The Spring 2015 Seminars series by Veteran Journalists from English media（2015春季《名记者专题》课） are coming up TOMORROW, Wednesday (13:00 pm-14:40 pm), Apr 15 at Rm 344 at School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University. Please see details below. * * * Wednesday, April 15, 13:00 noon Room 344 [School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University] “Changing Perceptions: Reflections on the Developing Role of CCTV-News and China’s Other English-language Media” Michael Harrold, Consultant, CCTV-News, China Central Television’s English-language channel ABOUT THE TALK: With 20 years at CCTV as a copy editor, consultant and recruiter of international staff, Michael Harrold is, perhaps, more familiar with the history of CCTV’s English service than any other foreigner. In this lecture, Michael will discuss what his varied media experience, which includes seven years in China’s neighbor, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), as a copy-editor for Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, has taught him about effective communication. He will also discuss the English media in China and give his views on how news reporting designed for domestic consumption can be adapted to suit a foreign/overseas audience. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Michael Harrold, from the UK,is a Consultant with the Features Department of CCTV-News, China Central Television’s English-language channel, where he is responsible for various aspects of the department’s output, including script editing and programme review, as well as for the recruitment and management of international staff. In nearly 20 years at CCTV he has played a part in its English-language coverage of many major events in China, including the handover of Hong Kong in 1997 and of Macao in 1999, the Beijing Olympics in 2008, the 60th anniversary of the PRC in 2009, and the Shanghai World Expo in 2010. Before coming to China in 1994, he worked for seven years in the DPRK, copy-editing English translations of the speeches of the country’s leaders, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. From 2001 to 2004 he lived in Poland, serving in senior editorial positions with the English-language Warsaw Business Journal. In October 2014 he was awarded the Friendship Medal by the Chinese government. * * * The Spring 2015 Seminars series by Veteran Journalists from English media are sponsored by Peking University in Beijing, China. All listed events are free and open to the public.