Jeremy Paxman and Bai Yansong spoke at the Future of Public Media workshop in Beijing
China Media Centre hosted leading TV stars as they shared insights on the opportunities for potential China-UK media partnerships Jeremy Paxman (principal news and current affairs presenter, BBC), Wang Hui (Head of Communications, City of Beijing) in the chair, Bai Yansong (principal news and current affairs presenter, CCTV) Jeremy Paxman and China’s leading current affairs presenter and writer Bai Yansong joined Paul Jackson [...]
Communication and China • Fudan Forum (2011)
Interaction and Communication: The City in Transition The city is a physical entity, a place of human inhabitation and a center of economy, politics and culture. The city represents a network of interaction and communication, and the indicator of human living conditions and the pattern of their relationships as well. From the beginning, communication and [...]
“To the Yellow Crane Pavilion With Our Leaky Umbrella: Reflections on the Future for Chinese Media” – Professor Hugo de Burgh’s inaugural lecture
As China recovers from the Great Leap Backwards and re-establishes herself as a leading civilisation, what parts will the media play? And will the categories and framings that we Anglo-Americans are accustomed to applying – our leaky umbrella – help us to understand them? In examining these questions, Hugo de Burgh takes examples from newspapers and the internet, television and periodicals as illustrations of the Chinese communications revolution.
Chinese Officials Study ‘City Branding’ at the University of Westminster
Delegates from Chinese officialdom have visited the University of Westminster to take part in our multi-disciplinary course designed to explain the ways in which British cities seek to promote themselves. The course drew upon the examples of London and other large cities in the UK, with contributions from top figures in London’s municipal government. Introductory [...]
Senior China Government Communications Officials Visit the University of Westminster
One of the most high-powered delegations of Chinese officials spent time at the University of Westminster learning some of the skills that help UK communications professionals engage the media and public in a digital age. They attended a two-week course run through the University of Westminster’s China Media Centre during which time they heard from WPP [...]
