More than 30 students from Hong Kong Baptist University spent three days at our London bureau in January 2025 where they took part in a series of workshops with CNN journalists. They were also set the challenge of writing a TV news bulletin and then delivering it in our state of the art studio.
The students were given an introduction to CNN and a tour of our newsroom and studio at our London bureau. Workshops included:
The students were split up into groups and given five pieces of wire copy. They were asked to decide on a running order and the write five 20-second scripts. Once completed, the students were asked to nominate an anchor and a correspondent. They then outputted their bulletin in the CNN studio and control room.
Hong Kong Baptist College was founded by the Baptist Convention of Hong Kong in 1956 as a post-secondary college committed to the provision of a whole person education. In 1983, it became a fully-funded public tertiary institution, and the College gained university status just over a decade later. It was renamed Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) in 1994.
Over the years, HKBU has remained committed to the pursuit of excellence in education, research and service to the community. As one of Asia’s finest institutions of higher learning, HKBU is dedicated to nurturing future generations of civically engaged community members, and it provides them with a broad-based, transdisciplinary and creative education.
Its seven faculties/schools offer a wide array of programmes across a diverse range of disciplines, from the arts, business, communication, and social sciences to science and technology, Chinese medicine and sport.
With its fundamental strengths in the arts and humanities, HKBU offers an education and research environment that fosters technological progress with a focus on the human dimensions. At the same time, the University is using technology to push the envelope of human imagination in the arts and cultural sphere. Coupled with our unceasing efforts to achieve breakthroughs in science and Chinese medicine, HKBU strives to contribute to the building of a better world and a more compassionate society.
