Jun 17th, 2010
Welcome to the China Journalism Project class Web site. We are an undergraduate study-abroad course that is part of the Journalism Program at the University of Miami in South Florida. Our summer 2010 trip to the People’s Republic of China began on Wednesday morning, May 19, and ended on Thursday afternoon, June 10. We have posted our [...]
May 27th, 2010
By KYLI SINGH School of Communication University of Miami SHANGHAI, PRC— After winning the bid in 2002 to host Expo 2010, Shanghai immediately began tremendous preparations to showcase a vigorous, refined city. Promised to be the most extraordinary exhibition by its organizers, the Expo gives China the opportunity to re-emerge as a world-class city and [...]
May 26th, 2010
SHANGHAI, PRC — In Shanghai, we had several English translators who volunteered to help with any stories we needed to do. Those translators were graduate students not much older than us; they came from a school away from the hustle and bustle of the city — Shanghai International Studies University in the Songjiang and Hongkou [...]
SHANGHAI, PRC — Yesterday we took the hour-long Metro ride to the Shanghai International Studies University campus in Songjiang. The atmosphere was unlike any other. The buildings at this foreign language school were incredible! European, Middle-Eastern and Asian architecture were visible throughout the campus. It was spacious, airy, and beautiful. I could certainly see myself [...]
May 25th, 2010
SHANGHAI, PRC— If I had the opportunity to spend a semester abroad, I think I would choose Shanghai International Studies University (SISU). This 10-year-old campus in Songjiang in southwest Shanghai is beautiful. The buildings are aesthetic, the food it offers is delicious, and the students are friendly. As soon as we arrived on campus, we [...]
SHANGHAI, PRC — Day Two at the World Expo was a different experience from the day prior and that’s exactly what I was looking for. Although I didn’t get to go inside many of the pavilions, I still think it was at least worth it to look around at the pavilion structures, each so unique [...]