HKU Moodle

This inquiry-based, hands-on course introduces you to the tools and techniques of fact-checking and social media verification, as well as the relevant concepts in the field of news literacy. It covers a wide range of topics, including computer science, statistics, digital forensics, cognitive psychology, marketing, and, of course, media and journalism studies, among others.

Curse Objectives: 

• Understanding technology and AI through five themes: Business, Money, Power, Society and Regulation. 

• Acquiring journalistic skills to cover technology: How to discover, pitch, interview, report and deliver tech stories.

• Learning to assess the news value of information concerning tech for the reading, listening and viewing public. 

• Gaining essential knowledge of the dos and don'ts and common pitfalls when reporting on tech, including understanding the fundamental drivers of technology development, its interaction with the world of money and politics and with society, rising above the hype and jargon and being able to explain a tech-related subject with the appropriate context and with clarity and concision. 

This course is an introduction to arts and culture journalism with a focus on both international and Hong Kong-based coverage. We will establish how culture journalism differs from, and applies the tools of, classic news reporting. We will break down how to write profiles, reviews, and reported features. We will learn how to think like critics when analysing cultural forms whether traditional (e.g. visual arts; film) or everyday (digital life; food). And, with the guidance of field experts, we will go out and cover Hong Kong’s cultural scene—all while considering how our profession can do it better.