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Crystal Chan

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Education

  • Bachelor of Social Science in Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Specialization

Journalism, Storytelling, Media Production

Biography

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Crystal has always shown a strong interest in news and social affairs. She studied at the School of Journalism and Communication of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, a globally top-ranked Communication and Media Studies school. Upon graduation, she worked as a journalist at local radio stations and a major newspaper in Hong Kong. She then joined Cable TV, a 24-hour TV news channel, and covered current affairs in Hong Kong, ranging from politics to educational issues. 

Crystal loves talking to people and listening to their stories. The core of her works has always been about humanities. Her cheerful and outgoing personality let her easily communicate with everyone she met. In the future, she hopes to continue her career in work that relates to people.

Why Digital Media?

After working 5 years in the news industry, I realized that traditional media’s influence has drastically declined. With the rapid rise and expansion of digital media in the past few years, people spend much less time watching TV or reading newspapers than before. Even though many media have been striving to expand online platforms, the content and style of news reports have not changed much to adapt to the digital era, and still, the audience keeps decreasing. It leads me to the question: How should messages be conveyed in the fast-changing media world? How can I prepare myself to adapt to this world? Therefore I decided to step out of my comfort zone and embark on a new journey here in Toronto, seeking the answer to my questions through the MDM program.

Links

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystal-chan-a24342161/