1st December 2019
Students from the School of Communication (SCOM) of The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) clinched a total of 9 awards in the 2019 Campus Newspaper Awards hosted by China Daily, with their works outperformed 1,009 submissions from 50 universities from the cross strait four regions. Professor Scarlet Tso, HSUHK Associate Vice-President (Communications and Public Affairs) and Dean of School of Communication, led representatives of the awardees and SCOM faculty members to the Awards Presentation Ceremony held on 1 December 2019. She said the encouraging results showed the industry recognition to the efforts of SCOM students.
The universities participated in the 2019 Campus Newspaper Awards included the Tsinghua University, the Nanjing University, the Sun Yat-sen University, the Beijing Foreign Studies University, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Baptist University, the City University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Shue Yan University, the Chu Hai College of Higher Education, the University of Macau, Taiwan’s Fu Jen Catholic University and Taiwan’s Shih Hsin University, etc. A panel of over 70 judges which comprised political leaders, business elites, academics and veteran journalists from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan ultimately selected 84 entries as the award winners. The awards presentation ceremony attracted some 200 participants comprising the teachers, students and media representatives from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
The awards grabbed by SCOM students include the Champion in Best in Tech News Reporting (English), the Champion in Best in Headline Writing (English), the first runner-up in Best in Tech News Reporting (Chinese), the first runner-up in Best in Feature Writing (Chinese), the first runner-up in Best in News Writing (English), the first runner-up in Best in News Video Reporting (English), and the second runner-ups respectively in Best in Feature Photography, Best in News Video Reporting (English) and Best in Features Video Reporting (English).
The list of SCOM awardees is as below:
