Cindy Sui

Honorary Lecturer

Cindy Sui joined the Journalism and Media Studies Centre (JMSC) in 2022 as an honorary lecturer. A long-time journalist based in Asia, Cindy has reported for local, regional and international media for more than two decades. 

She started her career covering crime, courts, education and minority affairs for a newspaper in California before moving to Hong Kong, where she worked for the then Hong Kong Standard. She later worked at the South China Morning Post and Agence France-Presse (AFP) after the handover in 1997.

While based in Beijing, she worked as a correspondent for AFP, covering a variety of news about China, including its entry to the WTO, mining and other accidents, and social-economic transformation during the early 2000s. 

Cindy later moved to Taiwan, where she was the BBC’s Taipei-based correspondent for more than a decade, covering a wide range of news, including cross-strait relations and other challenges Taiwanese people face. 

She has also freelanced for a variety of media, including the International Herald Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, and NBC News. 

A firm believer in lifelong learning, Cindy has transformed herself from a print and agency journalist to a radio, TV and digital media  one-person band, able to handle breaking news, as well as film and edit news feature videos that were among the most viewed on the BBC’s website. She is keen to share her experience with students and help them develop the skills to excel.

Cindy graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a BA degree, double majoring in political science and Asian studies.