cheryl shea
MPhil Candidate
in Communications, CUHK
01 EDUCAtion
About Cheryl
I am an MPhil student in Communication in the Chinese Unversity of Hong Kong. My research interest lies in the dynamic of civic participation and new media, with a particular focus on social movement and political context in East Asia. I am also interested in disinformation, media literacy and Asian culture (especially Japanese).
I obtained my BSc in Journalism and Communication also in CUHK. I have worked on several research projects concerning the Hong Kong protest, China news and Freedom of press. For more details, please read my full academic CV as below (updated Dec 26, 2020).
Beyond academic research, I also like poems, calligraphy, indie music and gym workout. I am also a big fan of Japanese anime and movies.
2019 Aug - 2021 (Expected)
The Chinese University
of Hong Kong
Master of Philosophy in Communication
Thesis (Work in progress): Translated Protest Violence: The Dynamics between Protestors and Media on Legitimizing Radicalization in the Hong Kong Anti-ELAB Movement
2017 Sept - Dec
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Student Exchange Programme in School of History, Culture and Communication
2015 Sept - 2019 Aug
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Bachelor of Social Science, with First Class Honours in Journalism and Communication
Thesis: Domesticate News Locally or Nationally:
A Study on the Local Political Orientation and Foreign News Framing in Hong Kong Newspapers
02 Paper & Commentary
Conference paper
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Shea, C. S.Y. & Leung, W. L. Y. (2020, Aug). Epidemic arrives in political times: A Comparative Study of Hong Kong Newspaper Reporting on SARS and COVID-19. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, Aug 5 – 9, 2020.
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Wong, H. C. & Shea, S. Y. (2020, May). The Social Media Battlefield: Countermovement in the Hong Kong Anti-Extradition Bill Protests. Paper presented at the International Communication Association (ICA) 70th Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, May 20 – 27, 2020.
Commentary
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Chick, M. Y. & Shea, S. Y. (2019, Oct). An analysis of the perception of radicalization, police and their families between “woleifei” and “yungmo” in the Hong Kong Anti-ELAB movement（「和理非」和「勇武」對警察及其家屬的觀感及激進化）. Initium Media. [Commentary, published in Chinese]
03 Experience
01/ TA
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COMM 2600 Introduction to Journalism (2019 Fall, 2020 Fall)
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COMM 2160 Communication Research Method (2020 Sping, 2021 Sping)
02/ RA
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Research Assistant of Hong Kong Protest Project (2019 June - Now)
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Research Assistant of "Social Science Night 2019", RTHK (2019 Mar - 2019 Oct)
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Research Assistant of comparative China news coverage project (2019 Jan - June)
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Research Assistant in Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (2017 May - Aug)
03/ Additional
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Co-founder of Verinews (semi-finalist of HKSEC 2018)
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Summer Intern Reporter in Initium Media (2018 May - Aug)
CONTACT
If you are interested in my academic work, feel free to email me (cherylsheassy@link.cuhk.edu.hk) or simply leave me a message here!