Zing Tsjeng Explained

Zing Tsjeng
Birth Date:25 September 1988
Birth Place:Singapore
Occupation:Editor, journalist, author, podcaster
Employer:Vice UK

Zing Tsjeng (born 25 September 1988) is a Singaporean journalist, non-fiction author, and podcaster based in London. She was previously the editor in chief of Vice UK and Vice.com.[1] She launched Broadly for the network in 2014.[2]

Tsjeng published her four-installment book series Forgotten Women, profiling underrated historical women in various fields, in 2018 under Octopus Publishing.[3] [4] [5]

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.[6] She is a founder of the anti-harassment Unfollow Me campaign.[7]

Early life and education

Tsjeng was born in Singapore. She moved to London at 16.[8] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Social and Political Sciences from Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 2010. She developed an interest in journalism through the Cambridge student newspaper and interned at The Guardian and Diva, later becoming an editor at the latter. She went on to graduate with a Master of Arts in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London in 2012.[9] [10]

Broadcasting

Presenting work

Personal life

Tsjeng is technically eligible to apply for British citizenship. Singapore, her country of birth, does not currently permit or recognise dual nationality, a topic Tsjeng covers in her BBC Sounds podcast United Zingdom.[16] [17] She is bisexual.[18] 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.[19] [20]

In March 2023, Tsjeng appeared as one of the guests on BBC Question Time and in June and November of the same year, she appeared on Have I Got News For You.[21] [22]

Awards and recognition

Bibliography

Forgotten Women (2018)

Essays

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tobitt . Charlotte . 2023-01-17 . New Vice editor Zing Tsjeng on reaching Gen Z and weathering downturn . 2023-03-28 . . en-US.
  2. The new rules of writing for women: An evening class with VICE UK's executive editor. The Guardian. 21 March 2019. 11 October 2021.
  3. zing tsjeng is telling us about the women that history forgot. I-D. Georgie. Wright. 9 March 2018. 11 October 2021.
  4. Web site: In Conversation With... Zing Tsjeng. Daye. Sonder. Tell. 23 October 2019. 11 October 2021.
  5. Zing Tsjeng's Forgotten Women. Fold Magazine. 11 October 2021. 11 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211011090009/https://www.foldmagazine.com/zing-tsjengs-forgotten-women. dead.
  6. Web site: Articles by Zing Tsjeng. Muckrack. 11 October 2021.
  7. Web site: feature: In conversation with editor and author, Zing Tsjeng. Pam Pam. 20 March 2019. 11 October 2021.
  8. I Moved to London Over a Decade Ago—This Is How It Changed My Style. Who What Wear. Zing. Tsjeng. 28 February 2021. 11 October 2021.
  9. Web site: Zing Tsjeng: Journalist, author and role model. Ace & Tate. Isabel. van Zeller. 21 November 2019. 11 October 2021. 11 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211011085957/https://www.aceandtate.com/us/journal/portraits/zing-tsjeng-journalist. dead.
  10. News: Meet Zing Tsjeng. Reading in Heels. 26 January 2019. 11 October 2021.
  11. Web site: Empires of Dirt . 1 November 2022 . www.vice.com . en.
  12. Web site: Orgies, Fetishes, and Porn: 9 of the Best First-Time Sex Stories . 1 November 2022 . www.vice.com . en.
  13. Web site: BBC Sounds - United Zingdom - Downloads . 1 November 2022 . BBC . en-GB.
  14. Web site: BBC Sounds - Obsessed With..., Killing Eve . 1 November 2022 . BBC . en-GB.
  15. Web site: BBC Sounds - Good Bad Billionaire.
  16. 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 . 11 October 2021.
  17. Tsjeng . Zing . 27 May 2020 . United Zingdom: the podcast deciphering what it means to be British . Evening Standard . 11 October 2021.
  18. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p086z1qf United Zingdom episode 3
  19. Book: Audible.com Try Audible Free Today . en.
  20. Web site: Leaver . Kate . 26 October 2021 . What I found out interviewing celebrities about their dogs . 1 November 2022 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
  21. Web site: BBC Question Time . 24 March 2023 . Twitter . en.
  22. Web site: Have I Got News For You jokes about recording on Friday after Johnson quits. 9 June 2023. Mike. Bedigan. 12 June 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230612125459/https://ca.news.yahoo.com/got-jokes-recording-friday-johnson-203455703.html. 12 June 2023.
  23. Web site: Curtis Brown . 5 November 2022 . curtisbrown.co.uk.
  24. Web site: Curtis Brown . 5 November 2022 . curtisbrown.co.uk.
  25. Web site: RSVP to Big Ideas: Zing Tsjeng, Editor-in-Chief of Vice UK, organised by Whitechapel Gallery. . 5 November 2022 . The Dots . en-GB.
  26. 23 March 2021 . Read an Essay on Nature and Growing by Zing Tsjeng . AnOther . 11 October 2021.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Zing Tsjeng".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.