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
- Howling at the moon on a Monday afternoon. Eclipse brings thousands to Vermont.
- Podcast: Why We Wrote This What a reporter learned about listening to Trump
- Podcast: Why We Wrote This Where do Americans place trust? The answer may surprise you.
- Podcast: Why We Wrote This For Harlem, can a renaissance remembered also be revived?
- Podcast: Why We Wrote This Not just the news: Probing for what a story is really about
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