Fourth Capital Deans' Forum on Journalism and Communication held at Beijing Sport University

The fourth Capital Deans' Forum on Journalism and Communication was held at Beijing Sport University on Saturday, bringing together leading academics and industry representatives from across China.

Party secretaries and deans from more than 30 universities, along with heads of research institutions and media organizations, gathered to explore the future of journalism and communication in the era of digital intelligence.

Co-hosted by the Chinese Association of Journalism History, the China Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, the Sports Journalism and Communication Branch of the China Sport Science Society, and Beijing Sport University, the forum centered on how the discipline is evolving amid rapid technological transformations.

The event featured four themed roundtable discussions, focusing on key issues such as disciplinary innovation, industry-academia collaboration, practical teaching, social responsibility, and interdisciplinary integration.

Participants exchanged views on how journalism education can better adapt to emerging technologies, while maintaining its core mission in a changing media landscape.