Hong Kong Watch hosts UK Youth Initiative workshop on strategic communications

On Saturday, as part of our UK Youth Initiative Programme, Hong Kong Watch hosted a workshop on strategic communications, which included media training.

We were joined by Hong Kong activist Chloe Cheung who shared her experience engaging with the media, government, and non-profit organisations. She also shared tips on improving social media presence and preparing for media interviews as a public advocate.

A second presentation was delivered by the Global Head of Communications at the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, Elisha Maldonado. Elisha explained how to pitch media articles, draft opinion pieces, and conduct strategic outreach to journalists.

Following the presentations, our youth participants took part in mock journalist interviews and completed writing exercises to strengthen their abilities to advocate for policy change.

This workshop is part of a series of training in advocacy, public policy, and civic engagement in our UK Youth Initiative Programme. We are grateful for the contributions of our speakers and we look forward to continuing our efforts to build the knowledge and skills of our youth participants, and supporting their future advocacy and civic pursuits.

香港監察舉辦青年政治參與工作坊 講解策略傳播及傳媒應對技巧

星期六，香港監察舉辦「英國青年政治參與計劃」工作坊，講解策略傳播，當中包括傳媒應對訓練。

我們邀請了香港社運人士張晞晴（Chloe Cheung）分享她與傳媒、政府和非牟利組織溝通的經驗。她談到身為公眾倡議人物，如何提升社交媒體影響力及為傳媒訪問作準備的技巧。

香港自由委員會基金會（CFHK）全球傳訊主管Elisha Maldonado隨後接力分享。她講解如何邀約傳媒報導、撰寫評論文章，以及與記者展開策略溝通。

分享結束後，青年學員參與模擬傳媒訪問和寫作練習，藉以增強推動政策改變的能力。

這場工作坊是香港監察「英國青年政治參與計劃」中倡議、公共政策和公民參與培訓系列的一部分。我們感激講者的分享，同時期待繼續培訓青年參加者的知識和技能，並支持他們未來投身倡議及公民活動。