Academic Staff
蘇啟智 老師
SO, Kai Chi Edgar
Associate Professor of Practice
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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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) Dorothy Shen Wong Journalism Education Fund. Co-Investigator (2020-2023) |
Professional/Academic Projects & Activities |
| Project leader of the “TV News VR Game” Production (2022-23) |
| 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 |
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Hong Kong I-Cable News Ltd. |
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Television Broadcasting Ltd., News and Information Department |
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 |
| “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 |
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Executive Producer |
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Reporter/Producer |
| The Chinese University of Hong Kong Journalism Grand Award (2003) (第一屆中大新聞奬－大奬) |
| Chicago International Film & TV Festival Silver Hugo Award (2003) - “Blood from the Mountains” (賣血鄉) (2003) Certificate of Merit - “Rural Debt” (鄉債) (2003) Silver Plague Award - “Forbidden Birth” (天下第一難) (2001) |
| Human Rights Press Awards - Certificate of Special Merit “Village in China series” (泥土黎民系列) (2003) “Medical Series: Who Is Monitoring” (星期日檔案－醫療系列 之 誰來監管) (1999) |
| Asian Television Award - Certicate of Merit (2000) Certificate of Merit - “Priming for the Best” (星期日檔案－我要考小學) (2000) Best Documentary - “Cultural Revolution - 30 Years After” (TVB特備節目－文革三十年) (1996) |
| George Foster Peabody Award, (1995) “Fifty years after the World War II” (TVB特備節目－終戰五十年) |
Affiliations |
| Member of Reuters Foundation, UK |
| CU Alumni Editorial Board, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |