Leqi Zhong


UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, Class of 2023

Find my resume on LinkedIn.


Leqi Zhong's photo from her J-School page

Education


University of California, Berkeley

Graduate School of Journalism

Aug. 2021 – May 2023


Guangdong University of Finance and Economics

Major: Journalism

Sept. 2016 – June 2020


University of California, Berkeley

Summer Session

July – Aug. 2019

Recent Works


Brickyard construction plan raises questions about Seabreeze diner’s future

One of my J200 articles.

VIDEO: At Tamales Tamazula, food is art

Bootcamp group project with new friends in J-School.

internship


PRI’s The World Radio Program

Intern

Oct. 2020 – July 2021

* Working with PRI’s China correspondents, conducted interviews and organized materials for more than 30 projects appearing on print, radio, podcasting and TV outlets, including Plastic News, PRI: the World, Nature: International Weekly.


Caixin

Environment & Science Team Intern Reporter

Dec. 2020 – Apr. 2021

* Wrote 14 reports about science, climate, and pollution. Published them at Caixin.com and the Caixin Weekly magazine.

* Monitored news sources, participated in press conferences, and interviewed scientists and environmental activists.


Reuters

Company News Team Intern

Nov. 2019 – July 2020

* Supported more than 20 journalists covering business, finance, global supply chain, natural environment, commodities.

* Conducted more than 400 interviews and completed more than 60 reports.

* Monitored industry trends and collected data for story conceptualization and fact-checking.

* Made graphics about COVID-19 infection rates in mainland China.


Fortune China

Editorial Intern

Sept. – Nov. 2019

* Monitored Fortune China’s social media account, edited and published articles with more than 15,000 average views.

* Collected and sorted Daily Briefing; translated and produced CEO Daily newsletter; translated five short videos with an average playback of 8000.

* Coordinated live broadcast of Fortune Global Forum.