Replay the live blog coverage of Day One of the IMC. Read the rest of this entry »

More than 300 participants, many journalists from Asia, the Pacific and the US, joined the first day of discussions at the International Media Conference (IMC) on April 26.

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Day 1: JMSC Radio

IMC Radio Coverage: Day 1

Produced and Presented by Angharad Law.

Reporting by Rich Macauley, Rebecca Valli, Joy Zhou, Oscar Lin and Kitty Nandwani.

The International Media Conference got underway with a welcome to conference participants and members of the Hong Kong press from East-West Center President Charles E. Morrison and University of Hong Kong Journalism and Media Studies Centre Director Ying Chan.

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Full version of Assistant US Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Kurt Campbell’s keynote address on Monday:

Full version of ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan’s keynote address on Monday:

Dr Surin is Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

By Maggie Chen

China is in the midst of a water crisis which needs more media coverage, said Christine Loh, chief executive officer of Hong Kong’s Civic Exchange, at an environmental update session on Day 1 of the International Media Conference.

“China already has a peak water problem” as demand for water in China far exceeds supply, Loh said – and climate change has been exacerbating problems. But in wealthy places such as Hong Kong, where if “you turn on the tap and water comes out, people simply do not appreciate that there is a crisis”.

China has been urbanising and industrialising very quickly, and to meet energy demands, the nation feels that it needs to “go for everything”, such as fossil fuel, nuclear and wind programmes, she added.

But “no water means no energy”, Loh said. She described the need for water in mining as an example.

“There are many different ways to look at the story”, Loh said, citing potential economic, development and political angles, and space for “good reporting and good investigative journalism”.

The second International Media Conference opened Monday morning at the University of Hong Kong with more than 300 journalists from the Asia Pacific and the US in attendance. Read the rest of this entry »

Shifting power dynamics and changing economic landscapes. China’s growing impact and President Barak Obama’s developing foreign policies. Challenges in security, climate and health. Emerging media models. Read the rest of this entry »