Educator, award-winning journalist, media and communications strategist; Honorary professor, Technology-Enriched Learning Initiative, Hong Kong University, 2016-; Professor and Founding Director, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, HKU, 1999-2016; Founding Dean, School of Journalism and Communications, Shantou Univ., China, 2003-12; staff reporter, New York Daily News, 1990-1997. board member, Media Development Investment Fund; member, Management Board, Digital Asia Hub; Open Society Foundations Global Board (2013-2017; . Nieman Fellow, Harvard Univ. (1996); George Polk Award for journalistic excellence; Int'l Press Freedom Award, Cttee to Protect Journalists; Lifetime Achievement Award, Asian American Journalists Assoc, USA. Research and professional interests: media and development, China media, investigative journalism, media and journalism education, e-learning, entrepreneurship, media innovation and sustainability.