About
FARLAND CHANG is an Emmy Award winning TV Journalist, Executive Producer, Documentarian, Educator, Entrepreneur & Media Strategist.
In a journalism career spanning some 25 years, Farland has reported on top stories across Asia & North America, covering world figures from Bill Clinton to Jackie Chan and Frank Sinatra to Princess Diana.
Farland has met with or covered a host of famous newsmakers, including US President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, China’s President Jiang Zemin, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senator Ted Kennedy and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger; business titans Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and Michael Bloomberg; media celebrities Oprah Winfrey, Larry King, Steven Spielberg and George Clooney; and sports stars Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez & Michael Chang.
For CNN International based in Hong Kong, Farland launched CNN’s Asia Business Morning as the program’s Anchor and Correspondent. He conducted live interviews with market strategists, industry analysts, entrepreneurs, and movers & shakers. Farland also produced and reported the popular weekly segments Asia Rising and Entrepreneurs Only, which focused on the best success stories in Asia.
For NBC News based in Los Angeles, as a Network Correspondent, Farland filed stories from nearly all 50 states. And earlier, he reported for TV and radio news organizations in Seattle, Philadelphia, New York, Washington DC, Hawaii and Guam.
In public service, Farland served as International Trade Coordinator & Press Secretary for the former Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, S.B. Woo. Farland earned his Bachelor’s degree in Government from Cornell University; his Master’s from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, and his Postgraduate Certificate in Radio, Film & TV from the University of Bristol in England. Farland is a Paul Harris Fellow, after serving as a Rotary Goodwill Ambassador in the UK. Since 1999, Farland has taught journalism and lectured at UCLA, USC, Cornell, Hong Kong University & The Richard Ivey School of Business.
As Executive Producer of WorldBizWatch, Farland now develops programs that bridge east and west, including a video series about “Olympians in Pursuit of Perfection.” Other productions include collaborating with National Geographic photographer Michael Yamashita on the award-winning documentaries “Marco Polo: World’s Greatest Overland Journey” & “Zheng He: China’s Greatest Admiral” as well as the upcoming “Art of the Photographer: Paid To Be Lucky,” plus representing Deansee’s “The Wedding Race,” one of China’s 1st reality TV series, in new markets, and developing “Visionaries: Great Leaders Making Bold Visions Come True,” a new TV series inspiring young people to “Do Well, Do Good and Do Right.”
Farland directs a team that produces branded content, reality programs, TV commercials, corporate videos & communications training programs for a host of clients. They include IBM, Starbucks, Microsoft, MSN, Sony, Coca Cola, Flextronics, eBay, Accenture, Kodak, CLP Power, TVB, Towers Perrin, Nike, Genting, HTC, EDS, Petronas, Jollibee, Global Sources, Veritas, Hyatt, Standard Chartered Bank, Allianz, CSFB, Deutsche Bank, TD Waterhouse, PWC, Amway, Cornell University, Cathay Pacific & Singapore Air, Hong Kong & Singapore Tourism & Government agencies. Many of these clients also engage WorldBizWatch as Communication Coaches, who train Senior Executives in the Art of Storytelling, Presentations, Winning Hearts & Minds & Managing Crises.
Credits
FARLAND HAWTHORNE CHANG
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, JOURNALIST, DOCUMENTARIAN, EDUCATOR, MEDIA STRATEGIST, COMMUNICATIONS & BRANDING COACH
FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
*WorldBizWatch, 2000 to present
-Managing Media Strategy & Video Production Company between Asia & the US
-Established network of producers from Asia to Europe to North America
-Serving Private & Public Sector Clients through the Power of Stories that Stick
-Coaching Clients in the Art of Storytelling
-Consulting & Producing content for multinational clients, corporate sponsors, broadcasters, universities, governments and non-profits
-Producing range of content, from documentaries and news to branded entertainment and corporate messaging - and launching media & viral campaigns
-Nominated “Entrepreneur of the Year” in Hong Kong
INSTRUCTOR, GUEST LECTURER
*Cornell, UCLA, USC, Hong Kong University, Richard Ivey EMBA, AAJA
1999 – 2009
TV BUSINESS NEWS ANCHOR/CORRESPONDENT
*CNN International, Hong Kong, 1999-2000
-coached and helped lead a team of journalists to launch CNN’s first morning business show in Asia
-anchored business news program, ‘Asia Business Morning’
-traveled around Asia and the US as Anchor/Correspondent
-produced, wrote, reported success stories and entrepreneur profiles
TV NEWS REPORTER
*NBC NETWORK NEWS CORRESPONDENT, 1997-1999
-reported general assignment breaking news/feature stories on NBC Today Show, Weekend Nightly News, MSNBC’s News w/ Brian Williams,
CNBC’s Rivera Live, MSNBC Dayside News & MSNBC.com
-produced, wrote & reported live segments and taped packages
-covered legal affairs, breaking news, entertainment, natural disasters, new trends,
personality profiles on west coast ; also midwest floods, southeast tornadoes
east coast/gulf coast hurricanes, Texas/Hawaii droughts & national legal/criminal
cases from OK City, Denver, Boulder and Texas.
-Greater Los Angeles Press Club Award for business news reporting
*KOMO (ABC) Seattle, 1994-1996
-covered mostly hard news & lead stories for weekday newscasts
-generated exclusives and advanced top stories
-special interest in crime, technology, politics and business
*WTXF (FOX TV) Philadelphia, 1991-1994
-covered general assignment news, with emphasis on urban crime, gang and
mob violence, city hall, ethnic affairs, trends in technology, and unsung heros
-Emmy Award for Spot News, Team Coverage, 1991-1992 WTXF
-Emmy Award Nominee for Outstanding Individual Achievement/Reporter 1994
-Emmy Award Nominee for Outstanding Feature News Report 1994
-National Award Winner from Asian American Journalists Association 1994
*GUAM CABLE NEWS 1989-1991
-Anchor 6pm newscast and General Assignment Reporter
-contributed to team coverage of a federal land scam deal that
won the George Polk Award for Investigative Journalism
-emphasis on international trade, Pacific Rim regional issues,
tourism, environmental exploitation
*KGMB (CBS) Honolulu, 1989
-Business Reporter
*WMDT (ABC) Salisbury, MD 1988
-6 pm Producer/Assignment Editor/Reporter
RADIO NEWS REPORTER
*AP RADIO, Washington, DC 1984-1985
-Capitol Hill correspondent covering House and Senate committees
*WTKO Radio, Ithaca, NY, 1981-1984
-Anchor and Reporter
EDUCATION
*Bachelor of Science in Government from Cornell University, 1984
*Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University, 1985
*Post Graduate Degree in Radio/Film/TV from Univ of Bristol, England, 1986,
instructed by David Puttnam, producer of The Killing Fields, The Mission,
Chariots of Fire & Midnight Express.
*Speak Spanish & Chinese; enjoy being a dad, websurfing, playing tennis,
inline skating, swimming, exploring, traveling
PUBLIC SERVICE
*Press Secretary & Int’l Trade Specialist for Lt. Gov of Delaware,1986-1988
*Produced educational training reports on Asian Gangs for Philadelphia Police
*Aided Philadelphia Fire Department in Fire Safety Programs
*Emcee at Asian American youth scholarship fundraisers, Chinatown
Chamber of Commerce events, beauty pageants, & Asian American Heritage Month ceremonies in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Seattle and Guam.
*Asian American Journalists Assoc. mentor & LA chapter board member
*Rotary Club International Goodwill Ambassador and Paul Harris Fellow
Contact: farland@worldbizwatch.com @ USA mobile: +1 (949) 874 6246
Video Links: http://www.farlandchang.info http://www.worldbizwatch.com
References: http://www.linkedin.com/in/farlandchang
