Tom Mitchell of The Financial Times was elected president of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Hong Kong and three Hong Kong-based OPC members were reelected to the board.
Author: OPC of America
Russia August 26, 2009
We call your attention to the case of Mikhail Afanasyev, editor of the on-line journal, Novy Focus, who has been charged with slander over reports he filed suggesting that Russian officials may not be doing enough to find possible survivors of a dam disaster.
Gambia August 26, 2009
We add our voices and dismay to the world-wide outcry at the injustice done to our six Gambian colleagues convicted last week of sedition and defamation charges.
New Appointments at WSJ
The Wall Street Journal appointed editors in Asia and the United States in June. Almar Latour was named the newspaper’s editor-in-chief, Asia.
OPC Demands Transparency in Akhmedilov’s Murder
We write to condemn the brutal murder of yet another Russian journalist, and to urge Russia’s government to ensure that the investigation into Abdulmalik Akhmedilov’s death is thorough and transparent.
New Books: August 2009
A round up of the latest books about journalism or by OPC members: The China Lover, Out of the Shadows: A Life of Gerda Taro, First Dogs: American Presidents and Their Best Friends and a new book by OPC member P.J. O’Rourke.
Captive Journalists’ Cases Raise New Issues for OPC
Journalists everywhere breathed easier in recent weeks after freelancer Roxana Saberi was released by the Iranian government, and former President Bill Clinton persuaded North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il to free TV journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee.
Benson Honored by Britain
OPC member Harry Benson, an internationally-known photographer, was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire at an investiture ceremony in Buckingham Palace in March. The order was presented to him by Princess Anne.
OPC Boosters Exceed Fund-Raising Match
This just in: If there was ever any doubt that news people are deadline junkies, the Overseas Press Club dispelled it by topping its fund-raising goal 90 minutes before midnight on the last day, August 6th.
Nessman Expelled From Colombo
Ravi Nessman, AP bureau chief in Sri Lanka, was expelled from the country after reporting civilian death tolls in the government’s recent final push against Tamil Tiger rebels, the International Press Institute reported on July 24.