OPC Photo Award winners and editors last week shared their best practices on international reporting during a panel discusion at the Columbia University School of Journalism.
Author: OPC of America
OPC Award-Winning Photos on Exhibit at Columbia
For a close look at some outstanding works of photojournalism, stop by the 3rd floor of Columbia University School of Journalism for an exhibit of photographs from this year’s OPC Award winners, including Tyler Hicks of The New York Times, OPC board member Robert Nickelsberg and Jerome Delay of the Associated Press.
OPC Video Project Records Journalists’ Memories for Posterity
In its 75th anniversary year, the OPC has embarked on a project to record memories of some of our most venerable members for the club’s archives.
Overseas Press Club of America Protests Growing Threats to Media Freedom in China and Hong Kong
NEW YORK, New York –Sept. 16, 2014– For more than 75 years, Overseas Press Club members have reported news from China and Hong Kong, advancing the world’s understanding of China.
But within the past year, conditions for reporting in China have deteriorated sharply with threats, intimidation, censorship, and denials of work visas. International news media and the Chinese press are under pressure not seen since 1989, the year of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations and military crackdown. That reality was underscored during a reunion of some 70 current and former China and Hong Kong correspondents held in New York on Sept. 12, and by the most recent position paper of the Foreign Correspondents Club of China. http://bit.ly/1u1ZONV
FCCC Releases Grim Report on Working Conditions for Foreign Correspondents in China
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China has issued findings on how the Chinese government is cracking down on Western media.
OPC Presidents Deplore the Savage Murder of James Foley
At the OPC’s annual dinner honoring the best in international journalism in April 2013, we gave over the podium for our candle lighting ceremony to Diane Foley, whose son, James, a reporter, photographer and video journalist, had disappeared in northern Syria the previous November.
New OPC President: Press Club Is ‘More Crucial’ Than Ever
The election of a new Board of Governors rings in a new era for the OPC, along with fresh challenges and aims. On Wednesday, Aug. 20, the board revealed election results for officers and 10 Active and three Associate board members. The lineup includes familiar names and brings a few new ones into the fold.
James Foley Discussed Risks to Freelancers in 2012 Interview
The militant extremist organization Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL) released a video this week showing the execution of freelance journalist James Foley. He was abducted on Thanksgiving Day 2012 and held for 18 months before his captors posted the video online.
OPC Announces Election Results for Board and Officers
During the Annual Meeting Wednesday night, the OPC announced the results of this year’s election for officers as well as Active and Associate board members. The 2014 ballot featured a broad
slate of candidates spanning a wide range of ages, demographics and media organizations.
Members voted for officers, 10 Active board members and three Associate board
members.
James Foley’s Parents Light Candle During 2013 OPC Awards Dinner
On Thanksgiving Day, 2012 freelance journalist James Foley was abducted while on assignment for Global Post in Syria. In August 2014, his captors released a video showing his execution.