Jingnan Peng produces feature videos and explainers for the Monitor, with a particular focus on disability, culture and politics. He previously covered breaking news for Agence France-Presse (AFP) in New York and edited viral social media videos for Quartz.
A Beijing native, Jing spent most of his childhood competing in math Olympics. He studied literature and film as an undergraduate at Yale, and went on to complete a Master's degree at Columbia Journalism School. Jing loves cats, H-Mart, and languages. Fluent in Mandarin and French, he is currently improving his Japanese and German.
Stories by Jingnan Peng
- Podcast: Why We Wrote This ‘No different standard’: How one reporter prepares for a second Trump term
- Podcast: Why We Wrote This Fairness and empathy: 2 politics writers on how they anchor their work
- Podcast: Why We Wrote This How to move past ‘othering,’ and toward mutual respect
- Podcast: Why We Wrote This Free and fair? Fast? Sifting hopes and realities for Election 2024.
- Podcast: Why We Wrote This New rules, big storms: A politics writer on the scrutiny that Election 2024 needs
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