Over the months journalists have worked tirelessly to provide reliable and up to date information on COVID-19. Timothy Martin, Korea bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, is among these journalists. His reporting has shed light on the outbreak in South Korea, giving U.S. readers an in-depth account of the situation in the country and the actions taken to stem the spread of the virus. In this webcast, Timothy speaks with AAJA - NY chapter president, Frank Bi, on his experience covering the coronavirus pandemic in South Korea. He also gives us a look into his career in journalism, and shares his advice for journalists entering the field.

The Korea Society is excited to present this Young Professionals’ Night webcast in partnership with the Asian American Journalists Association’s New York chapter. AAJA's New York chapter is the largest chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association with more than 770 members in New York and the surrounding region. Its mission is to advance the representation of Asian American and Pacific Islanders in newsrooms as well as in the fair and accurate coverage of AAPI issues.

Young Professionals’ Night with Timothy Martin

PREMIERES: Monday, June 15, 2020 | 6 PM

The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017

About the Speaker:



Timothy Martin is the Korea bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, where he oversees coverage of Kim Jong Un, Samsung and anything else happening on the Korean Peninsula. He has worked at the Journal for more than a decade with prior stints in its Chicago, Atlanta and New York offices. Tim has covered the U.S. painkiller epidemic, Wall Street's biggest buyers, global business and once wrote a story about extreme couponing that inspired a TV show. He has been posted in Seoul since 2017. Born in Gwangju, South Korea, Tim was adopted to American parents, growing up in a small town in Illinois. He first lived in Seoul after graduating college in the mid-2000s, when he taught English at a hagwon in Gangnam and studied Korean at Seoul National University.

ABOUT THE MODERATOR:



Frank Bi is a senior storytelling engineer at Vox Media in New York City where he works on innovative storytelling projects for the web. He also teaches data literacy and visualization at Fordham University and is a Google News Initiative trainer, teaching journalists at newsrooms and conferences across the country on utilizing free journalism tools. Frank is the president of Asian American Journalists Association's New York chapter.