Keith Zhai

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Keith Zhai
Born
China
Alma mater Carlton University
Occupation Journalist

Keith Zhai is a journalist and senior correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. [1] He was part of the winning team from the staff of Thomson Reuters that received the Pulitzer finalist for International Reporting in 2020 for coverage of the Hong Kong protests. [2]

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Zhai received multiple awards from The Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) in 2013 and 2014 for his coverage of the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, the probe against China's former security tsar Zhou Yongkang, and political high-flyer Bo Xilai. [3] [4] [5]

Education

Zhai has a master's degree in Journalism from Carlton University in Ottawa, Canada. While there, he worked in a local media. He also studied Mass Communication at Carleton University and minored in Japanese studies.

Career

Zhai serves a senior correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. [1] He covers China and its impact on the world. [6] His journalistic research is used by experts to provide testimony and proposals to the United States Congress in regards to the country's affairs with Asia and China. [7] [8]

In 2013 and 2014, Zhai received multiple awards from The Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) for his coverage of the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, the probe against China's former security tsar Zhou Yongkang and political high-flyer Bo Xilai. [9] [10] [11]

In 2020, Zhai was part of the winning team from the staff of Thomson Reuters that received the Pulitzer finalist for International Reporting. [12] They received the award for their coverage of the Hong Kong protests that provided readers with "deeply-reported, original dispatches from the Hong Kong protests, a battleground between democracy and autocracy that detailed China's grip behind the scenes and offered valuable insights into the forces that will shape the next century." [2]

In 2021, Zhai was part of a team of the Journal reporters that received The Malcolm Forbes Award at the 83rd Annual Overseas Press Club Awards. [13]

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  2. 1 2 "Reuters wins Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography; named finalist for International Reporting". reuters.com. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Post lifts five prizes at SOPA Editorial Awards". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Announces winners of the 2014 Awards for Editorial Excellence" (PDF). sopasia.com. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "'Yolanda' story wins Asia publishers award for PDI reporter DJ Yap". globalnation.inquirer.net. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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  10. ↑ "SOPA 2014 Award for Excellence in Feature Writing" (PDF). sopawards.com. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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