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| Asia Media Centre | |
|---|---|
| Name | Asia Media Centre |
| Formation | 2000s |
| Type | Research and outreach centre |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
| Leader title | Director |
| Affiliations | Hong Kong Baptist University |
Asia Media Centre The Asia Media Centre is a Hong Kong-based research and outreach centre focusing on media studies, journalism, public relations, digital media, and film across East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia. It operates at the intersection of international relations, cultural studies, communication policy, broadcasting regulation, and information technology, engaging with institutions such as BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, The New York Times, and Reuters through events, briefings, and research collaborations. The centre interacts with scholars and practitioners from University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, National University of Singapore, University of Tokyo, and Peking University.
The centre offers analysis on contemporary issues involving China Daily, South China Morning Post, The Straits Times, The Jakarta Post, and The Times of India, while monitoring developments linked to Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu, WeChat, and X (social media platform). It convenes panels with figures from Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Bloomberg, Nikkei Asian Review, and Financial Times to address topics including coverage of Hong Kong protests, Taiwan elections, Myanmar coup d'état (2021), Sri Lankan economic crisis (2022), and Belt and Road Initiative. The centre provides resources for journalists from outlets like Channel NewsAsia, NHK, CCTV, Star News, and Fox News.
Founded in the 2000s amid debates over press freedom linked to Sino-British Joint Declaration, the centre evolved alongside shifts in media ownership involving conglomerates such as News Corporation, Time Warner, Bertelsmann, and Sin Chew Media. Early engagements included symposiums with representatives from Reporters Without Borders, Committee to Protect Journalists, and academics from London School of Economics, Columbia University, and Stanford University. Over time the centre expanded programming to address digital transformations driven by platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok (ByteDance), and to examine legal frameworks shaped by legislation such as Article 23 of the Basic Law and debates in Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
The centre is hosted within a university structure affiliated with Hong Kong Baptist University and liaises with administrative units including Faculty of Communication, School of Business, and Centre for China Studies. Governance involves advisory boards with members from Oxford University, Cambridge University, University of Melbourne, Yale University, and industry leaders from Shenzhen Media Group, StarHub, and Sky News. Funding and support have come from foundations and entities such as Ford Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Asia Foundation, Asia-Europe Foundation, and regional philanthropists tied to Li Ka-shing Foundation and Temasek Holdings.
Programs include media briefings, press training, fact-checking workshops with groups like International Fact-Checking Network, and seminars addressing topics such as election coverage in Philippines, climate reporting in Bangladesh, and conflict reporting in Afghanistan. The centre runs internships and fellowships for students from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Nanyang Technological University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and University of Colombo, and offers certification courses co-taught with practitioners from Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Poynter Institute, and Knight Foundation. Activities encompass film screenings featuring works from directors like Wong Kar-wai, Bong Joon-ho, Satyajit Ray, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and Hou Hsiao-hsien, alongside panel discussions on production linked to festivals including Hong Kong International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, and Singapore International Film Festival.
The centre partners with newsrooms and academic units such as The Conversation, Asia-Pacific Journal, Asia Society, Lowy Institute, Observer Research Foundation, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, and CNA (Channel NewsAsia). It collaborates on research projects with think tanks including Chatham House, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Council on Foreign Relations, and regional bodies like ASEAN Foundation and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation forums on media literacy. Joint initiatives have involved broadcasters BBC World Service, Deutsche Welle, NHK World-Japan, and production companies linked to Netflix and HBO Asia.
Scholars and journalists have cited the centre in analyses published in outlets such as The Guardian, Washington Post, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, and El País, and in academic journals including Journalism Studies, Media, Culture & Society, China Quarterly, and Asian Survey. Its events have influenced reporting on crises like the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, US–China trade war, and pandemic coverage surrounding COVID-19 pandemic in China and COVID-19 pandemic in India, while drawing commentary from commentators affiliated with Brookings Institution, RAND Corporation, and Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor. Reception ranges from praise by media freedom advocates associated with Human Rights Watch to criticism from voices linked to People's Daily and Global Times.
Category:Media organisations in Hong Kong Category:Academic research institutes in Hong Kong