Diane Tsai

Diane Tsai is a senior producer at TIME. Her work has received recognition from the U.S. State Department's American Film Showcase, Pictures of the Year, the Webbys, Gracies, Livingston Award, Newswomen's Club of New York, and Vimeo Staff Pick. She is the director and producer of the TIME Studios feature documentary Be Our Guest, which premiered at the 2021 DOC NYC Film Festival.

TIME REVEALS 2023 PERSON OF THE YEAR

Since 1927, TIME has chosen a Person of the Year, the editors’ assessment of the individual who most shaped the headlines over the previous 12 months, for better or for worse.

By Jeannie Kopstein , Anne Most , Diane Tsai , Lisa Nho , Andrew D. Johnson and Brian Bennett December 6, 2023

How an Asian American Opera Singer Found Her Voice Amid a Reckoning with Race

"We want to see our stages reflect our society at large"

By Cady Lang and Video by Diane Tsai May 9, 2022

Why Mattel Is Releasing the First Gender-Neutral Doll

A child opens a box. He starts jumping and screaming with joy—not an unusual sound in the halls of Mattel’s headquarters where researchers test new toys. But this particular toy is a doll, and it’s...

By Eliana Dockterman , Spencer Bakalar and Diane Tsai September 25, 2019

Watch: At Home with Mayor Pete Buttigieg and His Husband, Chasten

'I Am a Candidate.' The 2020 Race Begins

For those taking on Trump, standing out as a candidate is imperative

By Diane Tsai February 21, 2019

'If She Wins': Watch the Short Documentary on 2018's First-Time Congresswomen Who Flipped Their Districts

Ahead of the 2018 elections, we embarked on a 10-day road trip to cover the historic wave of women congressional candidates, overwhelmingly Democrats, running for office for the first time. We drove nearly 1,000 miles...

By Charlotte Alter and Diane Tsai November 8, 2018

What Happens When You Reimagine the Difficult Conversation About Guns

We spend a lot of time talking about guns. We have arguments, protests, declarations, and slogans about what kind of weapons can be sold and to whom. But the one thing we rarely have when...

By Diane Tsai , Francesca Trianni and Susanna Schrobsdorff April 4, 2018

'Every Day Is Like a Week': Sheryl Sandberg on How to Recover When the Worst Happens

Use "the power of we," says the author of Lean In

By Diane Tsai and Belinda Luscombe April 25, 2017

Sheryl Sandberg: What Not to Say to a Friend Who’s Having a Hard Time

"I got so much of this wrong" she says

By Diane Tsai and Belinda Luscombe April 25, 2017

Sheryl Sandberg: 'I Dread Father's Day'

The Facebook COO talks to TIME

By Diane Tsai and Belinda Luscombe April 24, 2017

Ivelisse, Rebecca and Gina Rodriguez Talk About Their Paths to Success

"I can and I will"

By Charlotte Alter and Diane Tsai August 25, 2016

What Rahm, Zeke and Ari Emanuel Were Like Growing Up

"If there wasn't blood, it was a good night."

By Charlotte Alter and Diane Tsai August 25, 2016

Rev Run, Danny Simmons and Russell Simmons Talk About Their Childhood

On snake hunting, hip hop and smoking pot

By Charlotte Alter and Diane Tsai August 25, 2016

What Life Looks Like After the World's Most Extensive Face Transplant

Patrick Hardison received the most complex face transplant in history. Here's how he's doing a year later

By Alexandra Sifferlin and Diane Tsai August 25, 2016

Inside Bernie Sanders' Supporters Last Stand

Amidst the joy, the tens of thousands of red, white, and blue balloons, confetti and raucous celebration in Philadelphia this week at the Democratic convention, there was an undertone of dissent.Some Bernie Sanders supporters took...

By Diane Tsai / Philadelphia and Sam Frizell / Philadelphia July 29, 2016

Watch the Emotional Reactions to Bernie Sanders' Democratic Convention Speech

“I think it’s fair to say that no one is more disappointed than I am”

By Diane Tsai / Philadelphia and Jake Swantko / Philadelphia July 26, 2016

Watch Republican Delegates Imitate Donald Trump

There’s no doubt that Donald Trump’s mannerisms are good fodder.A recent study from that late-night comics make three times as many jokes about Donald Trump as they do about Hillary Clinton.But they’re not the only...

Diane Tsai

TIME REVEALS 2023 PERSON OF THE YEAR

Since 1927, TIME has chosen a Person of the Year, the editors’ assessment of the individual who most shaped the headlines over the previous 12 months, for better or for worse.

How an Asian American Opera Singer Found Her Voice Amid a Reckoning with Race

"We want to see our stages reflect our society at large"

Why Mattel Is Releasing the First Gender-Neutral Doll

A child opens a box. He starts jumping and screaming with joy—not an unusual sound in the halls of Mattel’s headquarters where researchers test new toys. But this particular toy is a doll, and it’s...

Watch: At Home with Mayor Pete Buttigieg and His Husband, Chasten

Read more about Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign in TIME's cover story

'I Am a Candidate.' The 2020 Race Begins

For those taking on Trump, standing out as a candidate is imperative

'If She Wins': Watch the Short Documentary on 2018's First-Time Congresswomen Who Flipped Their Districts

Ahead of the 2018 elections, we embarked on a 10-day road trip to cover the historic wave of women congressional candidates, overwhelmingly Democrats, running for office for the first time. We drove nearly 1,000 miles...

What Happens When You Reimagine the Difficult Conversation About Guns

We spend a lot of time talking about guns. We have arguments, protests, declarations, and slogans about what kind of weapons can be sold and to whom. But the one thing we rarely have when...

'Every Day Is Like a Week': Sheryl Sandberg on How to Recover When the Worst Happens

Use "the power of we," says the author of Lean In

Sheryl Sandberg: What Not to Say to a Friend Who’s Having a Hard Time

"I got so much of this wrong" she says

Sheryl Sandberg: 'I Dread Father's Day'

The Facebook COO talks to TIME

Ivelisse, Rebecca and Gina Rodriguez Talk About Their Paths to Success

"I can and I will"

What Rahm, Zeke and Ari Emanuel Were Like Growing Up

"If there wasn't blood, it was a good night."

Rev Run, Danny Simmons and Russell Simmons Talk About Their Childhood

On snake hunting, hip hop and smoking pot

What Life Looks Like After the World's Most Extensive Face Transplant

Patrick Hardison received the most complex face transplant in history. Here's how he's doing a year later

Inside Bernie Sanders' Supporters Last Stand

Amidst the joy, the tens of thousands of red, white, and blue balloons, confetti and raucous celebration in Philadelphia this week at the Democratic convention, there was an undertone of dissent.Some Bernie Sanders supporters took...

Watch the Emotional Reactions to Bernie Sanders' Democratic Convention Speech

“I think it’s fair to say that no one is more disappointed than I am”

Watch Republican Delegates Imitate Donald Trump

There’s no doubt that Donald Trump’s mannerisms are good fodder.A recent study from that late-night comics make three times as many jokes about Donald Trump as they do about Hillary Clinton.But they’re not the only...

The View of the GOP Convention from a Shoe Shine Stand

Business is booming

What It's Like to be a Transgender Muslim After the Orlando Shooting

"We exist, and we are here to bridge that divide"

Hillary Clinton Made History. Watch What Happened Next

See the reaction of the crowd the moment Clinton celebrated the milestone