蘇啟智 老師
SO, Kai Chi Edgar
Associate Professor of Practice
Director of Industrial Attachment
Director of Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Media Design and Immersive Technology (BA-MDIT)
Audio-Visual Production Stream Leader
Specializing in broadcast news, current affairs and in-depth documentary production, Edgar has a wealth of experience in practicing and teaching journalism as well as media management for over 28 years. He has won a number of local and international awards such as the Human Rights Press Awards, the US George Foster Peabody Award, the Chicago International TV Award and the New York Festival TV Award for his news and documentary reports.
After the US 911 terrorist attack in 2001, Edgar was among the first batch of Hong Kong journalists travelling to the Middle East to cover the war zones including US’s invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq. In recognition of his achievement, he was granted the Journalism Grand Award by the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2003.
Edgar graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Social Science degree in Journalism and Communication and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with a Master of Arts degree in China Studies. He was also a Reuters Research Fellow at the University of Oxford in 2000, courtesy of the British Chevening Scholarship. He was the Head of Programming at the Hong Kong i-Cable News Limited overseeing the production of current affairs, news features and information programmes before joining the Shue Yan University as the Associate Professor of Practice.
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Radio Television Hong Kong
Host of Radio and Television program “Accountability” 《星期六問責》
(January 2024-Present)
The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Media Design and Immersive Technology programme offered in September (Inteviewed with Mr. Edgar So)鏡頭前和鏡頭後的蘇啟智
Courses Taught |
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Storytelling |
Introduction to Journalism & Mass Communication |
Audio-Visual Production |
Intermediate Audio-Visual Production |
Documentary & Digital production |
Hong Kong Politics |
Media Ethics |
Visual Communication |
Teaching and Research Interests |
Current Affairs and Documentary Production |
Broadcast News Reporting and Production |
In-depth and Investigative Reporting |
Convergence Media and Editing |
Multimedia Storytelling |
Academic Qualifications |
Reuters Research Fellow, University of Oxford, UK |
MA in Chinese Studies, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
BSSc in Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Externally Funded Projects |
65years of Hong Kong Television News (1957-2022)(香港電視新聞六十五載 1957-2022)
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Professional/Academic Projects & Activities |
Project leader of the “TV News VR Game” Production (2022-23) |
Finalist of the Hong Kong ICT Award, Digital Entertainment Award, 2023 |
Executive Producer /Script Editor of the feature documentary- “History of Hong Kong TV News” (香港電視新聞-開創紀) (2023) |
Public Service |
Member, Hong Kong Extended Reality Association (HKXRA) (2021- present) |
Member, Media and Communications Training Board, Vocational Training Council (2011 – 2017, 2018-2019) |
Co-opted Member, Broadcast Codes of Practice Committee, Communication Authority(2021-present) |
Professional Experience |
Hong Kong I-Cable News Ltd.
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Television Broadcasting Ltd., News and Information Department
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Teaching Experience |
Part-time Lecturer, Department of Journalism and Communication,Hong Kong Shue Yan University (2004-2019) |
Part-time Lecturer, Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University(2004, 2018 -2019) |
Part-time Lecturer, School of Journalism, Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (2012-2013, 2015-2016) |
Publications |
“數碼藝術展覽如何打造綜合式沉浸魅力-teamLab案例”, SYMedialab, 22-5-2024 |
“不朽鉅著《牡丹亭》的舞台視覺驚艷”, SYMedialab, 23-4-2024 |
“《Pluto冥王》手塚治虫、浦澤直樹漫畫的人工智能試煉”, SYMedialab, 31-1-2024 |
“數碼項目創作的無限想像:數碼娛樂領袖論壇展覽”, SYMedialab, 20-11-2023 |
“新海誠 《鈴芽之旅 》之影像情感”, SYMedialab, 25-3-2023 |
“香港第一個結合新聞道德教學及VR虛擬實境遊戲的誕生”, SYMedialab, 24-9-2022 |
"東史郎日記",《一人一故事:新聞人再訴心聲》,天地圖書有限公司,2013 |
“九一一以後”,《一人一故事:新聞人的心聲細語》,天地圖書有限公司, 2010 |
《不是報道》,MSM Publishing Ltd., 2008 |
"廣東:疫症蔓延前",《目擊100天 沙士最前線》,香港記者協會,2004 |
Professional Awards |
Executive Producer
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Reporter/Producer
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong Journalism Grand Award (2003)
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Chicago International Film & TV Festival
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Human Rights Press Awards - Certificate of Special Merit
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Asian Television Award - Certicate of Merit (2000)
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George Foster Peabody Award, (1995)
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Affiliations |
Member of Reuters Foundation, UK |
CU Alumni Editorial Board, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |