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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · 1d

Remembering the Vietnam War Through FCC Eyes

By Hugo Novales The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, just over 50 years ago. Spanning nearly two decades and resulting in a total loss of over a million lives, it was one of the longest ...

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · 1d

Earlier this year, the FCC hosted a Club Lunch to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the war with a panel of correspondents & other notable FCC members who witnessed the conflict firsthand.

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · 1d

During the war, the FCC became a hotspot for journalists, as did Saigon, the former capital of South Vietnam where correspondents were free to live & work. Many of the war’s iconic photographs, including the last helicopter out of Saigon, were taken by FCC members.

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · 1d

The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, just over 50 years ago. Spanning nearly two decades & resulting in a loss of over a million lives, it was one of the longest & deadliest conflicts in history.

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · 9d

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

For more information: www.fcchk.org/fcc-clare-ho...

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...

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · 9d

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

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · 9d

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

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

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · 19d

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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...

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · 19d

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.

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · 19d

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.

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · 19d

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

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · 26d

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

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 ...

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · 26d

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.

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · 26d

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.

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · 26d

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%.

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · Sep 12

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

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...

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · Sep 12

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.

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · Sep 12

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.

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · Sep 12

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.”

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · Sep 12

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.

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · Aug 26

"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...

Letter from AP, Reuters on Nasser Hospital strikes | The Associated Press

The Associated Press and Reuters today sent this letter to Israeli officials regarding the strikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis: Dear Prime Minister

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · Aug 26

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

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...

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · Aug 23

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-...

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...

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · Aug 19

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

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

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. ...

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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong @fcchk.bsky.social · Aug 19

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.

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