Journalism/Media

HKUSI - Media Summer School

✍️Description: 

A 3‑week summer programme run by HKU’s Journalism and Media Studies Centre (JMSC), where secondary students learn news storytelling, reporting, interviewing, writing, editing, and multimedia skills from award‑winning journalists. Includes field trips to media organisations, tech companies, museums, and sports venues

🤷Eligibility: Secondary students (typically S3–S6 / Year 10–13)

💵Cost: Paid (HKD$11,250)

🚦Status: Annual summer intake

SCMP Young Post Summer Internship

✍️Description: A two‑week, full‑time summer internship at the SCMP’s Young Post newsroom. Students learn reporting, feature writing, interviewing, editing, and content creation; their work is published online and in print. Very small cohorts (3–4 students per session) for personalised learning

🤷Eligibility: Form 3–6 (Year 10–13) students in Hong Kong.

💵Cost: Unpaid (but educational; no fee mentioned)

🚦Status: Annual summer intake; applications usually due around May (Wait for 2027 opening)

SCMP Student Workshops

✍️Description: Run by the South China Morning Post’s education arm, these workshops offer newsroom tours, city reporting exercises, and podcasting/content‑creation classes. Students get exposure to real editorial workflows and often produce short articles or multimedia pieces.

🤷Eligibility: Secondary students (exact age range varies by programme)

💵Cost: Paid (varies by workshop)

🚦Status: Periodic (school holidays/weekends)

Journalism Education Foundation Workshop

✍️Description: One‑day secondary student workshops hosted with the HKSAR Education Bureau, featuring talks with active reporters, panel discussions, and group activities. Around 200 secondary students participate each year, with sessions run by media organisations and journalism educators

🤷Eligibility: Secondary students (typically S3–S6)

💵Cost: Usually low‑cost or subsidised (varies by year).

🚦Status: Annual (often in summer)

Content Creator Internships (Little Steps Asia)

✍️Description: Editorial and social‑media internships at youth‑focused media and lifestyle brands (e.g., Little Steps Asia). Tasks can include writing articles, managing Instagram/TikTok, shooting short videos, and assisting with events, which is good practice for digital journalism and content creation

🤷Eligibility: Older secondary students or recent graduates, depending on the employer

💵Cost: Paid or unpaid depending on the role

🚦Status: 2026 Applications closed

Student Contributor Networks (School papers & Young Post)

✍️Description: Regular writing and reporting opportunities through school newspapers or youth platforms like SCMP’s Young Post. Students pitch and publish articles, opinion pieces, features, and multimedia stories on topics that matter to teens in Hong Kong

🤷Eligibility: Secondary students with interest in writing and media

💵Cost: Free (unpaid contributor roles)

🚦Status: Ongoing

Babel Film Workshop - Media & Marketing Internships

✍️Description: Unpaid internships for students aged 16–18 to produce, appear in, and edit content for social media and online platforms, and support student film awards and competitions. Good for teens interested in digital media, content creation, and basic newsroom‑style workflows

🤷Eligibility: Ages 16–18; must have some film/media/marketing experience and be available on Saturday mornings during term time

💵Cost: Unpaid

🚦Status: Annual school‑year intake, 2026 application endeds

HKFYG English News Anchors Summer School

✍️Description: 

A residential summer school focused on English news production: topic selection, interviewing, scriptwriting, on‑camera anchoring, fact‑checking, and basic video shooting/editing. Includes exchanges with media professionals and a TV studio visit; students produce a group English news broadcast

🤷Eligibility: Secondary 2–6 students (2026/27 academic year)

💵Cost: Paid (accommodation included; meals not included)

🚦Status: Annual summer intake; application deadline around late July

HYAB Thematic Youth Internship Programme - Media Industry (18+)

✍️Description: A government‑backed thematic internship placing Hong Kong youth in a large mainland media organisation (e.g., Hunan Satellite TV) to learn about media operations, industry trends, and news production. Includes training, field trips, and cultural exchange activities

🤷Eligibility: Aged 18–30; full‑time post‑secondary students (so more relevant as a future pathway for S6 leavers heading to university)

💵Cost: Usually subsidised; details vary by year.

🚦Status: Annual summer intake (June–August)

General Journalism Internship (Hong Kong Media Outlets)

✍️Description: Various Hong Kong media companies and digital outlets occasionally offer short‑term content/editorial/journalism internships (e.g., news reporting, feature writing, social media, podcasting). Roles are often listed on job boards and company career pages.

🤷Eligibility: Typically post‑secondary, but some may consider strong older secondary students with writing samples.

💵Cost: Paid or unpaid depending on the role.

🚦Status: Rolling