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Global Business journalism graduates have a track record of international excellence
Global Business Journalism program alumni have worked for many of the top global media brands, including Bloomberg News, the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, the South China Morning Post and CNBC. In addition, our network of grads has had worked published by The Washington Post, CNN, Al Jazeera, Forbes, Buzzfeed and Time magazine, among many other news outlets around the world. Here is a selection of stories created by Global Business Journalism graduates. Enjoy!

Our Stories
Global Business Journalism alumni regularly produce world-class journalism on multiple media platforms. From wire services to top daily newspapers, digital publications to podcasts, television to documentary filmmaking, our graduates are helping to invent the future of journalism.
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Meet Our Alumni Journalists


Betsy Joles
Freelance
Betsy Joles, The World/Public Radio International
Taliban takeover could mean more security challenges for Chinese projects in Pakistan
Betsy Joles, Al Jazeera
Afghan journalists begin uncertain chapter under Taliban rule
Betsy Joles, The Washington Post
Years after Pakistan’s terrorism crackdown, many with no terrorist ties face risk of execution
Betsy Joles, Vice World News
Why deadly abortions keep killing women in Pakistan
Betsy Joles, Politico Europe
Betsy Joles, Wired
In war-torn Syria, contact tracers are fighting against the odds

Eric Fish
Freelance
Eric Fish, Foreign Policy
Eric Fish, South China Morning Post
How strained US-China relations are playing out in American universities
Eric Fish and Siqi Tu, Sinica Podcast
The Chinese student experience in America
Eric Fish, Time magazine
Tiananmen Shaped Chinaʼs History. But Chinese Millennials Have Mixed Views About Its Legacy
Eric Fish, SupChina
1919 to 2019: A century of youth protest and ideological conflict around May 4

Lucille Liu
Bloomberg News
Lucille Liu, Bloomberg News (with Krystal Chia, Jing Li, and Isabella Steger)
Eileen Gu’s Message of Equality Clashes With Reality in China
Lucille Liu, Bloomberg Quicktake video
China’s Tech Tycoons Hail Xi’s Vision
Lucille Liu, Bloomberg Green (with Karoline Kan)
Lucille Liu, Bloomberg News
Lucille Liu, Bloomberg News
China to Sanction U.S. Senators Rubio, Cruz Over Xinjiang
Lucille Liu, Bloomberg News
China's $45 Trillion Market Is Opening Up. Here's What to Watch in 2020
China Regulators Highlight Stability in Bid to Stem Stock Market Rout

Zen Soo
The Associated Press
Zen Soo, Associated Press
Hong Kong newspaper raided, tycoon detained under new law
Zen Soo, South China Morning Post
As demand for genetic testing grows in China, start-up 23Mofang can now tell if you have royal blood
Zen Soo, South China Morning Post

Simone Martin
KR-Asia
Simone Martin, KR-Asia
Xiaomi is now the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer, here’s how it got there
Simone Martin, KR-Asia
Scaling up in the used car industry amid COVID-19
Simone Martin, KR-Asia
Asia is fertile ground for central bank digital currencies
Simone Martin, KR-Asia (with AJ Cortese)
As the short-video wave crests, ByteDance accelerates monetization through new verticals

Linda Lew
South China Morning Post/Technode
Linda Lew, South China Morning Post
How collapse of the Soviet Union still weighs on Chinese leaders’ minds 30 years on
Linda Lew, South China Morning Post
Language rules for Inner Mongolia another step to erode ethnic groups in China
Linda Lew, South China Morning Post
Coronavirus: mother of whistle-blower Li Wenliang demands answers for his treatment by Wuhan police
Linda Lew, South China Morning Post
China sends in top investigators after coronavirus erupts in jails
Linda Lew, South China Morning Post
Linda Lew, South China Morning Post
Linda Lew, Technode
Tsinghua University is using the cloud to make it rain in the classroom

Yasutaka Tamura
Bloomberg News
Yasutaka Tamura, Bloomberg News
Yasutaka Tamura, Bloomberg News
Nippon Paint Joins Singapore-Based Wuthelam for $12 Billion
Yasutaka Tamura, GlobalBusinessJournalism.com
Their friendship built a bridge to bring Japan and China closer during the coronavirus pandemic

Grace Shao
CNBC / CGTN
Grace Shao, CNBC
Why are Japan and Korea in a trade war? CNBC explains.
Grace Shao, CNBC
Deepfake technology will make you question what's real
Grace Shao, CNBC
Fake videos could be the next big problem in the 2020 elections
Grace Shao, CNBC
Hong Kong just entered a recession. Experts say economy will ‘remain weak’ amid protests, trade war
Grace Shao, CNBC
Canada could take a harder stance on China — no matter who wins the next election
Grace Shao, CGTN

Jordyn Dahl
Forbes / LinkedIn News
Jordyn Dahl, LinkedIn News
Growing your business in a pandemic: Advice from this year’s Top Startups founders
Jordyn Dahl, LinkedIn News
LinkedIn Top Voices 2020: Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Jordyn Dahl, LinkedIn News
Business Unsual: Jordyn Dahl spoke with Barbara Corcoran about how small businesses can successfully navigate the uncertainty and turmoil created by the pandemic, what the future will hold for the commercial and residential real estate markets and how to find your identity again after a major change
Jordyn Dahl, Forbes
How China Is On Course To Unseat U.S. As The Next Leader In Global Health
Jordyn Dahl, SupChina
‘Go Into A Field With Human-To-Human Interaction’: Kai-Fu Lee On AI, Big Data, And The Future

Jiao Jie
China Daily
Lost and found: A Chinese father finds his missing son after 24 years
Jao Jie, China Daily
Cosmetology course to fulfill booming appeal
Jao Jie, China Daily
New field food to satisfy soldiers' stomachs
Jao Jie, China Daily
Top wingsuit flyer sails carefully into success
Jao Jie, China Daily
Graduate steers change from grassroots up

Bhoj Raj Poudel
Economic columnist
Bhoj Raj Poudel, The Diplomat
Bhoj Raj Poudel, Kathmandu Post
Cleaning the drainage: Nepal’s development bottleneck is largely due to the behavioral problems plaguing our leaders, bureaucrats and general citizens
Bhoj Raj Poudel, The Annapurna Express

Lauren Kyger
Trade Vistas / National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
Lauren Kyger, TradeVistas.org
Fall favorite pumpkin spice latte. Thanks, trade.
Lauren Kyger, TradeVistas.org
Spanish olives in the pits over U.S.-EU trade tensions
Lauren Kyger, TradeVistas.org

Mengchen Lu
Bloomberg News
Mengchen Lu, Bloomberg News
China Stocks at the Mercy of Foreigners Like Never Before
Mengchen Lu, Bloomberg News
China’s Retail Investors Fall Out of Love With Mutual Funds
Mengchen Lu, Bloomberg News
Bullish Signals Suggest China Stocks Rally Has Further to Go
Mengchen Lu, Bloomberg News
Peppa Pig Lifts China Stocks as Grandpa Promo Goes Viral
Mengchen Lu, Bloomberg News
Top China Manager Says EV Stocks Offer Shelter From Crackdown
Mengchen Lu, Bloomberg News
Star China Fund Manager Falls Prey to This Year’s Worst Trades

Matt Haldane
Abacus
Matt Haldane, Abacus
Google is using a tool Chinese users developed to bypass the Great Firewall
Matt Haldane, Abacus

Nick Compton
Amazon
Nick Compton, SEN magazine
Autism in China: A silent epidemic
Nick Compton, Beijing Review
Torn down: A story of modern Beijing
Nick Compton, Beijing Review
Nick Compton, Beijing Review
The quixotic quest for the "real" China
Nick Compton, Beijing Cream

More alumni, more stories
Yan Hong, Xinhua News
Time in Canada disruptive, but an "invaluable experience": Huawei's Weng Mengzhou
Han Miao, Bloomberg News
China's grads sharpen skills as bigger paychecks prove hard to get
Han Miao, Bloomberg News
China’s Belt and Road Gets a Reboot to Boost Its Image
Li Hongyang, China Daily
New measures reinforce combat readiness of elite squadron
Jing Shuiyu, China Daily
US benefits more than China in bilateral trade, official says
Viktoria Fricova, KrASIA
Huawei is preparing extensive layoffs in the US
Zoya Rusinova, TASS News Agency (photo)
Fatuma Matulanga, TBC Safari Channel
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