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| name = Zhang Hai Jie<br>{{zh|c=张海洁}} |
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| birth_name = Zhang Hai Jie |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|08|28}} |
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| birth_place = [[Xi'an]], [[China]] |
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| residence = Singapore |
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| nationality = {{Flagicon|Singapore}} [[Singapore]] |
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| other_names = Helen Cheung |
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| education = [[Communications University of China]]<br>[[Nanyang Technological University]] |
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| employer = [[MediaCorp TV]] |
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| occupation = University Lecturer (1993-1997)<br> News Anchor, Current Affairs Presenter (1997-Present) |
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| website = [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/helencheung/ Fan Club] |
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'''Zhang Haijie''' ({{zh|c=张海洁}}; born 28 August 1971) is an award-winning television [[news presenter]] with [[MediaCorp TV Channel 8]], one of two [[Mandarin Chinese]] free-to-air television channels in [[Singapore]]. Since May 1, 2008, she has been anchoring ''News 8 at Ten'' every weekday night at 10pm (SIN/KUL/HK). Zhang has a reputation for being a highly-respected news anchor. |
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Zhang is currently a part-time PhD candidate at the [[Nanyang Technological University]]'s Chinese division, researching the changing political role of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry before Singapore's independence. |
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Zhang has a blog called Woman In The News. |
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==Career== |
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Prior to relocating to [[Singapore]] in [[1998]], Zhang graduated top of her cohort from the prestigious [[Communication University of China]] (formerly known as Beijing Broadcasting Institute) with a Degree in Communications Studies. After graduation, Zhang taught at her alma mater for four years before moving on to journalism. |
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She then worked in the Shanghai Cable TV Station for one-and-a-half years as a financial-news presenter and producer. Despite having to take a pay cut, she decided to relocate to Singapore as it was her dream to work abroad since young. One week into her initial job as a trainer, where she worked at the [[MediaCorp]]'s News Department in November 1998, she was asked to anchor the 1pm news bulletin instead. |
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Due to the viewing public's admiration for her confident and precise news-presenting skills, Zhang was promoted and asked to anchor the 10pm news on [[MediaCorp TV Channel 8]] till 2001. At the end of that year, Zhang resigned from MediaCorp News and crossed over to rival station [[SPH MediaWorks Channel U]]. The move drew intense speculation from the media. It was reported that she was unhappy she lost the Best Current Affairs Presenter award to fellow colleague Ng Siew Leng in the 2001 [[Star Awards]]; thus, she resigned in just merely four days after the award ceremony was held. |
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The move to SPH MediaWorks Channel U in 2002 proved extremely successful, where Zhang gained instant fame among the audience and was recognised as one of the best [[Chinese-language]] news anchors in Asia. She hosted the acclaimed current-affairs programme, ''Inside Out'', which explores various social issues in Singapore and the region. The programme was very well-received, which set the record with sky-high viewership ratings. Till now, no other [[Chinese-language]] current-affairs programme has managed to break the viewership record ''Inside Out'' had set. Ever since, Zhang has gained fans following, which earned her the name of a celebrity news anchor. |
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In 2005, following the merger with MediaCorp TV and MediaCorp Studios, SPH MediaWorks closed down. Zhang was the only news anchor (from SPH MediaWorks) to be invited back to MediaCorp's News department. Many were hoping for Zhang to continue reporting the news at MediaCorp News following the merger as she had excellent news reporting skills. However, she rejected the move - which once again sparked endless talk by the media and public. |
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During the period of 2005 to 2008, Zhang travelled to places such as [[Egypt]] and [[Europe]] for six months, after which she gave tutorials to university students. She also appeared in talkshows on UFM1003. |
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After three years of disappearance from TV as a news anchor, Zhang announced on January 7, 2008, that she would make a surprise comeback on [[MediaCorp TV Channel 8]]. She would assume her duties as a news anchor again in February 2008. Her first television appearance after her comeback was on February 15, 2008, where she reported about the government's financial budget and conducted a LIVE broadcast interview in the news studio during the 10pm news bulletin. |
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==Personal Life== |
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Zhang was born in [[Xi'an]], [[China]], where her father was a school principal while her mother worked as an [[architect]]. Zhang is the youngest of four children; she has two older sisters and an older brother. She is not married and has been a Singapore citizen since 2003. |
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Zhang's hobbies include watching the movies, listening to music, reading, as well as disco dancing. |
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==Awards== |
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* [[Asian Television Awards]] 2003 - Best Current Affairs Presenter Runner-up (Inside Out) |
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* Top 50 Asian Idols, organised by ''Lianhe Zaobao'' (2004) |
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* Representative for 2000s Era of Most Memorable News Anchors - MediaCorp 45th Anniversary Gala (2008) |
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(''Note: Haijie has also been nominated three times - 2000, 2001 and 2009 - in the annual [[MediaCorp TV]] [[Star Awards]].'') |
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==Trivia== |
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{{Trivia|date=June 2009}} |
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* She was previously known as Helen Cheung, but is now using her Chinese name. |
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* Haijie has been rumoured to be in a relationship with [[Creative Technology]] founder Sim Wong Hoo, although neither have commented openly on it. She broke her silence for the first time in a [[The Straits Times|Straits Times]] interview of March 3, 2008, and said that she has never met him before. Many, too, felt that it was just media speculation. |
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==External links/news/interviews== |
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* [http://blog.xin.sg/blogs/haijie/ Zhang's blog, "Woman in the News"] |
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* [http://www.asiaone.com/Just+Woman/News/Celebrities/Story/A1Story20080305-52835.html Anchored Woman (Published on March 3, 2008 in The Straits Times Life! cover story, The Monday Interview)] |
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* [http://www.xin.sg/article.php?article=13460 Zhang Haijie makes a comeback! (in Chinese)] |
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* [http://video2.channelnewsasia.com/cnavideos/chineseplayer.asp?skin=Player1.swf&player=chineseplayer.swf&filename=xin_021408_haijie1.flv Haijie rehearsing for the news] |
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgmKBwL2_R4 Zhang Haijie makes a comeback in TV news, promotional trailer] |
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/helencheung/join Zhang Haijie Fan Club] |
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[[Category:Singaporean television personalities]] |
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[[Category:1971 births]] |
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[[Category:Singaporean broadcast news analysts]] |
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[[Category:Singaporean television journalists]] |
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[[Category:Singaporean journalists]] |
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[[Category:MediaCorp]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[zh:张海洁]] |
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