A Career in Foreign Correspondence and Podcasting with Jane Perlez

This week, we have hosts and NüVoices board members Chenni Xu and Megan Cattel on to discuss a career in foreign correspondence and podcasting with veteran New York Times journalist Jane Perlez.

In this episode, Jane discusses her long-standing foreign correspondence career, which spans Africa, Europe, Asia and the United States, and lessons learned along the way, including the most surprising thing that happened to her during her tenure in China. She touches on handling risk as a foreign correspondent, how to cover stories despite being not in region, and what she is up to now -- podcasting. She discusses why she finds audio journalism to be "her medium", season 1 of her podcast “Face-Off: the US versus China with Jane Perlez and Rana Mitter" and gives us previews of what to expect during Season 2, which premieres February 11.

Recommendations:

Shogun, by FX

Perfect Days, dir. Wim Wenders

Why America is Afraid of TikTok, by Michael Schuman

About Jane Perlez:

Jane Perlez served as a New York Times correspondent and Beijing bureau chief from 2012 to 2019. She started her career as a NYT foreign correspondent in East Africa, followed by postings in Warsaw, Vienna, Washington, Indonesia and Pakistan. She is currently a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School.  Jane has also made a podcast about China's leader, Xi Jinping, and a five part podcast on Richard Nixon's ground breaking China diplomacy. 

About our hosts:

Chenni Xu is NuVoices Chair and an independent communications consultant, previously having served as regional spokesperson for Ant Group. 

Megan Cattel is a journalist and editor. Her byline has appeared in Teen Vogue, WBUR, the Center for Public Integrity, The China Project, and the South China Morning Post. She is currently an assistant editor at The Nieman Foundation for Journalism.