Hi! I'm Lina Chang, an Audio Producer and Fact-Checker with over five years of experience working in investigative and narrative journalism. I’ve produced podcasts and radio features for BBC World Service, iHeartRadio, and Sony - stories that were named Best Podcasts by The Guardian, Variety, and Vulture. My work blends rigorous fact-checking with compelling storytelling to bring complex topics to life. Beyond production, I fact-check for Bloomberg, the BBC World Service, and NPR. I specialize in archival research, FOIA requests, and license management to ensure accuracy and legal compliance across long-form podcasts, print publications, and radio features. I’m currently contributing to projects at Pansori Sound Studio and exploring bilingual storytelling on topics like history and culture.

Lina Chang

Hi! I'm Lina Chang, an Audio Producer and Fact-Checker with over five years of experience working in investigative and narrative journalism. I’ve produced podcasts and radio features for BBC World Service, iHeartRadio, and Sony - stories that were named Best Podcasts by The Guardian, Variety, and Vulture. My work blends rigorous fact-checking with compelling storytelling to bring complex topics to life. Beyond production, I fact-check for Bloomberg, the BBC World Service, and NPR. I specialize in archival research, FOIA requests, and license management to ensure accuracy and legal compliance across long-form podcasts, print publications, and radio features. I’m currently contributing to projects at Pansori Sound Studio and exploring bilingual storytelling on topics like history and culture.

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Hi! I’m Lina Chang, an Audio Producer and Fact-Checker with over five years of experience working in investigative and narrative journalism. I’ve produced podcasts and radio features for BBC World Service, iHeartRadio, and Sony - stories that were named Best Podcasts by The Guardian, Variety, and Vulture. My work blends rigorous fact-checking with compelling storytelling to bring complex topics to life.

Beyond production, I fact-check for Bloomberg, the BBC World Service, and NPR. I specialize in archival research, FOIA requests, and license management to ensure accuracy and legal compliance across long-form podcasts, print publications, and radio features. I’m currently contributing to projects at Pansori Sound Studio and exploring bilingual storytelling on topics like history and culture.

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Language

English
Fluent
Korean
Fluent
Dutch
Advanced

Work Experience

Assistant Producer & Researcher at NOVEL
September 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021
Researched and fact checked long-form investigative podcasts for iHeartMedia and Sony. Interviewed and screened high-profile guests. Sourced archival tape and film, filed FOIA requests, and organized licensed materials. Analyzed primary resource documents from public archives, libraries and government facilities, and police reports to identify key facts for story and highlights for episodes. Cut tape and selected key sections using Descript, noting areas to use across episodes.
Digitization Specialist at NPR
January 1, 2019 - May 1, 2019
Digitized more than 430 hours of master broadcast reels for NPR’s Options. Curated digitized materials and research to share with stakeholders, highlighting stories and recently digitized episodes. Trained under Rolando Arrieta, and learned interviewing, recording, and audio mixing techniques. Trained in fact-checking to provide support for journalists and NPR in-house podcasts.
Audio Producer & Fact Checker at Pansori Sound Studio
September 1, 2022 - Present
Produced audio content and performed fact-checking to ensure accuracy and quality across commissioned projects and internal productions.
Audio Producer at BBC World Service (Freelance)
September 1, 2022 - December 1, 2024
Produced features for BBC World Service, working across London and remotely. Collaborated with editors and contributors to shape investigative and narrative pieces that reached international audiences; contributed to stories recognized as Best Podcasts by The Guardian, Variety, and Vulture.
Digital Project Assistant at Brooklyn Public Library
October 1, 2019 - February 1, 2020
Led the oral history project Our Streets Our Stories across 58 branches; interviewed residents and edited recordings into hour-long stories. Sourced archival materials and provided fact-check support for the library’s flagship podcast Borrowed. Cataloged and transcribed over 50 hours of oral history interviews while processing metadata to US Library of Congress standards. Produced and pitched engaging radio features bi-weekly for international broadcast on BBC programs such as Outlook and Lives Less Ordinary. Recorded and edited tape using BBC’s in-house DAW and Reaper. Collaborated with the BBC legal team to fact check reportage and prevent libel; contributed to The Making of Black Britain for the British Library.

Education

Fact-checking workshop at Knight Science Journalism Program (MIT University)
January 1, 2022 - December 10, 2025
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons) at Chelsea College of Arts - London
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2018

Qualifications

Fact-checking workshop
January 1, 2022 - December 10, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education