Sihan Zhang, a junior student from School of Journalism and Communication, attended the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) 2013 Awards Dinner with her Tsinghua University visiting professor, Lee Miller, on Nov.7.

Zhang is interning this semester at the Scripps Howard Foundation Wire in Washington, D.C., as a multimedia reporter this semester. As the first Chinese student enrolled in this program, Zhang has learned a lot through covering various events happening in the capital of the United States. She has reported a wide range of news, including Sino-U.S. relations, the capital shooting and the government shutdown.

The annual ICFJ Awards Dinner honors the achievements of journalists whose high-impact stories have helped improve societies around the world. ICFJ has long been a partner with Tsinghua University on the Global Business Journalism (GBJ) Program. The program, launched in 2007, aims to create a cadre of top-notch business reporters and editors, who can produce clear, balanced and insightful coverage of China’s markets and the global economy.

Faculty in the GBJ program includes journalists from media such as Bloomberg News and the New York Times, as well as renowned Chinese scholars with degrees from prestigious international institutions.

Lee Miller, editor-at-large from Bloomberg News, was named the first Bloomberg visiting Professor at Tsinghua University in 2009. He has taught courses on news writing and ethics, corporate strategies and Business News Data Mining and Analysis.

Although GBJ is a master’s program, Miller's popularity earned him an invitation starting in 2011 to teach freshmen. Miller is ranked among the top 15 percent of Tsinghua’s faculty members— the highest category — based on student evaluations. Zhang took Miller’s English news writing course in her first year of college.

“Miller’s class laid a solid foundation for my English news writing,” Zhang said. “I wouldn't have adapted so quickly and managed to work in English without his teaching.”