Frances Hui
Aspiring Multimedia Journalist
My Story
I crouched, in my school uniform, beside a haggard man. Between breaths of caustic air, he began to recount his story. When pro-democracy protests broke out in Hong Kong in 2014, I was there, with a camera and pen, to write profiles and feature stories hidden behind the protesters.
While I was talking with one of the protesters, an older woman recognized me from social media, tottered over to me in tears, gave me a bowl of hot soup, and thanked me for writing these stories. I was stunned as I never thought that my writing and photography would have such a critical influence on others. This was the catalyst that sparked my interest in journalism. I learned, at age 14 and in grade 10, that journalism is powerful as it is not just another story-telling method, but also a way to achieve social justice and equity by monitoring the government. It tells the truth and exposes injustice to the general public.
Since then, I called myself "a journalist."
I am from Hong Kong, not China
Over 4,000 views and 400 comments online
"I am from a city owned by a country that I don’t belong to."
"This is important to provide a comfortable environment for people to identify themselves as who they want to be."
Education
Sept 2018 – May 2020
Emerson College - Bachelor of Science in Journalism
Focused on print and multimedia journalism. Combined the knowledge of storytelling in print, speech, photography, and videography to deliver a story from different dimensions.
Sept 2016 – June 2018
Shoreline Community College - Associate in Arts (AA-DTA)
GPA: 3.78 (Vice-President List in Honor Society)
Excelled at majoring in Communications, specifically in Journalism, from learning interpersonal communications and public speaking, to practicing journalism both in-class and at the student newspaper organization.
Awards & Achievements
Oct 2020
Organized a video projection on UK's parliament building to call for actions against China's human right assaults from the international community
June 2029 - December 2020
Coordinated over 10 global rallies in over 30 countries in solidarity with the Hong Kong movement in 2019 and connected with various Asian communities such as Tibetans, Taiwanese and Uyghurs.
June 2029 - December 2020
Initiated meetings with congressional members in DC and MA to lobby the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act
May 2018
2nd Place in General News
for Pacific Northwest Association of Journalism Educators Contest 2018
An investigative piece on the detention of an international student at the U.S.-Canadian Border, which required me to reach out to spokesmen at CBP and ICE and school officials.
Journalism Experience
Sept 2018 - Feb 2020
Berkeley Beacon, the student newspaper of Emerson College
Assistant Opinions Editor, Assistant Arts Editor & Staff Writer
Wrote a widespread column piece titled "I am from Hong Kong, not
China" which drew over 5000 views and 300 comments online, and
was featured by The Washington Post, AP News, NYTimes and BBC. Edited and wrote breaking news, enterprise, and column pieces for
both the News and Living Arts section. Wrote headlines and captions for online daily and on prints weekly
Jan 2019 - May 2019
Journalism Intern
Produced multimedia contents for the station
Organized community events and interviewed respective guests
Sept 2018 - Sep 2019
EIVNews.com, a student-run news website @ Emerson
Opinion Editor and Writer
Assigned writers with opinion topics twice a week and edit their submission. Served as a writer for sections like politics, international news and entertainment.
Sept 2018 - Dec 2018
Good Morning Emerson, Emerson Channel’s broadcast morning news show
Weather and Event Correspondent
Created scripts on weather and events happening at Emerson
Presented weekly weather forecast on set.
Sept 2018 - Today
Emerson Independent Video’s News Field Team, for all EIV news shows
Correspondent, shooter and editor (alternate)
Produced news packages covering events around Greater Boston
Contributed to the Special Live Episode for 2019 Midterm Election
Sept 2018 - Dec 2018
SparkNewZ, EIV's conversational news show
Assistant Producer
Assisted the executive producers and directors throughout the shooting period.
Conducted research on news topic and searched backdrop media to go with each story.
Jan 2018 - July 2018
Ebbtide, a student newspaper of Shoreline Community College
Political Editor
Wrote 10 front-page stories, 15 feature stories and a profile article on 10 issues. Once interviewed spokesmen at CBP and ICE for an award-winning piece. Focused writing on, but not limited to, pieces related to U.S. politics, the college administration and the student government body.
June 2015 - Sept 2017
Truth Media Hong Kong, a web media outlet specialized at political and civic reporting
Reporter and Photojournalist
Covered breaking and politically related news in multimedia forms,
including articles, photos, videos, and live stream. Assigned news to other departmental staff accordingly
July 2015 - Dec 2016
Dawnews, an advocacy community news outlet in Hong Kong
Founder and Editor
Organized and hosted events with 3000+ attendees
Wrote news and enterprise articles on biannual issues
Created contents for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages
Additional Experience
Sept 2018 - Dec 2018
College Kitchen, Emerson Channel
"Sliced" Segment Shooter and Editor
Oct 2018 - Dec 2018
Generation Citizen – Emerson Chapter
Democracy Coach for Charlestown High
Sept 2017 - July 2018
Public Speaking Leadership Club, Shoreline Community College
President
Sept 2017 - July 2018
Public Speaking Center, Shoreline Community College
Coach and Teacher Assitant