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Former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt addresses journalism students at Tsinghua University

On September 24, former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt spoke to journalism students at Tsinghua University about the Internet's role as a digital marketplace for goods and ideas.

Students Rank Bloomberg Professor Among Tsinghua's Best

Bloomberg Professor Lee Miller mixed enthusiasm and candy with journalism basics in his “English News Writing” class to earn a place among the top 15 percent of teachers at Tsinghua University.

“I like this teacher, he did a really good job! Hope he could keep his passion forever!” one student wrote.

Tsinghua School of Journalism Celebrates 10th Anniversary

BEIJING - For those interested in how to innovate the curriculum of international journalism in China, there was a day-long academic conference.

For those who wanted to experience the energy and creativity of journalism students, there was an evening of song, dance, drama and comedy.

Tsinghua School of Journalism Celebrates Tenth Anniversary

ICFJ President Joyce Barnathan and Vice President of Development Vjollca Shtylla traveled to China to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Tsinghua University's School of Journalism. ICFJ's Global Business Journalism program is in its fifth year there.

Bank of America Sees Impact of Business Journalism Graduates

BEIJING -- The Global Business Journalism program at Tsinghua University is helping to generate top-quality coverage of business and finance in the world’s fastest growing economy, said Lisa Xue, chief administrative officer, China, for Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Xue was speaking at a May 13 luncheon hosted by the bank as part of the 10th anniversary of the university's School of Journalism and Communication.

"We’re happy to see GBJ graduates are hired by China’s top media," said Xue.

Market Research Experts Explain Real-World Data Mining

Whitney Foard Small, Regional Director of Communications for Asia Pacific and Africa of Ford Motor Co., and Tatt Chen, Senior Vice President of Penn Schoen Berland, Asia, were special guest speakers in Professor Lee Miller's Data Mining class on April 9.

Small and Chen, whose firm does consulting work for Ford, talked about how they measure the impact of public relations campaigns and the attitudes of key groups of potential customers.

"Measuring PR can be done," Small said.

Business Editor Says Social Media are Westernizing China

Zhang Hong, deputy editor-in-chief of the Economic Observer, told students in Advanced Business Writing how the weekly newspaper uses social media in news gathering and distribution. He visited Professor James Breiner's class on March 29.

The newspaper, with print distribution of about 100,000, gets about 10-15 percent of its web traffic from Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, Zhang said.

Indiana, Tsinghua students do data mining on food

Lars Willnat, professor of journalism at Indiana University, brought 17 students to visit the campus and Professor Lee Miller's data mining class on March 12.

Miller started the session started with a presentation on some of the top restaurant chains operating in China. Students then did a a data-mining exercise in the form of speed dating, in which they each interviewed 10 of their peers from the other country about their food preferences and eating habits.

After two minutes, they moved to interview the next person.

China’s Business Journalism Education Program to Expand at Tsinghua University

Knight Foundation support helps increase student body, deepen curriculum

WASHINGTON – The International Center for Journalists is expanding its pioneering Global Business Journalism Program at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

A $125,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the nation’s leading journalism funder, will help the center expand the program’s student body, deepen its curriculum and create new partnerships.

GBJ Student Publishes Article on Mandatory Military Training for University Students

What started out as an assignment in a feature writing course for the Global Business Journalism program at Tsinghua University evolved into a major feature on the website of Foreign Policy magazine.

Eric Fish, a second-year student in the master's program co-sponsored by ICFJ, became interested in the annual ritual of several weeks of military training that most university freshmen in China have to undergo. It involves marching, physical training and patriotic education.