Mei-Ling Sze, a veteran of broadcast news, has anchored the KTSF-TV Chinese News since it's premiere in February, 1989. Sze is an anchor, managing editor and reporter for the newscast. As a reporter she has been around the world in covering stories that concerns the Chinese American community. This includes all U.S presidential elections since 1988 and that of the Taiwanese presidential elections since 2000. Her reports include U.S presidential visits to China and vis-a vis visits by the Chinese leadership to the United States. Her extensive knowledge in the area has brought her to contribute to "Under the Same Sky", a special KTSF News monthly presentation of features and documentaries that concerns Chinese around the world.

While covering the summit meeting between President Clinton and President Jiang Zemin, Sze's question on human rights directed at both presidents in a press conference was featured on ABC Nightline and the New York Times. The live broadcast of the press conference around the world prompted Clinton and Jiang to debate human rights before a world audience for the first time. Sze's reporting won her the best reporting award from the Chinese Media Association of Northern California.

A native of Hong Kong, China, Sze immigrated to the U.S. in 1988. She joined KTSF-TV in July, 1988, as a host for the Chinese Journal. A few months after that, she helped in the creation of KTSF's Chinese news, the first live Chinese Television Newscast in the United States. Before immigrating to the United States, she was an anchor and bilingual reporter for the Hong Kong TVB news. Sze graduated with a bachelor's degree in Journalism from the Hong Kong Baptist University.

Mei-Ling Sze has a very high profile in the local Chinese community and makes many personal appearances at various worthwhile events. As a board member of the Norcal Society of Professional Journalists., she helped to adapt SPJ's Code of Ethics for Journalists in Chinese.

 

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