Stephy Chung is the Asia Editor of CNN Style, based in Hong Kong. She drives the editorial direction of coverage in the APAC region, commissioning in-depth distinctives and managing the daily production of multimedia stories.

At CNN, Chung’s work has centered on the intersection of culture, art, and identity. She’s heard from influential voices like Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, covered the uncertain future of political art in Hong Kong, and spearheaded special projects with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami and Chinese photographer Chen Man. In 2019, she created the award-winning series “Culture in the era of Xi,” which explored how culture in China has evolved since Xi Jinping’s rise to power. An issue close to her heart, she has sought to provide a window into the life of Asian American creatives and is committed to diversifying representation in the media. In 2021, she created “Hyphenated,” a series exploring the complex issue of identity among minorities in the United States, beginning with a focus on Asian Americans.

Chung has been on the CNN Style team since it was originally founded in 2015 and previously served as a senior producer and producer. She’s produced digital videos with distinct story concepts that have shaped the platform’s voice, capturing moments like a dancer pirouetting through the halls of Art Basel, the world’s largest and most prestigious art fair, and profiled the likes of German architect Ole Scheeren whose work has helped shape Asia’s skylines, and Japanese model Kiko Mizuhara who opened up about her struggle with identity.

Prior to joining CNN in 2015, Chung lived in Beijing and had work featured in various publications including The New York Times, The Guardian and The Atlantic. She covered the city’s avant-garde art, architecture, and design scene; documented China’s punk subculture; and interviewed the late starchitect Zaha Hadid at her then newly-opened Galaxy Soho building. During six years in Beijing, she also worked as an independent filmmaker directing and producing digital videos, as well as short-form documentaries including “Building M+,” which captured the inspiration behind Asia’s most ambitious visual culture museum; and “The Kiyotomo Sushi Bar,” which followed the deinstallation behind a sushi bar in Tokyo made by one of Japan’s most famous designers.

Originally from the US, Chung holds a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Illinois. She also has a master’s degree in teaching from Pace University, which she earned while working as a Teach For America corps member in New York City’s Washington Heights.