Weisenhaus, D
Ms Weisenhaus, Doreen 韋杜靈
Ms Weisenhaus, Doreen 韋杜靈
Doreen Weisenhaus teaches media law and ethics. Prior to joining the Journalism and Media Studies Centre in 2000, she was city editor of The New York Times. She also was the first legal editor of The New York Times Magazine before becoming its law and politics editor. Before that, Weisenhaus was editor-in-chief of The National Law Journal, a leading publication for lawyers in the U.S. that won several major journalism awards during her tenure.
She also was a prosecutor in New York City, a television news producer in Chicago and a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal. She holds a Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern University’s School of Law and a Bachelor of Science degree from the Medill School of Journalism, also at Northwestern. She is the author of Hong Kong Media Law: A Guide for Journalists and Media Professionals (Hong Kong University Press 2007) and an expanded second edition in 2014. Her research interests include international press freedom and worldwide trends in media law and policy.
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 2005-present | member | International Association for Media and Communication Research |
| 2004-present | member, international communication, law, ethics and newspaper divisions | Association for Education of Journalism and Mass Communication |
| 2004-present | member | Asian Media Information and Communicatin Centre |
| 2002-present | member, communication law and policy | International Communication Association |
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