Melissa Chan
Melissa Chan (simplified Chinese: 陈嘉韵; traditional Chinese: 陳嘉韻; pinyin: Chén Jiāyùn; Cantonese Yale: Chàn Gāwahn, June 2, 1980)[1] is an American journalist.
Chan emigrated to the U.S. from Hong Kong at age 3.[2] She graduated from Yale University in 2002, where she majored in history. She received her Master's degree at London School of Economics and Political Science in 2005.[2]
Chan worked for ABC NEWS in New York during 2002–2004,[2] and ABC NEWS in London during her stay at the London School of Economics. She worked in Hong Kong as a freelancer and was recruited by Al-Jazeera English in 2007.
Chan worked for the Al-Jazeera English network in China as a correspondent[3] for five years, during which time she filed 400 reports.[4] In 2012, her visa and press credentials were not extended, leading Al Jazeera to close its English-language bureau in Beijing, although it maintained several accredited journalists for its Arabic language service.[5] Officials gave no explanation for the decision, the first such expulsion since 1998, although press reports speculated that it may have been punishment for a report by Al Jazeera English on China's prison labor system.[3][6]
References [edit]
- ^ Melissa Chan's profile on Sina blog.
- ^ a b c Melissa Chan returned to Doha for New Challenge worldjournal.com (Chinese) May 17, 2012.
- ^ a b "China's 'memory holes' swallow up Melissa Chan". BBC. Retrieved May 09, 2012.
- ^ Goodbye to China, country of contradictions Al Jazeera English 13-May-2012.
- ^ Al-Jazeera TV reporter Melissa Chan is expelled from China in media crackdown The Independent 09-MAY-2012.
- ^ Richburg, Keith (8 May 2012). "China expels al-Jazeera reporter as media relations sour". The Washington Post. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
