Hi, I am Kai Hui (Khloe)! I am a Taipei-based journalist. My core interests include gender/sexuality, decolonisation, and the intersections of technology and society.
I hold a double major in Philosophy and Communication from National Chung Cheng University and a master’s degree in Inter-Asian Cultural Studies from National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan). I am currently a data journalist at Kontinentalist, an alternative media headquartered in Singapore.
My journalism career began at CivilMedia@TW, before I joined Malaysiakini, the leading independent media outlet in Malaysia. Apart from covering major political developments at the front line, I developed feature stories focused on gender, sexuality, the environment, labour, and cultural identity. My reporting has received significant recognition, including the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award. Besides, our collective data storytelling work was recognised by nominations for the SOPA Award for Public Service Journalism and the Sigma Award.
I previously served as an editor for This Is Southeast Asia, assisted the founding of the Malaysia and Singapore editions, supporting young writers to tell stories in their first language. I also produced a current-affairs talk show CONNECTED for TaiwanPlus, the English international channel under Taiwanese Public Television.
Beyond the newsroom, I continue to write as an independent journalist and columnist. Her work has appeared in publications including BBC, UDN Global (Taiwan), Linking Vision (Taiwan), Missing Perspectives (Australia), and Malaysiakini (Malaysia).
Outside of journalism, I enjoy exploring different creative forms. I directed and edited several short documentaries, I've written some songs, and now taking some baby steps to experiment non-fiction work through illustration.
Feel free to reach out to me at kaihui1015@gmail.com .