{{Short description|American journalist}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2022}} '''Yoonj Kim''' is an American journalist, television correspondent, and writer. She was a correspondent at MTV News and was a correspondent and producer at Playboy, where she hosted the documentary show ''Journalista''. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Spangler|first1=Todd|title=Playboy, Out of the Nudity Biz, Leans Into Lifestyle and Scripted Shows for Men|url=http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/playboy-nudity-original-video-programming-1201772683/|website=Variety|date=13 May 2016 |accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref> She was also a former on-air talent and producer for the ''TPL Disrupt'' documentary series on Participant Media's Pivot. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Press Club's Award for Best Investigative Series.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Los Angeles Press Club |title=59th SoCal Journalism Awards Winners Announced |date=26 June 2017 |url=https://lapressclub.org/59th_socal_winners/ |publisher=Los Angeles Press Club |access-date=21 December 2023}}</ref>
thumb|Kim in 2019
== Career == At ''Playboy'', Kim was a founding talent and producer of its documentary and news video division.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yoonj Kim|url=http://www.playboy.com/authors/yoonj-kim|website=Playboy|publisher=Playboy Enterprises, Inc.|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref> She covered stories on drug policy and subcultures for her show ''Journalista''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Perlberg|first1=Steve|title=Playboy Unveils 'Safe For Work' Web Video Slate|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/playboy-unveils-safe-for-work-web-video-slate-1463168678|newspaper=WSJ|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref>
Previously she reported and produced for Vocativ and has appeared in its segments for msnbc.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ronan Farrow Daily|title=Inmates battle California wildfires|url=http://www.msnbc.com/ronan-farrow/watch/inmates-battle-california-wildfires-340228163741|website=MSNBC|publisher=NBCUniversal|accessdate=9 May 2017|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127220438/https://www.msnbc.com/ronan-farrow/watch/inmates-battle-california-wildfires-340228163741|url-status=dead}}</ref> Topics covered include marijuana legislation and female incarceration. She hosted Participant Media's hour-long documentary special on the open defecation crisis in New Delhi, India.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cardoni|first1=Salvatore|title=Tune In Tonight: 'TakePart Live' Tackles a Taboo Topic We Deal With All the Time|url=http://www.takepart.com/video/2014/04/09/takepart-live-tackles-taboo-topic-we-live-everyday|website=TakePart|publisher=Participant Media|accessdate=9 May 2017|archive-date=17 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617014817/http://www.takepart.com/video/2014/04/09/takepart-live-tackles-taboo-topic-we-live-everyday/|url-status=dead}}</ref> As a writer, Kim was a columnist for Bitch, writing on the intersection of race and the entertainment industry based on her personal experiences as a former model.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kim|first1=Yoonj|title=A Model Explores Race, Sexuality, and Gender in the Entertainment Industry|url=https://www.bitchmedia.org/post/a-model-explores-race-sexuality-and-gender-in-the-entertainment-industry|website=Bitch|publisher=Bitch Media|accessdate=9 May 2017|archive-date=27 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627013231/https://www.bitchmedia.org/post/a-model-explores-race-sexuality-and-gender-in-the-entertainment-industry|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2021, she was a contributing writer in the anthology ''My Life: Growing Up Asian in America'' (Simon and Schuster).<ref>{{cite book |title=My Life: Growing Up Asian in America |date=25 April 2023 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=9781982195366 |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/My-Life-Growing-Up-Asian-in-America/CAPE-(Coalition-of-Asian-Pacifics-in/9781982195366 |access-date=21 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Turchiano |first1=Danielle |title=MTV Books Relaunches With 'My Life: Growing Up Asian in America' |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/my-life-growing-up-asian-america-mtv-books-suchin-pak-1235100577/ |access-date=21 December 2023 |publisher=Variety |date=29 October 2021}}</ref>
Her commentary on politics and feminism have been published in The Guardian, The Los Angeles Times, and more, and she has frequently appeared as a commentator for CBS News, Sirius XM, and more.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Yoonj |title=Millionaires' visas give the wealthy an unfair fast track to a green card |url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-kim-eb5-visas-trump-administration-20180921-story.html |access-date=21 December 2023 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=21 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=CBS Local |title='It's Truly Tragic To See All These Attacks' |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/yoonj-kim-asian-american-violence-interview/ |access-date=21 December 2023 |publisher=CBS News |date=2 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Signal Boost with Zerlina Maxwell and Jess McIntosh |title=MTV News Correspondent Yoonj Kim on 'The Battle over Asian-American Voters' |url=https://www.siriusxm.com/clips/social/embed/clip/0599fdfc-88f5-6fdc-bb03-580b27af0c14/ce8ac66a-f543-4438-809e-af030c63eca2 |access-date=21 December 2023 |publisher=Sirius XM}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Hobson |first1=Janell |title=Are All the Women Still White? Rethinking Race, Expanding Feminisms |date=2016 |publisher=State University of New York Press |isbn=9781438460598 |page=225 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y7ErDAAAQBAJ}}</ref>
In 2023, Kim starred in her own real estate-focused reality television series ''My Desert Shangri-La'' (2023) on Charter Communications about her home remodeling journey in Joshua Tree.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Whitfield |first1=William |title=First AAPI Woman-Owned Cable Network ChimeTV™ Begins Production on Unscripted Series About American Dream in Wild West |url=https://www.kxan.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/619762550/first-aapi-woman-owned-cable-network-chimetv-begins-production-on-unscripted-series-about-american-dream-in-wild-west/ |access-date=21 December 2023 |publisher=KXAN TV |date=1 March 2023}}</ref>
== Personal life == Kim got her start in the television industry when veteran television producer Mitch Koss read an article she wrote for ''Slate''. Koss, who previously mentored Anderson Cooper and Lisa Ling, recruited her to develop and host documentary programming for television.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Doris|first1=Jameson|title=Rising Stars: Yoonj Kim On How Playboy Is Breaking New Ground In Video|url=http://www.minonline.com/playboy-rising-stars-yoonj-kim/|website=min online|publisher=min|accessdate=9 May 2017|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127203837/http://www.minonline.com/playboy-rising-stars-yoonj-kim/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Yoonj}}
Category:21st-century American journalists Category:21st-century American women writers Category:Playboy people
Category:Living people
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)