“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 [...]
Recent and Forthcoming Courses at China Media Centre
RECENT AND FORTHCOMING COURSES AT CMC China Media Centre has designed a suite of courses which are especially, though not exclusively, designed for Chinese applicants. This year we have held two separate sessions of our course ‘INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY IN THE UK MEDIA’ and two of ‘CITY BRANDING AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS’. They are aimed at mid-career professionals [...]
Two-Day Workshop on British Journalism at CCTV
China Central Television was the venue for a two-day workshop on British journalism organized by China Media Centre in October 2009. Speakers were Hugo de Burgh, CMC Director, Kevin Sutcliffe, C4’s Head of Current Affairs, Steve Hewlett, presenter of BBC’s The Media Show, Zhang Jie, Editor of CCTV’s News Investigation and Yang Rui, Presenter of CCTV’s Dialogue.
