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Journalism & Communication

JOUR 403 Professional Internship
Summer; 3 Credits
Students who have successfully completed 94 credit-units are required to move on to
another round of practical training through summer internships at local and overseas
newspapers, TV and radio stations, news agencies, the Government Information Services
Department, public relations companies and advertising firms. The Department lays great
emphasis on the media organizations’ evaluation of students' performance during the
internship training, which forms a significant part of the Department's overall assessment of a
student's performance in this course.

JOUR 410 Media Ethics
1 Term; 3 Credits
In our democracy, media/communication professionals have the freedom to write and
report and advocate or promote almost anything. However, with that freedom comes an
enormous responsibility – not to mention an economic imperative ‒ to act in a fair, responsible
manner. And the idea of media ethics in the profession only has grown as the power and
influence of both traditional and digital media has increased. This course does not attempt to
provide definitive answers to each and every ethical quandary. In many cases, in fact, there
may be many “right” answers, or perhaps none that seem satisfactory. Instead, what we will
attempt is to provide a framework that will enable students as working media professionals to:
a) identify an ethical dilemma; and b) have a framework to analyse the situation, develop
options and select a solution. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
demonstrate awareness of deeply held beliefs in the Codes of Media Ethics and how those
beliefs may affect their decisions; critically analyse life experiences and media field cases in
ethical dilemmas; and recognize, analyse and resolve real-world ethical cases using diverse
decision-making approaches.

JOUR 420 Press Policy and Law of China
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims to let students understand the major standards of the current legal
system and policies within which the Chinese press and media operate, to compare the
Chinese standards of practice to the basic principles of international media law, and to
interpret and follow these standards in their future careers in Mainland China. Upon comple-
tion of the course, students will be able to describe the basic concepts: legal, policy, Press
Law (Media Law), freedom of expression, freedom of the press, China's social system and the
media; define the basic characteristics of the news system in China; in public law context,
evaluate China’s “citizens have freedom of the media owned by the state” and “party controls
the media” news system, information release system, security system, media management
system and foreign reporters interview system in order to differentiate the cross-border
differences; and at the personal level, critically analyse and compare China with Hong Kong
on the protection of reputation, privacy and other personal rights law, and copyright law.

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