The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong

FCC Clare Hollingworth Fellowship 2025 – 2026 – Applications Open FCC Clare Hollingworth Fellowship – Applications Open The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong is accepting applications for the Clare Hollingworth Fellowship, named after the preeminent an...

Apply now! The application deadline is October 13 - next Monday!

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The Fellowship includes:

- Complimentary access to all FCC professional talks, official gatherings & conferences
- Unlimited access to all FCC facilities, including the Health Club & Workroom
- Waived monthly fees for the entire Fellowship period
- Networking opportunities with newsroom leaders

REMINDER - Our Clare Hollingworth Fellowship is now accepting applications for 2025-2026.

Early-career journalists & journalism students in #HongKong are eligible to apply.

How to be an ethical journalist in 2025 — an FCC panel discussion By Hugo Novales Newsrooms across the globe are facing increasing ethical challenges in their daily work. AI-generated content, political pressure and bias, the dangers of reporting in...

In full: www.fcchk.org/how-to-be-an...

To discuss how modern #journalism can combat all these challenges, the FCC hosted a fully-booked Club Lunch with two expert journalists who shared their insights into how they uphold #ethics in their daily work.

AI-generated content, political pressure & bias, the dangers of reporting in conflict zones, internet & visa restrictions — all of these are just a few examples of the hurdles the average #journalist must overcome in pursuit of fair & accurate reporting.

#Newsrooms across the globe are facing increasing ethical challenges in their daily work.

Improving literacy in Hong Kong — an FCC panel discussion By Hugo Novales According to the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study of 2021, only 16% of parents in Hong Kong read with their children — far below the international average of ...

In full: www.fcchk.org/improving-li...

To discuss how Hong Kong can improve its literacy rates & foster a love for reading in both children & adults, the FCC held a #ClubLunch panel featuring representatives from three literacy-focused charities in Hong Kong.

Only 32% of #HK youth say they are confident with their #reading skills (still below the 43% international average) & just 14% of the city’s parents actually enjoy reading.

According to the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study of 2021, only 16% of parents in #HongKong read with their children — far below the international average of 42%.

Israel-Gaza War - Committee to Protect Journalists Israel is engaging in the deadliest and most deliberate effort to kill and silence journalists that CPJ has ever documented. Palestinian journalists are being threatened, directly targeted, and murder...

For more information, please visit CPJ’s website: cpj.org/full-coverag...

After the minute of silence, Davis and members of the Press Freedom Committee read all the names aloud, commemorating the victims in what has become the deadliest conflict for the media ever documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

She then led a minute of silence to honour the nearly 200 Israeli, Lebanese and Palestinian journalists who have been killed in the 23 months since the Hamas terror attack on Israel on 7 October 2023.

Club President Morgan Davis began with an opening speech, stating that: “Journalists, regardless of nationality or creed, deserve to work without harassment or fear of death. Journalists are civilians.”

The FCC’s Press Freedom Committee held a commemorative name-reading event on Monday to honour all the journalists and media workers who have been killed in the Israel-Gaza conflict.

"We once again urge Israeli authorities to allow independent journalists safe, unimpeded access into and out of Gaza, and to uphold their obligations to ensure press freedom and protection."

Letter from @apnews.com & @reuters.com on the Nasser Hospital strikes: www.ap.org/the-definiti...

At least 5 Gazan journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital - Committee to Protect Journalists New York, August 25, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Israeli strikes that killed five journalists in Nasser hospital in southern Gaza and calls for the international community t...

At least 5 Gazan journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital cpj.org?p=508077

Visa denial for Rebecca Choong Wilkins underscores press freedom concerns The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong is deeply concerned by the confirmation that Bloomberg journalist Rebecca Choong Wilkins has had her visa renewal application denied. Choong Wilki...

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong is deeply concerned by the confirmation that @bloomberg.com journalist Rebecca Choong Wilkins has had her visa renewal application denied.

Full statement: www.fcchk.org/visa-denial-...

Understanding Southeast Asia’s scam farms with two on-the-ground experts By Hugo Novales On January 3rd of this year, Chinese actor Wang Xing went missing after taking a trip to Bangkok, Thailand, for what he thought would be a casting call for a new film. ...

In full: www.fcchk.org/understandin...

Moderator: @cezaryp.bsky.social
Speakers: Ivan Franceschini & Ling Li

To understand the history behind these scam farms & how they operate, the FCC held a Club Lunch featuring the co-authors of "SCAM: Inside Southeast Asia’s Cybercrime Compounds" (2025) - a summary of their decades researching the networks, history & criminology fueling the online scam underworld.

Southeast Asia has become a hotspot for the notorious "scam farms" - large industrial complexes that hold people against their will & force them to scam others online using a variety of tactics.

These scam farms aren’t new, but they are growing & citizens from all walks of life are their targets.

The Correspondent, July 2025

“Stay positive and don’t give up early. Don’t say negative words. I just try my best and want to make sure our guests are satisfied with the food,” he said when interviewed for our latest magazine edition.

Read more about Tony on pages 40-41 of The Correspondent: issuu.com/fcchk/docs/t...

Staff Spotlight: Meet Demi Chef Tony Yu

Tony has worked at the FCC for over 31 years. He starts work at 6:30am to prepare for breakfast, followed by afternoon lunch service. He loves to cook steak, lamb chops, shepherd’s pie, plus Christmas turkeys & large buffets.

Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammeel Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by Israeli forces.

#JournalismIsNotACrime

The Correspondent, July 2025

“I said that the country had achieved many great things, and although occasionally there was a misstep, like her, they kept moving forward,” Talese said.

Read via Issuu: issuu.com/fcchk/docs/t...

After witnessing Liu Ying miss a penalty kick during the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup final which caused #China to lose to the #US, Talese traveled to China for the first time in his life & wrote a story about her, believing that her actions were representative of China’s role in modern history.

The latest edition of The Correspondent magazine also features a snippet of Talese’s legendary #journalism career.

The Correspondent Society & Culture Podcast · A podcast featuring the conversations and interviews held at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Correspondent podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to #podcasts.

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Hong Kong Is a City… (a tribute to the Fragrant Harbour and Gay Talese) | The Correspondent

In this episode, learn about the history behind famous landmarks & monuments around #HK, unique taxi driver phrases & much more.

Listen to “Hong Kong is a City… (A Tribute to the Fragrant Harbour and Gay Talese)” via Acast: shows.acast.com/the-correspo...