GLORIA HOIYIN CHEUNG

gloriacheunghy@gmail.com| +852 96206329

EDUCATION

The University of Hong Kong

2011 2014 .12

Bachelor of Journalism (Majoring Politics and Public Administration) CGPA 3.35

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Spring 2013

Overseas Exchange Program

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Voice of America Video Journalist

2015 . 2 Present
Covering Hong Kong political news, including political reform, Hong Kong-China conflicts, aftermath of
Umbrella Movement and local protests.
Produce and contribute to video news reports for daily television broadcasting and websites.
Pitch stories, provide supporting research, arrange video shootings, and conduct interviews with politicians &
protest leaders.

My Voice My Life(Feature-length Documentary) Production Intern

2013 . 12 2014. 10
Worked under Oscar-winning filmmaker Ruby Yang to produce a documentary about marginalized HK high
school students.
Press liaison, co-organized charity gala premiere and coordinated public promotion events.
Managed and edited footages, copyrights research and subtitle translation & editing.

CNN International, Hong Kong Intern

2013 . 62013 . 7
Participated in production for prime time programs such as CNN Newsroom, News Stream and On China.
Coordinated the live reporting network with bureaus in New York, Atlanta, London and Abu Dhabi.
Edited feature show Talk Asia, news packages and sound bites for daily broadcasting.
Assisted in studio & control room, managed CNN media library, archived footages, pre-taped interviews.

Time Out Hong Kong Editorial Intern/Contributor

2012 . 72012 . 11
Pitched, interviewed and wrote key feature stories about culture and lifestyle scene in Hong Kong.
Helped establishing promotion partnerships with Royal Brunei Airlines, WOODHOUSE Shopping Mall,
Abercrombie & Fitch Hong Kong launch in addition to PR connections with 30+ luxury brands, hotels and
restaurants.

Radio Television Hong Kong Project Mentee

2012 . 1 2012 . 3
Researched and investigated the story about pollution caused by Hong Kong MTR constructions.
Wrote, voiced and edited the news package which was aired in a prime time phone-in show.

ACHIEVEMENTS & INVOLVEMENT

The Human Rights Press Awards Essay Contest Winner

2015 . 4
Published winning entry about the controversy of the NSA surveillance scheme on South China Morning Post.
Received full sponsorship to partake in the cultural journalism program of the 17th Far East Film Festival in Italy.

LIVE: Verified Updates Founder

2014 . 92014 . 12
Led a team of 20 journalism students to provide verified bilingual news about the Umbrella Movement.
Coordinating with correspondents on ground, I wrote, edited and fact-checked multiple instant news stories.
Attracted 110000+ unique Facebook likes within a week, our posts have reached 123.4K+ users.
The page received international media coverage such as CNN, ABC Australia, Columbia Journalism Review.

SCMP Wah Kiu Yat Po Journalism Scholarship Two-time Recipient

2013, 2014

LOral Brandstorm Marketing Competition National Champion

2013 . 122014 . 6
Chosen as champion from 90 teams of contestant in Hong Kong to compete in the Paris grand final.
Performed competitive analysis, product positioning and designed a new skincare range for Kiehls Men
through 4 rounds of elimination process.
Worked with top advertising agency McCann to design interactive marketing campaign for the range.

Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations, Boston Delegate

2013 . 2
Selected as one of 200 delegates representing 100+ top universities globally.
Performed in-depth analysis on case-studies about Asian socio-economic issues with United Nation officials,
business leaders and top scholars in the field.

PERSONAL
Trilingual speaker: English, Mandarin and Cantonese Photoshop, Lightroom, CMS, MS Office
Passionate traveller: Backpacked through 10 countries and 30 cities around the world in three years.