Zing Tsjeng

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Zing Tsjeng
Born (1988-09-25) 25 September 1988 (age 33)
Singapore
Alma mater
OccupationEditor, 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 2019, she is the executive editor 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 later 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]

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.[10][11] She is bisexual.[12]

Bibliography[]

Forgotten Women (2018)[]

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

Essays[]

  • in In the Garden: Essays on Nature and Growing (2021)[13]

Podcasts[]

  • United Zingdom (2020)

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. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Tsjeng, Zing (27 May 2020). "United Zingdom: the podcast deciphering what it means to be British". Evening Standard. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  12. ^ United Zingdom episode 3 playback 15:09 “So, I'm a bisexual”
  13. ^ "Read an Essay on Nature and Growing by Zing Tsjeng". AnOther. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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