The AAJA-Asia and the Google News Initiative (GNI) have teamed up to provide free training and outreach to journalists in Asia looking to improve their reporting skills and employ the latest digital tools in their news gathering, fact-checking, reporting and storytelling.
FCC Nomination for the Board of Governors 2021-2022
Notice to members re COVID-19
Dear Members:
In light of recent cases in Central, the Club’s priority is to maintain a safe and healthy environment for staff, members and guests. Out of an abundance of caution, we would like to ask that any Member who is living with or has been in close contact with a person issued with a government compulsory testing order, to obtain a Covid test and refrain from using the Club facilities until they have received a negative result. For the latest list of restricted premises, please refer to the Government Gazette at www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/english/gazette/toc.php
In keeping with government requirements, all members and guests are required to scan the QR code displayed at the entrance of the club with the “LeaveHomeSafe” app, or to register their personal details at the front desk when checking in.
For more information please contact the Club via email [email protected] or phone 2521 1511.
We would like to thank you for your understanding and support during these special times.
FCC Minimum Spend
Dear Members:
Whilst the FCC has continued to operate despite the COVID-19 related restrictions, the Board is aware that some members have not been able to fully utilise their membership in recent months. In consideration of this, it has been agreed that the minimum spend requirement which would normally be charged to members at the end of March will be rolled over for three months and will now appear on members’ June accounts. The facility to purchase vouchers for later use will also continue to be available. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all members for their continued support of the FCC.
15 March 2021
Notice to members re COVID-19
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In light of recent cases in Central, the Club’s priority is to maintain a safe and healthy environment for staff, members and guests. Out of an abundance of caution, we would like to ask that any Member who is living with or has been in close contact with a person issued with a government compulsory testing order, to obtain a Covid test and refrain from using the Club facilities until they have received a negative result. For the latest list of restricted premises, please refer to the Government Gazette at https://www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/english/gazette/toc.php In keeping with government requirements, all members and guests are required to scan the QR code displayed at the entrance of the club with the “LeaveHomeSafe” app, or to register their personal details at the front desk when checking in.
For more information please contact the Club via email [email protected] or phone 2521 1511.
We would like to thank you for your understanding and support during these special times.
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FCC Minimum Spend
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Dear Members:
Whilst the FCC has continued to operate despite the COVID-19 related restrictions, the Board is aware that some members have not been able to fully utilise their membership in recent months. In consideration of this, it has been agreed that the minimum spend requirement which would normally be charged to members at the end of March will be rolled over for three months and will now appear on members’ June accounts. The facility to purchase vouchers for later use will also continue to be available. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all members for their continued support of the FCC. 15 March 2021 |
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The FCC Marks International Women’s Day
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong is marking International Women’s Day, offering events all month long to honour this year’s theme — announced by the United Nations — of “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 world.”
We’re kicking off with back-to-back talks on March 8 and 9 about women covering war in the Philippines and Vietnam, shattering stereotypes and overcoming cultural barriers in their wake.
And throughout Monday, we’ll be toasting to our vibrant female members with special drinks and canapes.
For the rest of March, hear from more female newsmakers and experts about pressing issues around the world, including where the #MeToo movement stands and how to handle pandemic misinformation. We’ll be updating our speakers’ series page as more guests are confirmed: www.fcchk.org/speakers-upcoming/.
Through outreach activities, the club also seeks to empower women across all sectors of society. In January, we hosted a personal finance workshop for Hong Kong’s migrant domestic workers, who are facing unprecedented pressures during the pandemic.
Beyond events, the FCC is mentoring promising female journalists through the Claire Hollingworth fellowship, which is now in its second year. Hollingworth, who was a club member for 40 years, led a trailblazing war-correspondent career that took her to Europe, North Africa and Asia. She is best known for the scoop of the century, breaking the story of Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939 while working for the Daily Telegraph.
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2021 HUMAN RIGHTS PRESS AWARDS – Last Call for Entries 二零二一年人權新聞獎即將截止報名
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2021 HUMAN RIGHTS PRESS AWARDS
Last Call for Entries
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| The Human Rights Press Awards, Asia’s most prestigious honours that recognise outstanding human rights reporting, have returned for the 25th year. The closing date for entries is next Monday. Apply before 1 February 2021, 11:59PM (HKT).
The Human Rights Press Awards are organised by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club Hong Kong, Amnesty International Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Journalists Association. Showcasing this work has become more important than ever as governments around the region step up threats to basic freedoms, whether it be locking up journalists, carrying out arbitrary detentions or silencing political opponents. Submissions must have been reported about the Asia region and been published or broadcast during the 2020 calendar year. Entries must be in either English or Chinese. Categories include Breaking News, Feature, Commentary, Multimedia, Video, Audio and Photography. Please go to the website for more details. Each entry must cite the article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that the work seeks to address. This landmark document sets out the inalienable rights to which every person is entitled. The full text is available here: https://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/index.html Entry registration at: https://humanrightspress.awardsplatform.com/ For further information of the awards, please visit: http://humanrightspressawards.org And follow us on: For queries, please contact the awards administrator: |
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二零二一年人權新聞獎
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| 亞洲矚目的新聞界盛事、二零二一年人權新聞獎下星期一截止，誠邀新聞工作者把 握最後機會參與，截止時間為2021 年2 月1 日，下午11 時59 分(香港時間)。。
人權新聞獎由香港外國記者會、國際特赦組織香港分會及香港記者協會合辦，以表 彰亞洲區的卓越人權新聞報道，今年已是第二十五屆。獎項旨在增加公眾對人類基 本權利尊重，並令大眾關注任何對這些權利之威脅。 近年區內多個政府對基本人權自由之侵害變本加厲，扣留記者、任意拘捕、打壓政 治異己等新聞時有所聞，令舉辦此獎項以表揚人權新聞，更形重要。 參選作品必須為亞洲區的人權議題採訪報道，並於二零二零年內刊出或公開播放。 參賽作品須以中文或英文提交，今屆參賽類別包括：突發新聞、特寫、評論、多媒 體、錄像、電台廣播和錄音及攝影。詳情請瀏覽新聞獎官方網站。 參加者必須註明參選作品與《世界人權宣言》中哪一條人權宣言相關。 《世界人權宣言》全文：https://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/index.html 網上報名平台網址： 有關比賽詳情請瀏覽新聞獎官方網站： 亦可追蹤我們的社交平台以獲得最新資訊： 如有查詢，請聯絡新聞獎秘書處： |
Message from our new President Keith Richburg
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The FCC Board of Governors on Saturday unanimously elected Keith Richburg to take over as Club President, replacing Jodi Schneider who has taken up a new position with Bloomberg in New York. |
Eric Wishart, who was unable to succeed Jodi because of pressing professional commitments, will continue as 1st Vice President. Keith will fill out the remainder of Jodi’s term which ends when new elections are held and a new Board seated in May. There is now a vacancy on the Board for a Correspondent Governor, and we invite any Correspondent Members who are interested in serving to contact Keith, Eric or any Board member. Keith, a former, longtime Washington Post correspondent and foreign editor with a career spanning three decades, was the Post’s Hong Kong Bureau Chief from 1995 to 2000, and later worked for the Post in Beijing and Shanghai. He is currently director of the University of Hong Kong’s Journalism and Media Studies Centre, a regular freelance contributor to various outlets, and a Correspondent Governor for the last two terms. He served as Club President from 1997 to 1998, and also received the highest number of votes in the Correspondent category in the election held last year. |
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“My earlier term as President started just before the Handover, and I am honoured that 24 years later I have been asked to once again step in and help steer the Club at this important juncture,” he said. “We have a lot on our plate for these coming months, most critically trying to navigate the pandemic, the anti-virus restrictions on our operating hours and live events, and the city’s overall economic downturn. We need to continue the ongoing upkeep and maintenance of this treasured historic building. And of course we must maintain our role as a fierce advocate for press freedom in the face of myriad challenges.” |
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“We will also be keeping up the high tempo of our professional events with a great line-up of speakers and panels in the works — online, while the restrictions last, and hopefully soon back to in-person events. With so many people stuck here in Hong Kong and unable to travel, we hope our special F & B offerings can bring a small taste of the world to you here at the Club. Our Club magazine, The Correspondent, freshly relaunched by editor Kate Springer, looks terrific — please check out the current issue. And I’m very exciting about the upcoming launch of our new FCC website, which I’m sure you will like too,” he said. |
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He added, “I also want to make sure the FCC continues to be a place that is open, friendly and welcoming to everyone — members and their guests.” |
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“I also want to take another opportunity here to thank Jodi for her indefatigable leadership over two terms as President,” he said. “Jodi took over at perhaps the most difficult time imaginable, some two weeks before the start of the largest protest movement seen here in decades, in 2019, and of course last year with the imposition of the new National Security Law. Jodi was exactly the steady hand and level head the Club needed. Let’s keep it going.” |
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