Zing Tsjeng

Zing Tsjeng
Tsjeng at the 2025 Edinburgh International Book Festival
Born	(1988-09-25) 25 September 1988 (age 36) Singapore
Education	Emmanuel College, Cambridge (BA) City, University of London (MA)
Occupation(s)	Editor, journalist, author, podcaster
Employer	Vice UK

Zing Tsjeng (born 25 September 1988) is a Singaporean journalist, non-fiction author, and podcaster based in London. She was previously the editor in chief of Vice UK and Vice.com. ^[1] She launched Broadly for the network in 2014. ^[2]

Tsjeng published her four-installment book series Forgotten Women, profiling underrated historical women in various fields, in 2018 under Octopus Publishing. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

In addition to Vice, Tsjeng has contributed to publications such as British Vogue, The Guardian , Dazed , Refinery29, AnOther , Harper's Bazaar UK, and Time Out London . ^[6] She is a founder of the anti-harassment Unfollow Me campaign. ^[7]

Early life and education

Tsjeng was born in Singapore. She moved to London at 16. ^[8] Initially enrolled at Cheltenham Ladies' College, she later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Social and Political Sciences from Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 2010. She developed an interest in journalism through the Cambridge student newspaper and interned at The Guardian and Diva , later becoming an editor at the latter. She went on to graduate with a Master of Arts in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London in 2012. ^{[9] [10]}

Broadcasting

Presenting work

• Empires of Dirt video series for VICE World News ^[11]
• My First Time sex and dating podcast for VICE ^[12]
• United Zingdom for BBC Sounds ^[13]
• Obsessed with Killing Eve for BBC Sounds and BBC Three ^{[14] [15]}
• Good Bad Billionaire for BBC Sounds ^[16]

Personal life

Tsjeng is technically eligible to apply for British citizenship. Singapore, her country of birth, does not currently permit or recognise dual nationality, a topic Tsjeng covers in her BBC Sounds podcast United Zingdom. ^{[17] [18]} She is bisexual, ^[19] and was married to long term partner Daniel Johnson for over 10 years. In 2024, they separated. Tsjeng is the joint owner, with her husband, of a kokoni spaniel cross named Judy who appeared on the cover of Time Out London magazine alongside UK Drag Race star Bimini Bom-Boulash in 2021. ^{[20] [21]}

In March 2023, Tsjeng appeared as one of the guests on BBC Question Time and in June and November of the same year, she appeared on Have I Got News For You . ^{[22] [23]}

Awards and recognition

• Named one of London's most influential people in the Evening Standard Progress List 1000 ^[24]
• An LGBTQ trailblazer in Attitude magazine's Attitude 101 list ^[25]
• Highly commended in the British Journalism Awards 2020 ^[26]

Bibliography

Forgotten Women (2018)

• Forgotten Women: The Scientists
• Forgotten Women: The Leaders
• Forgotten Women: The Writers
• Forgotten Women: The Artists

Essays

• In the Garden: Essays on Nature and Growing (2021) ^[27]

References

1. Tobitt, Charlotte (17 January 2023). "New Vice editor Zing Tsjeng on reaching Gen Z and weathering downturn". Press Gazette . Retrieved 28 March 2023.
2. "The new rules of writing for women: An evening class with VICE UK's executive editor". The Guardian. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
3. Wright, Georgie (9 March 2018). "zing tsjeng is telling us about the women that history forgot". I-D. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
4. Tell, Sonder (23 October 2019). "In Conversation With... Zing Tsjeng". Daye. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
5. "Zing Tsjeng's Forgotten Women". Fold Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
6. "Articles by Zing Tsjeng". Muckrack. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
7. "feature: In conversation with editor and author, Zing Tsjeng". Pam Pam. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
8. Tsjeng, Zing (28 February 2021). "I Moved to London Over a Decade Ago—This Is How It Changed My Style". Who What Wear. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
9. van Zeller, Isabel (21 November 2019). "Zing Tsjeng: Journalist, author and role model". Ace & Tate. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
10. "Meet Zing Tsjeng". Reading in Heels. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
11. "Empires of Dirt". Vice.com. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
12. "Orgies, Fetishes, and Porn: 9 of the Best First-Time Sex Stories". Vice.com. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
13. "BBC Sounds - United Zingdom - Downloads". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
14. "BBC Sounds - Obsessed With..., Killing Eve". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
15. Obsessed with… Killing Eve , retrieved 1 November 2022
16. "BBC Sounds - Good Bad Billionaire".
17. Shadijanova, Diyora (19 March 2020). "United Zingdom is the podcast that asks if British identity is worth severing ties with your home country". Gal-dem. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
18. Tsjeng, Zing (27 May 2020). "United Zingdom: the podcast deciphering what it means to be British". Evening Standard. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
19. United Zingdom episode 3 playback 15:09 “So, I'm a bisexual”
20. Audible.com | Try Audible Free Today.
21. Leaver, Kate (26 October 2021). "What I found out interviewing celebrities about their dogs". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
22. "BBC Question Time". Twitter. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
23. Bedigan, Mike (9 June 2023). "Have I Got News For You jokes about recording on Friday after Johnson quits". Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
24. "Curtis Brown". curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
25. "Curtis Brown". curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
26. "RSVP to Big Ideas: Zing Tsjeng, Editor-in-Chief of Vice UK, organised by Whitechapel Gallery". The Dots. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
27. Another (23 March 2021). "Read an Essay on Nature and Growing by Zing Tsjeng". AnOther. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

External links

• Zing Tsjeng on Twitter