Digital News, Social Change & Globalization conference
Programme

day 1 Time Venue Programme
11 Dec 09:00-09:30
WLB204 Opening ceremony
Professor Ng Ching-fai, President, Hong Kong Baptist University
Professor Georgette Wang, Dean, School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University
Mr. Chong Chan-yan, Chief Executive, Oxfam Hong Kong
09:30-11:00 Keynote speech:
Mr. Jim Laurie
"The Myth of Globalization in 24-hour News"
  11:00-11:45 Lam Woo Lobby Refreshment & moving venue
  11:45-1315 ACC105 Impact of technology on the journalism profession
ACC201 How the HK news media cover SARS
ACC203 Media equality and social change
ACC109 Screening: July 9, the deadline
The voice of the masses
the power of youth
(English with Chinese subtitles)
  13:15-14:45   Lunch
  14:45-16:00 ACC109 Keynote speech: Dr. Nicholas Jankowski
"Alternative Media and the Conceptual Reconstruction of News" (full paper)
  16:00-16:30 Caf'e & Lobby Refreshment
  16:30-18:00 ACC104 Regulation and content of the media in the digital age
ACC105 The progressive use of digital media
ACC201 Opportunities and challenges of digital news (Chinese)
ACC109 Screening: Child soldiers
(English with Chinese subtitles)
  19:00-21:00 Riverside restaurant Welcome dinner
 
 
day 2 Time Venue Programme
12 Dec 9:00-10:30 ACC104 Journalism and media industry in the global context
ACC105 Media use in Chinese communities
ACC201 Law and new media technology
ACC109 Screening: The grey areas (Cantonese with Chinese subtitles)
10:30-11:00 Caf'e & lobby Refreshment
11:00-12:30 ACC105 Media practice and journalism education
ACC201 Analyzing online media
11:00-11:30 ACC109 Screening: Article 23 (Cantonese with Chinese subtitles)
12:00-12:30 ACC109 Screening: Jirga Justice (English)
  12:30-14:00   Lunch
  14:00-15:30 ACC104 The future of online journalism
 
 
ACC105 Media use in China (Chinese)
ACC201 The role of wireless telecommunications in the age of digital media: a comparative perspective
ACC109 Screening: The village of ten acres
(Putonghua, Shannxi dialect with English subtitles)
  15:30-16:00 Café & lobby Refreshment
  16:00-17:30 Gather at lobby Set out for visit to Cable News, Hong Kong Cable Television