Speaker: Howard Zhang 张晧宇
Date: Wednesday, 6 March 2019
Time: 14:00 – 16:00
Venue: A1.10, Harrow Campus
Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/surviving-the-digital-age-a-close-look-at-how-one-international-chinese-language-media-bbc-chinese-tickets-57404287770
Chair: Professor CHANG Xiangqun
OPEN TO ALL
Abstract: Rapidly changing audience, audience habits and kamagra usa price consumption patterns pose major challenges for all traditional media outfits. Market forces and changing audience aside, international media, especially traditionally public-funded international Chinese language media face its own unique set of challenges such as a political, cultural and commercial sensitivity, as well as blockage and market entry difficulties in Mainland China. How does an international Chinese media institution adapt and stay relevant in the digital world? In this presentation, the Editor-in-Chief of precio de propecia suiza BBC Chinese Service Howard Zhang will share some of his observations and practical experiences on how the BBC as a whole as well as BBC’s Chinese language service are adapting to the digital world.
Howard Zhang
Officially appointed Editor-in-Chief of BBC Chinese in January 2017, Howard Zhang is tasked with transforming BBC Chinese into a service fit for the challenges of digital age. He is a seasoned journalist who first joined the BBC back in 2000, with years of experience in field interviews, and in radio, TV and digital content production. Prior to joining the BBC, he worked for a number of media organisations in Canada.
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