Editor's Note

Journalists write the first draft of history. To review the year 2010, TYR conducted a survey among journalism students in Hong Kong to see what they believe were the ten biggest local news. Should journalism students have a different way of looking at news from other undergraduates?

As prospective agenda setters of news organisations, journalism students’ perceptions may indicate how they would arrange the news rundown or pagination in the future and as a result influence the way the general public consume news. The top ten news in their eyes are somehow denotative. You can find them in our cover story, which serves as a record of the major happenings of the city.

At the beginning of a new year, I wish you every success. Apart from learning from history, we should always look ahead. As tension between Japan and China and between North Korea and South Korea escalates, shifts in diplomatic postures of Asian countries will increasingly affect us. Perhaps people should also pay more attention to international news.

Alan Kwok Kin-fung
Chief Editor