Chai Jing
Chai Jing | |
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| 柴静 | |
| Born | 1 January 1976 Linfen, Shanxi, China |
| Education | B.A. in Accounting, Changsha Railway University (now Central South University) Training program in TV production, Communication University of China Master of Fine Arts, Peking University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1994–2015 2023–present |
| Notable work | News Probe, Insight, Under the Dome |
| Spouse | Zhao Jia |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Subscribers | 953K |
| Views | 47M |
| Last updated: 16 July 2025 | |
Chai Jing (Chinese: 柴静; pinyin: Chái Jìng; born on 1 January 1976) is a Chinese journalist. Chai began her career as a radio host in Hunan in 1995. She joined China Central Television (CCTV) in 2000, gaining fame for her shows News Probe (新闻调查) from 2003 to 2009 and Seeing (看见) from 2011 to 2013, which featured boundary-pushing investigative and human-interest reporting, including the state broadcaster’s first coverage of the gay community in 2005. In 2015, after leaving CCTV following the shutdown of Seeing amid tightening press controls, Chai self-produced the documentary Under the Dome (穹顶之下) about China’s air pollution. The documentary was banned on March 7, 2015, marking her blacklisting in China. That same year, she was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. In 2017, Chai relocated to Spain, where she continued her work as an independent journalist on YouTube.