y afford to buy textbooks and new textbooks are often not available. Moreover, few English periodicals, newspapers and academic journals are available on most Chinese campuses. Therefore, BJE professors are often restrained from finding latest materials for their teaching and research, which hinders their teaching quality and their research activities. Trends of BJE in China Based upon the above discussion and analysis, the following assessment is made about the development trends of BJE in China: (1) BJE will continue to occupy a unique position in journalism education in China. To a degree, it can become more prosperous when China is becoming more international in this era of globalization. (2) BJE programs in China will always have to balance between English-learning and journalistic studies. On one hand, language can be an advantage for journalism students, but it can also interfere with their journalistic studies. Therefore, a good balance between the two must be reached in successful BJE programs. (3) BJE programs will continue to be located only in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai, which are international and where English is also more popular. (4) Most BJE programs in China will be combining BA and MA programs for effective use of teaching and research resources and for BJE students to find better jobs. (5) More overseas Chinese professors will be joining BJE programs in China, which will elevate the teaching quality of BJE, though slowly. And more cooperation is expected between BJE programs in China and foreign and Chinese media organizations as the media industry continues to boom. (6) While keeping their focus on the teaching of BJE, most BJE programs will turn to emphasize the academic research at international and domestic levels. Notes 1. Jianxin Li, History of Journalism education in China (Beijing: Xinhua Press, 2003), 56. 2. Ganlin Ding, “How to Set the Aim and Curriculum of University Journalism Training,” Journalism University, 54 (winter 1997): 70-71. 3. Kai Zhang, “Qualities of Chinese International Journalism Professionals and the Training Model,” in International Journalism and Intercultural Communication, ed. Guofen Cai and Qinyuan XU ( Beijing: Beijing Broadcasting Institute Press, 2003), 58. 4. Two universities were in Beijing: Beijing University and Beijing Foreign Studies University; two in Shanghai: Fudan University and Shanghai International Studies University; one in Guangzhou, Jinan University. 5. Ke Guo, “On International Journalism Education at Shanghai International Studies University,” in Essays on China’s Journalism Education, ed. China’s Journalism Education Association (Beijing: Higher Education Press, 2001), 186. 6. Li, History of Journalism Education, 236. 7. Shijie Guan, “A Review of International Communication Education, ” in Essays on China’s Journalism Education, ed. China’s Journalism Education Association (Beijing: Higher Education Press, 2001), 168. 8. Yanpei Zeng, “The Best Time in the History of New China,” Xinhua Digest, December 2002, 40-46. 9. China Internet Network Information Center (comNIC), the national network information center of China, was founded as a non-profit organization on June 3rd 1997. comNIC takes orders from the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) to conduct daily business, while it was administered by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Computer Network Information Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences takes the responsibility of running and administrating comNIC. 10. Interview with LIU Hong in January 2004, editor-in-chief of Jobweek, a weekly newspaper published in Shanghai. In Shanghai, there are two competing newspaper groups: Jiefang Group and Wenxin Group. 11. Interview with students at Shanghai international Studies University in summer 2003, when they had just finished their four-month internship. 12. Li, History of Journalism Education in China, 260. 13. These are the figures provided in the Newsletter of China’s Journalism Education Association, No 17, September 2003. 14. The original figures were provided by Yao Fuming, Student Advisor of College of Journalism and Communication, Shanghai International Studies University in January 2004. 15. Interview with Anthony Lawrance, Managing Editor of South China Morning Post, in January 2004. 16. Teaching Programs of Shanghai International Studies University, June 2003, 36-38. 17. Interview with Prof. ZHANG Jian, Vice Dean at College of Journalism and Communication, Shanghai International Studies University, on December 28, 2003. 18. James Scotton was a Fulbright professor from Marquette University in the United States. He co-taught with GUO Ke, the coauthor of the paper, English News Writing, Feature Writing and International Communication at Shanghai International Studies University from Sep. 2001 to Sep. 2002. 19. Interview with ZHANG Ciyun in Dec. 2003, editor-in-chief of Shanghai Daily, an English language newspaper in Shanghai.

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