Jocelyn Ford

Reporter

Beijing-based award-winning radio correspondent and filmmaker Jocelyn Ford has been a journalist in Asia for over 30 years. For over a decade, Jocelyn was bureau chief for U.S public radio's premier national business show, Marketplace — first in Tokyo, later in Beijing. Her work has been heard on Radiolab, The World, Studio 360, and other shows. Jocelyn's groundbreaking debut documentary Film NOWHERE TO CALL HOME: A TIBETAN IN BEIJING has been translated into nine languages, and has screened in over nine countries, including China, where it was the inaugural film at the new Center for Documentary Studies in Beijing.

Beijing-based award-winning radio correspondent and filmmaker Jocelyn Ford has been a journalist in Asia for over 30 years. For over a decade, Jocelyn was bureau chief for U.S public radio's premier national business show, Marketplace — first in Tokyo, later in Beijing. Her work has been heard on Radiolab, The World, Studio 360, and other shows.Jocelyn's groundbreaking debut documentary film "Nowhere to Call Home: A Tibetan in Beijing" has been translated into nine languages, and has screened in over nine countries, including China, where it was the inaugural film at the new Center for Documentary Studies in Beijing.

When the US bows out of nation-building, China steps in

April 16, 2018Conflict

Unlike Western nations, China doesn’t demand democratic reform or human rights standards when engaging with states with weak or failing governments. Syria is a case in point.

In autocratic China, leakers beware

February 20, 2018Global Politics

In the parched county of Pengyang, farmer Mi Zhangzhong says a local tree-planting campaign has helped bring more rain.

China retools its dirty economy for a greener future

May 16, 2017Environment

China: has people power gone mainstream?

May 13, 2017Politics

Chinese fish farmers are trying to clean up their aquaculture practices

December 18, 2016Environment

The air conditioner that is good for the air

August 2, 2016Business, Economics and Jobs

Video: A Chinese businessman wants to save the world one air conditioner at a time.

China: Kim Jong Il gets snarky farewell

July 31, 2016Politics

It’s been a while since Mao. Many scoff at the party’s reverence for Kim Jong Il.

Why a Tibetan couple’s wedding photos captivated the world

April 11, 2016Culture

The struggle to find balance between old and new, modernity and tradition, respect and assimilation, is one that people all over the world have been navigating for centuries. In this case, the tension was encapsulated in a series of beautiful photos that turned half a billion heads.

China’s promised phase-out of ivory sales is good news for wildlife

July 11, 2015Business

Earlier this year, the Chinese government announced it would phase out commercial processing and sales of ivory, effectively shutting down the domestic market for ivory. If they hold true to this promise, it could have a massive impact on the poaching and trafficking of elephants.

Branding Songzhuang

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Some years back, a group of artists were hounded out of Beijing by authorities. Some went to Songzhuang village, a farming town an hour away. Now, that village is a boomtown ?- based on the market for contemporary Chinese art. Communist officials drink beer with bohemians. Will the rising tide raise all the artists’ boats ?- or capsize them? Jocelyn Ford goes to Songzhuang to find out.