The 2^nd Annual Kam Yiu-yu Press Freedom Awards

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Seminar “How to Utilize Internet to Break Information Blackout”

Dear Members,

The assessment of entries for the Kam Yiu-yu Press Freedom Awards has been completed. The awards presentation ceremony will be held on 27^th March. The winners will share their experience and talk about the difficulties they faced while working on their stories. There will be a seminar after the presentation ceremony. The Jasmine Revolution in North Africa has demonstrated the strong influence of Internet, so the seminar is going to discuss how to utilize Internet to break any information blackout. All members are welcome to join in.

 The details are as follows:

 Date：27^th March, 2011 (Sunday)

Time：2pm to 5pm

Venue：Basement 2, Unicorn & Phoenix Room, the Chaterhouse Hotel, 209-219, Wan Chai Road, Wan Chai

Guest of Honour: Professor Joseph Chan, Professor of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Seminar: How to Utilize Internet to Break Information Blackout

Guest speakers:    Dr. Jack Linchuan Qiu, Associate Professor of School of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Mr. Chang Ping, Former Commentator of Southern Metropolis Daily
Mr. Charles Mok, Chairman of Internet Society Hong Kong

Language: Cantonese & Mandarin

For enquiry, please call HKJA’s staff at 2591-0962 or 2591-0081.