Why offer programs on Media Education? The central role that the media – or the “Fourth Estate” – plays in American society inspires USCET’s commitment to this area as part of its mission to promote US-China relations through education and exchange for China’s next-generation leaders. These programs provide valuable insight into media professionalism and media ethics, and the US commitment to press freedoms. They also provided an opportunity to bring prize-winning American journalists and media professionals to China to meet with Chinese journalism students and media practitioners. USCET’s Media Education Consortium connects more than thirty Chinese schools of journalism and communications to ideas and resources, organizes conferences and hands-on workshops, and provides a platform under which other media programs are organized.
Current Programs
Advancing Women in Media Leadership (2020-Present)
USCET works with its partners to build the capacity of women journalists and establish a formidable network of media professionals in China with an interest in gender equality and women’s leadership.
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Media Education Consortium Annual Conferences (2008-Present)
To give the Media Education Consortium members and journalists an opportunity to dialogue about best practices in media education and journalism.
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Past Programs
Data Journalism (2016 – 2019)
USCET works with our Chinese and American partners to support the growth of data journalism field in China.
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Journalist in Residence (2004 – 2012)
To enable Chinese students, professors, and media professionals to interact first-hand with prominent American journalists and gain valuable insight into how freedom of the press and freedom of speech have played a pivotal role in the US.
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Financial Media Institute (2006 – 2012)
To equip journalism students with the skills to be effective financial reporters
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Media Fellows (2006-2011)
To support the development of the field of journalism and communication in China by providing educational opportunities for rising Chinese professors
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Media Workshops (2010)
To provide an opportunity for practical training and interaction with well-known journalists from China and abroad
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