{"id":64777,"date":"2017-09-07T15:26:16","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T01:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=64777"},"modified":"2019-03-11T16:03:53","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T02:03:53","slug":"sino-us-media-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/09\/07\/sino-us-media-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese and U.S. scholars and journalists tackle issues related to global media"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Sino-U.S. Media Forum participants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Scholars, journalists, students and community leaders from Beijing and Honolulu gathered August 14–15 at the 4th Sino-U.S. Media Forum to share knowledge and tackle issues related to global media and U.S.-China relations. The forum was titled, Media, Culture and Soft Power: Building a Global-Local Bridge in the Digital Age.<\/p>\n\n

An intercultural collaboration between Peking University\u2019s School of Journalism and Communication<\/a> and the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa\u2019s School of Communications<\/a>, the forum hosted approximately 50 attendees, including a panel of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> journalists. Speakers included Jaime FlorCruz, Peking University adjunct professor and recently retired CNN<\/abbr> Beijing Bureau Chief; Tian Wei, China Global Television anchor of World Insight<\/em>; Richard Vulsteke, East-West Center president and Charles B. Salmon, Jr, former ambassador and East-West Center adjunct professor.<\/p>\n

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Sino-U.S. Media Forum participants at Ka Papa Loʻi<\/span> O K\u0101newai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This year\u2019s forum also incorporated a Hawaiian cultural dimension—Heather Haunani Giugni<\/strong> of ʻUlu ʻUlu<\/span>, the Henry Kuʻualoha<\/span> Giugni Moving Image Archive of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a> presented on media in the Hawaiian cultural context. Participants also toured the Ka Papa Loʻi<\/span> O K\u0101newai<\/a> to learn more about the Hawaiian culture.<\/p>\n

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