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Emily Chang (journalist)
American journalist (born 1980) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Emily Chang (born August 11, 1980) is an American journalist, television host, executive producer, and author. She was the anchor and executive producer of Bloomberg Technology for over a decade, a daily TV show focused on global technology, and Studio 1.0,[3] where she regularly spoke with top executives, investors, and entrepreneurs.
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In 2023, Chang launched a new show with Bloomberg Originals called The Circuit, where she interviews influencers in technology, business, entertainment, and culture.[4] She is the author of Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley, a book that explores gender inequality in the tech industry.
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Early life and education
Emily Chang was born to Taiwanese American parents in Kailua, Hawaii.[1][5] She graduated from Punahou School in 1998.[2] In 2002, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in social studies, magna cum laude, from Harvard University.[5]
Career
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Prior to joining CNN in 2007, Chang served as a reporter at KNSD, NBC's affiliate in San Diego, California. There, she filed reports for MSNBC and won five Emmy Awards.[6][7][8] She started her career as a news producer at NBC in New York.
From 2007 to 2010, Chang served as an international correspondent for CNN, based in Beijing and London.[9]
In Beijing, she reported on a wide range of stories, including the 2008 Summer Olympics, China's economic transformation and its environmental consequences, the 2008 South China floods, the aftermath of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, and North Korea's nuclear ambitions. During President Obama's 2010 visit to Shanghai, Chang was briefly detained by the police for her coverage of the banned "Oba-Mao" T-shirt, which depicted the American president dressed in iconic Red Army attire.[10]
In London, she worked on CNN's American Morning. There, she covered European and international events, including the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. She had a one-on-one interview with Benazir Bhutto, former prime minister of Pakistan, weeks before her assassination.
Bloomberg Technology
In 2010, Chang joined Bloomberg Television. On February 28, 2011, she became the anchor of Bloomberg West,[11] a daily show that features reporting and interviews with tech newsmakers including venture capitalists, CEOs, start-up entrepreneurs, and analysts. In October 2016, the show was renamed Bloomberg Technology.[12] She was the first journalist to interview Amazon founder Jeff Bezos—when he landed after a Blue Origin flight to space.[13] Chang left Bloomberg Technology on November 10, 2022, after 12 years, to launch The Circuit.[14]
Studio 1.0
Chang also hosted Bloomberg Television's long-form interview series Studio 1.0,[15] where she interviewed tech leaders like Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Apple CEO Tim Cook.[16]
Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley
Chang is the author of Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley, published in February 2018 by Portfolio Books, a division of Penguin Random House.[17] The book investigates alleged sexism and gender inequality in Silicon Valley.
It was a national bestseller and received significant media attention and critical acclaim.[18] Vanity Fair magazine ran an excerpt in their January 2018 issue, titled "Oh My God, This Is So F---ed Up": Inside Silicon Valley's Secretive, Orgiastic Dark Side".[19] Bloomberg Businessweek ran an excerpt titled "Women Once Ruled the Computer World; When Did Silicon Valley Become Brotopia?"[20]
The PBS "NewsHour"-New York Times book club selected Brotopia as their April 2019 book club read.[21]
HBO's Silicon Valley
Chang appeared as herself in six episodes across three seasons of the HBO show Silicon Valley, in which she interviewed various characters.[22]
The Circuit
In 2023, Chang launched The Circuit, a premium Bloomberg Originals series,[23] where she interviews influencers at the center of technology, business, entertainment, and culture. She has interviewed figures as diverse as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, basketball star Stephen Curry, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.[23] Prior to its launch, Variety magazine stated that Chang "may be able to do for technology what Anthony Bourdain did for cuisine".[24]
Posthuman
In 2024, Chang hosted and executive-produced Posthuman with Emily Chang, a futuristic show about the impacts of rapid technological innovation on humanity, with Bloomberg Originals.[25]
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Personal life
In 2010, Chang married Jonathan DeWees Stull, president of the career services startup Handshake, in Haleʻiwa, Hawaii.[1][26] They have four children.[2]
Filmography
Television series
- Silicon Valley – as herself[27]
- 2018 PBS Newshour – guest[28]
- 2018 CBS This Morning – guest[29]
- 2018 Good Morning America – guest[30]
- 2018 Morning Joe – guest[31]
Awards and recognition
- 5 Emmy Awards[when?][5][8]
- 2014 Business Insider 100 Most Influential Tech People on Twitter – Ranked #91[32]
- 2018 Rational360 Influencer Index – Top 50 journalists followed by CEOs on Twitter – Ranked #6[5][33]
- 2019 11th Shorty Awards – Best Journalist (finalist)[18]
- 2022 Rational360 Influencer Index – Top 50 journalists followed by CEOs on Twitter – Ranked #3[34]
- 2024 The Society of Professional Journalists, 1st Place for a TV/Video Interview for The Circuit with Emily Chang[35]
- 2024 San Francisco Press Club Award, 1st Place for Videography for The Circuit with Emily Chang[36]
- 2025 Emmy Nomination, The Circuit with Emily Chang, Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment Coverage[37]
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