Tanya Tianyi Chen

my work

reporting / essays / cultural analyses / copywriting for real ones

The Cut

Get Better At Fighting Online

a feature on navigating the thorns of online discourse

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The Hollywood Reporter

How top student athletes are creating new careers and revenue streams from social media

published in Dec 2024 print issue

The Hollywood Reporter

The “It” Spots of Young Hollywood and the LA Influencer Economy

published in Nov 2024 print issue

Gen Z Want To Go Back To the Myspace Social Media Era

a feature on young people’s resistance to more tech

Insider feature:

In Greenville, everyone has a MrBeast story: YouTube’s highest-paid star is the Willy Wonka of his hometown

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FastCompany

How Deepfakes Are Being Used For Good

how we can reimagine the shifty technology to be used for educational purposes

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Slate

The Problem With Modern Dating

dating experts and longterm singles weigh in and offer insight on where we go from here

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The Daily Beast

Everything You Need To Know About Investing In Digital Real Estate

how much storage do we really need? will prices go up in the future?

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Insider

RAGE-FARMING: everything you need to know about how TikTokers capture and exploit your attention

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BuzzFeed News

Profile on MC Jin: Catching up with the first signed Asian American rapper

as he reflects on the Asian American diaspora today, his impact, and how we move forward

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BuzzFeed News

Profile on Rebecca Black and her resurgence as an indie hyperpop darling

fun fact: during our interview we both found out together (live!) that Kamala Harris was going to be VP

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BuzzFeed News

Black TikTok creators believe the algorithm is suppressing their content

a 2021 problem that prevails today (are algorithms, built by human people with inherent biases, problematic?)

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The Cut

How The Viral “Who TF Did I Marry” Storytime Started A Revolution Online

I speak to the many women who say they too have dated dangerous pathological liars

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/ and so much more!!

resume and relevant clips available upon request