Suzanne Jung

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Suzanne Jung (also known as Jung Sei-eun) is a former primetime news anchor, journalist and editor at Channel NewsAsia. In 2018, she was appointed "honorary ambassador" by the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.[1] Jung is a consultant for themediaconsultants.[2]

Career[edit]

Suzanne Jung at the All In! Young Writers Festival in 2016.
Suzanne Jung at the All In! Young Writers Festival in 2016.

Beginning in 2002, Suzanne Jung spent 14 years as a news anchor on the Singapore-based television network Channel NewsAsia.[3][4] She co-anchored and produced for Channel NewsAsia’s flagship morning show, “AM LIVE!”.[5] Among the stories she covered were the 2003 Jakarta bombings and the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. Suzanne received awards for a number of her reports including for her coverage on the IMF/World Bank meeting in 2006 and the 13th ASEAN Summit, which was hosted in Singapore in 2007.[5][6] In 2011, she filmed a documentary on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon[7] and the world body which was a finalist for Best Documentary at the New York International award as well as at the Asian Television Awards.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Originally from South Korea, Jung arrived in Singapore with her family in 1983.[8] She is married with two children.[4]

Education[edit]

Jung was educated at the then Dover Court Preparatory School, in Singapore.[9] She studied journalism at Yonsei University, graduating in 2001.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Shining Alumni of Yonsei University". koreatimes. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Our Team | The Media Consultants". www.themediaconsultants.com.sg. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. ^ Mediacorp. "About CNA". CNA. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b Asian Festival of Children's Content (2017). "Suzanne Jung". afcc.com.sg. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Singapore Book Council (2016). "Suzanne Jung". all-in.bookcouncil.sg. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  6. ^ Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2007). "Thirteenth ASEAN Summit, Singapore, 18-22 November 2007". ASEAN | ONE VISION ONE IDENTITY ONE COMMUNITY. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  7. ^ Eco-Business, Channel NewsAsia (30 June 2011). "Much more needs to be done for climate change says UN Sec-Gen". Eco-Business. Retrieved 29 June 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "Teachers called me 'Korean Girl'". www.asiaone.com. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Dover Court Yearbook 1984". eservice.nlb.gov.sg. p. 7. Retrieved 29 June 2020.