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Zing Tsjeng
Born (1988-09-25) 25 September 1988 (age 36)
Singapore
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Editor, journalist, author, podcaster
EmployerVice UK

Zing Tsjeng (born 25 September 1988) is a Singaporean journalist, non-fiction author, and podcaster based in London. As of 2022, she is the editor in chief of Vice UK. She launched Broadly for the network in 2014.[1]

Tsjeng published her four-installment book series Forgotten Women, profiling underrated historical women in various fields, in 2018 under Octopus Publishing.[2][3][4]

In addition to Vice, Tsjeng has contributed to publications such as British Vogue, The Guardian, Dazed, Refinery29, AnOther, Harper's Bazaar UK, and Time Out London.[5] She is a founder of the anti-harassment Unfollow Me campaign.[6]

Early life and education

Tsjeng was born in Singapore. She moved to London at 16.[7] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Social and Political Sciences from the University of Cambridge in 2010. She developed an interest in journalism through the Cambridge student newspaper and interned at The Guardian and Diva, the latter of which she later became an editor for. She went on to graduate with a Master of Arts in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London in 2012.[8][9]

Broadcasting

Presenting work

  • Empires of Dirt video series forVICE World News[10]
  • My First Time sex and dating podcast for VICE[11]
  • United Zingdom for BBC Sounds[12]
  • Obsessed with Killing Eve for BBC Sounds and BBC Three[13][14]

Bibliography

Forgotten Women (2018)

  • Forgotten Women: The Scientists
  • Forgotten Women: The Leaders
  • Forgotten Women: The Writers

Essays

  • in In the Garden: Essays on Nature and Growing (2021)[15]

Awards and recognition

  • Named one of London's most influential people in the Evening Standard Progress List 1000[16]
  • An LGBTQ trailblazer in Attitude magazine's Attitude 101 list[17]
  • Highly commended in the British Journalism Awards 2020 [18]

Personal life

Tsjeng is technically eligible for British citizenship, but Singapore does not permit dual nationality, a topic Tsjeng covers in her BBC Sounds podcast United Zingdom.[19][20] She is bisexual.[21] Tsjeng is the owner of a kokoni spaniel cross named Judy who appeared on the cover of Time Out London magazine alongside UK Drag Race star Bimini Bom-Boulash in 2021.[22][23]

References

  1. ^ "The new rules of writing for women: An evening class with VICE UK's executive editor". The Guardian. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ Wright, Georgie (9 March 2018). "zing tsjeng is telling us about the women that history forgot". I-D. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. ^ Tell, Sonder (23 October 2019). "In Conversation With... Zing Tsjeng". Daye. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Zing Tsjeng's Forgotten Women". Fold Magazine. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Articles by Zing Tsjeng". Muckrack. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  6. ^ "feature: In conversation with editor and author, Zing Tsjeng". Pam Pam. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  7. ^ Tsjeng, Zing (28 February 2021). "I Moved to London Over a Decade Ago—This Is How It Changed My Style". Who What Wear. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  8. ^ van Zeller, Isabel (21 November 2019). "Zing Tsjeng: Journalist, author and role model". Ace & Tate. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Meet Zing Tsjeng". Reading in Heels. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Empires of Dirt". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  11. ^ "Orgies, Fetishes, and Porn: 9 of the Best First-Time Sex Stories". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  12. ^ "BBC Sounds - United Zingdom - Downloads". BBC. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  13. ^ "BBC Sounds - Obsessed With..., Killing Eve". BBC. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  14. ^ Obsessed with… Killing Eve, retrieved 2022-11-01
  15. ^ "Read an Essay on Nature and Growing by Zing Tsjeng". AnOther. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Curtis Brown". curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  17. ^ "Curtis Brown". curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  18. ^ "RSVP to Big Ideas: Zing Tsjeng, Editor-in-Chief of Vice UK, organised by Whitechapel Gallery". The Dots. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  19. ^ Shadijanova, Diyora (19 March 2020). "United Zingdom is the podcast that asks if British identity is worth severing ties with your home country". Gal-dem. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  20. ^ Tsjeng, Zing (27 May 2020). "United Zingdom: the podcast deciphering what it means to be British". Evening Standard. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  21. ^ United Zingdom episode 3 playback 15:09 “So, I'm a bisexual”
  22. ^ Audible.com | Try Audible Free Today.
  23. ^ Leaver, Kate (2021-10-26). "What I found out interviewing celebrities about their dogs". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
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