Ian Yee

Ian Yee is a Malaysian award-winning investigative journalist, impact producer, educator, and Co-Founder of The Fourth. He led the Peabody-nominated R.AGE team at The Star newspaper, known for powerful documentaries on social justice and human rights. Yee began his career as a cadet journalist at R.AGE and later shifted its focus from youth entertainment to investigative reporting. Under his leadership, the team exposed issues such as child deaths in indigenous communities, sexual predators, human trafficking, refugee rights, and school violence. He has received multiple accolades including nominations for two Peabody Awards, as well as honours from the Asian Media Awards, SOPA Awards, and World Digital Media Awards. Yee also serves as Executive Director of the Environmental Reporting Collective, which investigates cross-border environmental crime.

Ian Yee adalah jurnalis investigasi asal Malaysia peraih berbagai penghargaan, sekaligus produser yang berfokus pada dampak sosial, pendidik, dan salah satu pendiri The Fourth. Ia memimpin tim R.AGE di surat kabar The Star, yang dinominasikan untuk Peabody Award dan dikenal melalui film-film dokumenter yang mengangkat isu keadilan sosial dan hak asasi manusia. Yee memulai kariernya sebagai jurnalis magang di R.AGE dan kemudian mengalihkan fokus tim tersebut dari hiburan remaja menjadi jurnalisme investigatif. Di bawah kepemimpinannya, tim R.AGE mengungkap berbagai isu seperti kematian anak-anak di komunitas adat, predator seksual, perdagangan manusia, hak-hak pengungsi, dan kekerasan di sekolah. Ia telah menerima berbagai penghargaan, termasuk dua nominasi Peabody Award, serta penghargaan dari Asian Media Awards, SOPA Awards, dan World Digital Media Awards. Saat ini, Yee juga menjabat sebagai Direktur Eksekutif Environmental Reporting Collective, yang menyelidiki kejahatan lingkungan lintas negara.