Saturday, April 21, 2012
8:30 am to 12:30 pm
University of Southern California http://china.usc.edu/ShowArticle.aspx?articleID=2754
Teachers-only price: FREE (registration fee of $25 will be applied if participants do not attend)
To register, please complete the form below and send it as an email attachment to asiak12@usc.edu
or fax it to 213-821-2382. You will receive an email confirmation of your enrollment within 48 hours.
Light refreshments will be provided. Participants will receive copies of articles discussed as well as dvd copies of the USCI Assignment: China documentary series
(http://china.usc.edu/assignmentchina).
The registration deadline is April 17, 2012. There are only 50 spots reserved for teachers, so act now if you wish to attend.
China’s rise is one of the most dramatic and complex stories of our time. The country is enormous, diverse, and the issues are many. It’s a challenge to convey how China is changing to audiences an ocean away. Join us for a half-day workshop and then enjoy the Los Angeles
Times Book Festival at USC.
Presenters are award-winning print and broadcast journalists.
You’ve no doubt read or heard their work. Come learn about how events and trends become the stories you consume and sometimes share with students. Since news reports do much to shape our attitudes about China and other places, it’s vital that we consider how news is produced and how such discussions can help students become stronger news consumers as well as writers and presenters. Reserve your place at the workshop now. Space is limited.
Presenters:
Rob Schmitz, Shanghai-based reporter for public radio’s Marketplace
Mei Fong, former Hong Kong and Beijing-based Wall Street Journal reporter
Ching-ching Ni, former Beijing-based for the Los Angeles Times
Moderator:
Clayton Dube, USC US-China Institute

Schmitz’s work on dishonest reporting on FoxConn has attracted considerable attention in recent days. Fong was part of a team that received a Pulitizer Prize for reports on “China’s Naked
Capitalism.” Ni’s honors include a prestigious Nieman Foundation Fellowship at Harvard
University. In addition to extensive experience in China, each of these reporters worked in the
United States covering a wide range of stories.
Additional information on the LA Times Book Festival: http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/
Parking at USC is $10. The festival attracts large crowds, so come early.
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