China Media Centre

The China Media Centre is Europe's only organisation specializing in the world's largest media system.

China’s Soft Power
                         A Conference organised by the China Media Centre at the University of Westminster
                                                                                     309 Regent Street, London W1 UK
                                                                                                    April 8th and 9th 2010
 
The dramatic economic growth in China has meant a renewed international influence.  President Obama’s recent visit, and the effective establishment of the “G2,” marked international recognition of the fact [...]

China Media Centre 2009 Autumn-Winter Seminar
Representations of China in the UK Press
Speaker: Prof. Colin Sparks
Date: Wednesday 18th November, 2009
Time: 2.00-4.00 pm
Venue: MHW_A4-4 Harrow Campus,
University of Westminster

Abstract:
The Chinese government, together with many ordinary Chinese people, particularly students, are frequently angered by the way in which China is portrayed in the western media. [...]

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Communications, cultural and media studies research at the University of Westminster has been shown to be “world-leading” following the announcement today of the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) results.

2008年12月18日，英国官方机构公布了几年一度的科研考评报告 (Research Assessment Exercise，RAE)，其中部分内容对英国各大学媒体传播专业的学术研究水平进行了全面而详细的评估。威斯敏斯特大学（University of Westminster）以较大优势名列第一名，伦敦政治经济学院（LSE）和伦敦大学金.史密斯学院（Goldsmiths College）以相当接近的分数名列第二、第三。

CMC 2008 Autumn Term Seminars
The Transformation of Chinese Media, Ideology and System Change
Speaker: Pro. Zhengrong Hu

China’s Media Handlers
学术研讨会：新闻发言人与政府公关
A key issue in modern public affairs, following the Tibet crisis and Sichuan disaster, and before the Olympics.

Who are the people who manage media relations in China? How do they work?
当今中国，谁在协调政府与媒体及公众的关系？他们如何工作？
2008年6月6日，中国传媒中心在伦敦举办了一场公开讨论会，讨论的问题集中在当代中国的政府新闻发言人制度，主要探讨在西藏事件、四川地震之后以及奥运会之前的阶段，中国政府与媒体的关系。

Steven Guanpeng Dong
Trainer of China’s official spokesmen for the State Council Information Office; former CCTV journalist and Lecturer at [...]

This month’s issue of the China Review features a review of Will Hutton’s controversial new book ‘The Writing on the Wall: China and the West in the 21st Century‘ by CMC Director, Professor Hugo de Burgh.
In his review, Professor de Burgh opposes Will Hutton’s negative assessment of China’s economic and political situation. Professor de Burgh [...]

In 2005 and 2006 the China Media Centre hosted two highly succesful conferences at the University of Westminster’s Harrow Campus.  This year the CMC has teamed up with Queensland University of Technology, the Annenberg School for Communication and the University of Wisconsin Madison to host the 2007 China Media Centre Conference at the Creative Industries [...]