Theresa Boersma (Page 2)
Theresa Boersma is a China-based journalist and entrepreneur. She is exploring how technology is reshaping global conversations across industries, cultures, and communities.
Theresa’s career in journalism began as a television news anchor in Dalian, China over a decade ago. In 2017, she started a company to support her media ventures, and in 2018, she was selected to represent Changzhou, China in the official video series for the Boao Forum for Asia.
Theresa graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Visual Arts. She now lives in Changzhou, where she occasionally finds time to dabble in interactive art installations.
December 13, 2020
Qing Guo Alley’s Big Bet and the People It Wagered
Welcome to twenty-first-century Chinese style gentrification, where old is hip, and everyone is after a little taste of moderate prosperity.
November 1, 2020
Why the Absence of Washington Square News Matters
The shutdown of NYU’s campus newspaper leaves a vacuum during a time when student reporting is most needed.
October 19, 2020
‘The Truth is Everything’: A Fact-checking Army Combats Fake News in China
While everyone in the U.S. is arguing over real vs. fake news, one man in China has built a whole community around fact-checking.
October 8, 2020
It’s Back to Business in Post-Pandemic China
As China’s COVID-19 case numbers came down over the past few months, the country loosened restrictions until public life in the cities began to resemble something that would feel shocking in countries still grappling with the pandemic: normal life.
September 29, 2020
China’s Schools Prepare for Next Coronavirus Test
China’s sweeping school safety measures will face untested challenges as flu season approaches. Coronavirus reporting requirements could cause students with mild flu cases to crowd hospitals, taxing resources needed to treat more severe illnesses and guard against the next COVID-19 outbreak.