Weijia Jiang

Born in Xiamen, Mainland China to parents Liya Wei and Huade "John" Jiang, Jiang was two when the family immigrated to the United States.{{Cite web|date=2020-04-30|title=Weijia Jiang|url=https://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/profile/weijia-jiang|access-date=2021-07-29|website=Washington Week|language=en|archive-date=May 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524155954/https://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/profile/weijia-jiang|url-status=dead}} She was raised in Buckhannon, West Virginia where her parents, who are now retired, owned and operated Chinatown Restaurant.{{Cite news|date=March 1, 2018|title=Weijia Jiang, Luther Lowe|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/18/fashion/weddings/weijia-jiang-luther-lowe.html|access-date=April 4, 2020|issn=0362-4331}} At age 13, Jiang became interested in journalism after encouragement from her eighth-grade teacher, Dianne Williams. Together, they prepared a home-made TV show to submit to a competition run by the national student broadcast Channel One, leading to an opportunity for Jiang to intern as a student anchor and reporter in Los Angeles for two weeks. During high school, Jiang worked on the high school video news staff under the mentorship of her teacher Julia Conley.{{Cite web|title=CBS News reporter to serve as parade marshal|url=https://therecorddelta.com/article/cbs-news-reporter-to-serve-as-parade-marshal|website=The Record Delta|access-date=May 12, 2020|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211040132/https://therecorddelta.com/article/cbs-news-reporter-to-serve-as-parade-marshal|url-status=dead}}

In 2005, Jiang graduated from the College of William & Mary with a bachelor's degree in Philosophy and a minor in Chemistry. She worked on the student-run television station WMTV, and credits the university for developing her curiosity.{{Cite web|title=Covering COVID-19: W&M alumni reporting from front lines of pandemic|url=https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2020/covering-covid-19-wm-alumni-reporting-from-front-lines-of-pandemic.php|website=William & Mary|language=en|access-date=May 12, 2020}} She earned a Master's in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University, graduating in 2006.{{Cite web|title=Conversation with White House correspondent Weijia Jiang G'06|url=https://cusecommunity.syr.edu/s/1632/17/interior.aspx?sid=1632&pgid=5630&gid=2&cid=10696&ecid=10696&post_id=0|access-date=2021-07-29|website=cusecommunity.syr.edu|language=en}} She was also recognized for her contributions in the field of communications as an inductee of Newhouse School of Public Communication's Professional Gallery in 2012.{{Cite web|title=40 Newhouse alumni inducted into the school's Professional Gallery Nov. 10|url=https://newhouse.syr.edu/news-events/news/40-newhouse-alumni-inducted-schools-professional-gallery-nov-10|website=Newhouse School {{!}} Syracuse University|language=en|access-date=May 12, 2020|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307221051/http://newhouse.syr.edu/news-events/news/40-newhouse-alumni-inducted-schools-professional-gallery-nov-10|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=Newhouse School Professional Gallery induction ceremony will be held Nov. 10|url=https://news.syr.edu/blog/2012/10/23/newhouse-school-professional-gallery-induction-ceremony-will-be-held-nov-10-2/|access-date=2021-07-29|website=SU News|date=October 23, 2012 |language=en-US}}

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After completing her degree in broadcast journalism and from 2006 to 2008, Jiang was a reporter for WBOC-TV in Salisbury, Maryland. From 2008 until 2012, she worked at WJZ-TV, Baltimore. From 2012 to 2015, Jiang worked at WCBS-TV in New York City as a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor where she covered major stories such as the Boston Marathon bombings,{{Cite web|date=2013-04-20|title=Surviving Boston Bombing Suspect Hospitalized As Questions Persist|url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/04/20/surviving-boston-bombing-suspect-hospitalized-as-questions-persist/|access-date=2021-07-29|language=en-US}} the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings,{{Cite web|date=2012-12-18|title=Visitors Continue Streaming In To Memorial In Front Of Sandy Hook Elementary School|url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/12/18/visitors-continue-to-seek-comfort-at-memorial-in-front-of-sandy-hook-elementary-school/|access-date=2021-07-29|language=en-US}} and Hurricane Sandy.{{Cite web|date=2013-01-21|title=Rapid Repairs Work Completed On More Than 10K NYC Storm-Damaged Homes|url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/01/21/rapid-repairs-work-completed-on-more-than-10k-nyc-storm-damaged-homes/|access-date=2021-07-29|language=en-US}}

In 2013, WBZ-TV, Boston, won a regional Emmy award at the 34th News & Documentary Emmy Awards for the spot news coverage of the Newtown Tragedy{{Cite web|date=2013-10-01|title=WBZ-TV Wins Emmy Award For Outstanding Regional Spot News|url=https://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/10/01/wbz-tv-wins-emmy-award-for-outstanding-regional-spot-news/|access-date=2021-07-29|language=en-US}} which Jiang was involved in reporting.{{Cite web|date=2012-12-21|title=Bells Toll In Newtown 26 Times For Victims Of Sandy Hook Shooting|url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/12/21/moments-of-silence-tributes-mark-one-week-since-sandy-hook-shooting/|access-date=2021-07-29|language=en-US}} In 2014 Jiang was the Gala Dinner MC for the Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Gala Dinner which also featured letters of support from then-president Barack Obama, Andrew Cuomo, and Bill de Blasio.{{cite web |title=Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business 2014 Gala Dinner |url=https://outstanding50award.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2014_Out50_Booklet_Program_Final.pdf |access-date=May 17, 2020 |date=June 19, 2014 |archive-date=September 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914091405/https://outstanding50award.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2014_Out50_Booklet_Program_Final.pdf |url-status=dead }}

In 2015, Jiang moved to Washington, D.C., to become a correspondent for Newspath, the 24-hour news gathering service for CBS News. As part of her role she has covered major political stories such as the 2016 United States presidential elections,{{Cite web|title=Inside 4 battleground states that could determine the 2016 election|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/inside-the-3-states-that-could-determine-the-2016-election/|access-date=2021-07-29|website=CBS News|date=October 10, 2016 |language=en-US}} the funeral of the First Lady of the United States Barbara Bush,{{Cite web|title=Barbara Bush Eulogized As 'First Lady Of The Greatest Generation'|url=https://boston.cbslocal.com/video/3850056-barbara-bush-eulogized-as-first-lady-of-the-greatest-generation/|access-date=2021-07-29|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Boedeker|first=Hal|title=Barbara Bush: TV carries her funeral|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv-guy/os-et-barbara-bush-tv-carries-her-funeral-20180421-story.html|access-date=2021-07-29|website=orlandosentinel.com|date=April 21, 2018 }} and the congressional baseball shooting,{{Cite web|title=Scalise's Condition Improves, But More Surgery May Be Needed|url=https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/video/3683858-scalises-condition-improves-but-more-surgery-may-be-needed/|access-date=2021-07-29|language=en-US}} also extensively reporting on both the Obama and Trump administrations. In 2018, Jiang became CBS News correspondent for the White House,{{Cite web|last=de Moraes|first=Lisa|date=2018-07-09|title=CBS News Ups Weijia Jiang To White House Correspondent|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/cbs-news-weijia-jiang-white-house-correspondent-promotion-1202423083/|access-date=2021-07-29|website=Deadline|language=en-US}} following her coverage of President Donald Trump's G-7 Summit{{Cite web|title=Group photo masks underlying tension at G-7 summit|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/g7-summit-group-photo-masks-underlying-tension/|access-date=2021-07-29|website=CBS News|date=June 8, 2018 |language=en-US}} and the Trump administration's 'zero tolerance' policy.{{Cite web|title=What happens now to 2,000 kids already separated from families? It's unclear|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-happens-now-to-2000-kids-already-separated-from-families-its-unclear/|access-date=2021-07-29|website=CBS News|date=June 21, 2018 |language=en-US}} Jiang traveled with President Trump on many occasions, including on-board Air Force One, and has covered stories including Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin's historic summit in Helsinki,{{Cite web|date=2018-07-17|title=Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki: 'Journalist' Sam Husseini kicked out of press conference for raising protest sign|url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/trump-putin-summit-in-helsinki-journalist-sam-husseini-kicked-out-of-press-conference-for-raising-protest-sign-4755851.html|access-date=2021-07-29|website=Firstpost}}{{Cite web|title=Reporter kicked out of Trump-Putin press conference in Helsinki|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sam-husseini-the-nation-reporter-journalist-trump-putin-summit-helsinki-finland-nuclear-weapons-ban-treaty/|access-date=2021-07-29|website=CBS News|date=July 16, 2018 |language=en-US}} the Mueller Probe, the 2020 United States presidential elections,{{Cite web|title=Weijia Jiang's schedule for AAJA19|url=https://aaja19.sched.com/weijia.jiang|access-date=2021-07-29|website=aaja19.sched.com}} and president Trump's first and second impeachments.

Jiang is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association.{{Cite web|title=AAJA Stands with Journalists Pressing for Accountability in Coronavirus Response, Asian American Journalists Association|url=https://www.aaja.org/2020/05/13/aaja-stands-with-journalists-pressing-for-accountability-in-coronavirus-response/|access-date=2021-07-29|website=Asian American Journalists Association|date=May 13, 2020 |language=en-US}} In June 2023, Jiang was elected to an at-large board seat of the White House Correspondents' Association for 2023-2026 and will serve as the organization's president in 2026.{{Cite web |last=Tamanaha |first=Akemi |date=2023-07-01 |title=Weijia Jiang elected White House correspondents president |url=https://asamnews.com/2023/07/01/weijia-jiang-elected-white-house-correspondents-president/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=AsAmNews |language=en-US}}

She continues to cover the White House as a senior White House Correspondent for CBS News during the Biden administration.{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Ted|date=January 15, 2021|title=CBS News Sets D.C. Lineup: Nancy Cordes Tapped As Chief White House Correspondent; Ed O'Keefe And Weijia Jiang Also On POTUS Beat|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/sbc-news-nancy-cordes-chief-white-house-correspondent-1234674899/|access-date=January 16, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}

As a White House Correspondent during the Trump administration, Jiang had several high-profile clashes with then-President Trump. Trump often reacted insensitively to her line of questioning, in one instance abruptly ending a press conference when she pushed back on his refusal to answer a question.{{Cite news|last=Washington|first=Adam Gabbatt David Smith in|date=May 1, 2020|title=Trump accused of racism after clash with Asian American reporter|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/12/trump-weijia-jiang-china-attack-racism-accusations|access-date=May 12, 2020|issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web|title=Trump's new fixation on using a racist name for the coronavirus is dangerous|url=https://www.vox.com/2020/3/18/21185478/coronavirus-usa-trump-chinese-virus|last=Scott|first=Dylan|date=March 1, 2020|website=Vox|language=en|access-date=May 13, 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Weijia Jiang asked a question that left Trump unable to respond. So let's talk about what the answer actually is|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/weijia-jiang-trump-coronavirus-press-briefing-white-house-a9511301.html|date=May 1, 2020|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=May 13, 2020}} Trump's interactions with her were widely criticized as racist and emblematic of his hostility to the press.

Jiang is authoring her memoir titled "Other", set to be published by One Signal Publishers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.{{Cite web|title=CBS White House reporter Weijia Jiang is writing a memoir|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/cbs-white-house-reporter-weijia-jiang-writing-memoir-74655787|access-date=2021-07-29|website=ABC News|language=en}} She will explore her personal trajectory from her childhood in West Virginia, to being part of newsrooms lacking representation, and her role as the only Chinese-American reporter to regularly correspond with the White House. Through her narrative, she hopes to capture her lived experiences of difference and diversity in growing up as an Asian-American woman and a Chinese-American reporter living and working in the United States. Explaining the title, Jiang contextualises "Other" as the violence of discrimination and hate from a lack of knowledge and intolerance towards difference, also expressing her deep concerns about AAPI hate and its negative impact on AAPI communities.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-02|title=CBS News Correspondent Weijia Jiang Reflects On Growing Up In West Virginia, Being An 'Other'|url=https://www.wvpublic.org/section/arts-culture/2021-03-02/cbs-news-correspondent-weijia-jiang-growing-up-in-west-virginia-being-an-other|access-date=2021-07-29|website=WVPB|language=en}}

• RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award, Feature Reporting, "Gone But Not Forgotten", WBOC-TV, Salisbury, MD{{Cite web|title=PBS Washington Week Profiles: Weijia Jiang|url=https://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/profile/weijia-jiang|access-date=May 12, 2020|website=Washington Week|language=en-US|archive-date=May 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524155954/https://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/profile/weijia-jiang|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=2008 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award winners|url=https://www.rtdna.org/content/2008_regional_edward_r_murrow_award_winners|access-date=2021-07-29|website=www.rtdna.org|language=en|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401145918/https://rtdna.org/content/2008_regional_edward_r_murrow_award_winners|url-status=dead}}
• Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters' Association Contest Awards, Outstanding Feature/Human Interest, "Gone But Not Forgotten (Hooper's Island)", (co-winner with Tim Jones){{Cite web|title=WBOC Wins 11 Awards in AP Contest; WBOC.com Named Outstanding Web Site|url=https://www.wboc.com/story/8436614/wboc-wins-11-awards-in-ap-contest-wboccom-named-outstanding-web-site|access-date=2021-07-29|website=www.wboc.com|language=en|archive-date=July 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716032620/https://www.wboc.com/story/8436614/wboc-wins-11-awards-in-ap-contest-wboccom-named-outstanding-web-site|url-status=dead}}

On March 17, 2018, Jiang married Travis Luther Lowe, an executive at Yelp and a donor to Democratic Party candidates and causes,{{Cite web|url=https://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/travis-lowe.asp?cycle=16|title=Travis Lowe – $48,636 in Political Contributions for 2016|website=www.campaignmoney.com}} in Palm Springs, California. Civil rights activist Jim Obergefell led the ceremony, which also featured a Chinese tea ceremony. Jiang and Lowe had met in college, where they co-hosted a weekly campus television show.{{Cite news|date=March 1, 2018|title=Weijia Jiang, Luther Lowe|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/18/fashion/weddings/weijia-jiang-luther-lowe.html|access-date=May 12, 2020|issn=0362-4331}} In January 2019, she gave birth to their daughter.{{Cite news|date=April 2, 2020|title=Weijia Jiang: 5 Things About The Female CBS Reporter Who Donald Trump Ordered To 'Keep Your Voice Down'|language=en-US|work=Hollywood Life|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/who-is-weijia-jiang-cbs-news-reporter-4016874/|access-date=May 19, 2020}}

• Anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States
• Asian American Journalists Association

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