Yaru Wen is a news reporter at China Global Television Network (CGTV) in Beijing. She is an alumnus of USCET’s data journalism workshop last year Q: What is your view of data journalism as a news reporter? A: I think that data can better help us evaluate the direction of a story. By looking at…
In early November, the US-China Education Trust (USCET) and East China Normal University (ECNU) hosted a special 15th anniversary edition of the popular American Studies Network (ASN) Conference in Shanghai. The two-day event included an array of prominent speakers and panel discussions around the theme, The Impact of Education Exchange on US-China Relations: Yesterday, Today,…
Award-winning authors Shirley Lim and Karen Yamashita held a series of lectures and discussion sessions in Shanghai and Beijing last month as part of USCET’s continuing Asian American Author Series. The two authors highlighted American diversity and gave Chinese audiences a glimpse of America through the eyes of Asian Americans. Both authors were hosted at…
In late October, the FY Chang and Modern China Customs exhibit opened at the China Customs Museum in Beijing. The exhibit, sponsored by the museum and co-organized by the FY Chang Foundation, commemorates the 90th anniversary of FY Chang as Director General of the Chinese Customs Service. Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch, Chang’s daughter and the…
Tianyue Yang holds a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications engineering and is interested in pursuing a career in data journalism. She is an alumnus of USCET’s data journalism workshop. Q: As a student, what our your thoughts on data journalism? Why is it important? A: I think data journalism, though still a relatively small field, is very…
Zhao Luming specializes in data journalism at China’s Jiefang Daily and Net Ease News. He participated in USCET’s data journalism workshop at Fudan University last fall. Q: How did you become interested in data journalism? A: I was first introduced to data journalism when I took a journalism course at East China Normal University. I…
Zishuai Tang is a data journalist from the Beijing News. He is an alumnus of USCET’s data journalism workshop. Q: How did you become interested in data journalism? A: I first became interested in data journalism in 2014 when I read a book called the Data Journalism Handbook. That was the first time I heard about…
Alex Zhu is in his third year of the American studies master’s program at Beijing Foreign Studies University. He recently spoke with USCET about his interest in American studies and his thoughts on the program. As an undergraduate, Zhu studied teaching Chinese as a second language at Dalian University of Foreign Languages. After graduating, he…
Tian Yi Zhang is a graduating master’s student at East China Normal University (ECNU). She recently spoke with USCET about her interest in American studies and her experiences in the program. As an undergraduate at Xi’an International Studies University, Zhang studied English Language and Literature. I “found that there was musicality in the [English] language,”…
Dr. Su Tao holds a PhD in news media and is interested in pursuing a career in data journalism. He is an alumnus of USCET’s Data Journalism Workshop. Q: How did you become interested in data journalism? A: I became interested in data journalism mostly through my PhD field of study. I was studying news…
