prepare our students for further study and employment in media and communication related professions anywhere in the world.
As a majority of Hong Kong's AD Programmes in Media mainly focuses on local context, this Global Media and Communication programme at YCCC is pioneering as far as we know in any other community colleges in Hong Kong. With respect to the programme characteristics, our AD Programme also provides students an opportunity for an investigative study in a global media capital of the world outside of the students' country of origin. The summer field study in global media & communication encourages open-minded students to cross borders whether they are intellectual, geographical, political, cultural or ethnic (or in some cases all of them and many others). The field study component introduces students to the different media systems that exist around the globe today. It provides a first-hand examination of processes of globalisation in relation to organisation, production, consumption and representation in media and communication. Meanwhile, our elective courses such as Reporting in China and Investigative Journalism will flexibly tailor the programme to develop specialist interests. Please click here for more information about the GMC programme structure for 2010-11.
Overall, the YCCC Global Media and Communication Programme aims to help students recognize the vast and rapid changes taking place in global journalism across media systems on all continents. As our students look at how these global media systems interact, they will develop a deeper awareness of how the Hong Kong media fit within them. It is the GMC Programme's expectation that our graduates from Hong Kong and elsewhere will understand how to deal with the main issues confronting global journalists, media organizations, audiences, and others in the media world.
FACULTY MEMBERS
李家豪 Simon Li Programme Manager & Lecturer in Global Media Affairs
Media Experience: Chief Editor (Current Affairs), AM 1540, Toronto, Canada Host, Power Politics, Toronto First Radio, Toronto, Canada Executive Producer, Power Politics Weekend, Toronto First Radio, Toronto, Canada
陳貝琼
Pui-king Chan
Honorary Lecturer in Global Investigative Journalism
Media Experience: Editor-in-chief, Next Magazine, Hong Kong Consultant, Next Magazine, Taiwan Contributor, Center for Public Integrity, Washington, USA
張翠容 Susanna Cheung
Honorary Lecturer in Global Conflict Reporting
Media Experience: Contributor, BBC World Service, UK
Correspondent, Reporters without Borders, France
Columnist, Yazhou Zhoukan, Hong Kong
鄭敬基
Joe Tay Visiting Guest Lecturer in Global Entertainment Business (Fall 2010)
Media Experience: Executive Producer, WOWtv, Toronto, Canada Actor, TVB, Hong Kong Singer, BMG
Michael Burke Guest Lecturer in Global Journalism (2010-11)
Professional Experience: Contributor, CNN
Correspondent, Reuters
Correspondent, Channel 4, UK
錢迪勵
Delia Chien Visiting Guest Lecturer in Global Art Criticism (Winter 2011)
Professional Experience: Honorary Mayor, City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Columnist, Ming Pao Daily News Presenter, RTHK Radio 5’s Cultural Programmes
朱福強
Simon Chu Visiting Guest Lecturer in Investigative and Archival Research
(2010-11)
Professional Experience: Former Government Records Service Director, HKSAR Government Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of History, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
麥之華
Deborah Maak Visiting Guest Lecturer in Global Media Entrepreneurship (2010-11)
Professional Experience: General Manager, Polygram Records, Singapore General Manager, Polygram Records, Malaysia Executive Producer, Radio Television Hong Kong Executive Producer, Radio Heart, Singapore Editor-in-chief, Sing Tao Daily, Australia
