Keith Richburg

    Director and Professor of Practice, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, HKU

    Keith Richburg is the Director of the Journalism and Media Studies Centre at the University of Hong Kong and a Washington Post Global Opinion columnist. He spent more than 30 years with The Washington Post, including as bureau chief and correspondent in Manila, Nairobi, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Paris, Beijing and Shanghai. He covered the invasion in Iraq, the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the genocide in Rwanda, and the 1997 handover of Hong Kong to China. He was the Post’s Foreign Editor from 2005-2007. His 1997 book, Out Of America: A Black Man Confronts Africa, chronicles his travels across Africa. He is President of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong.

    All Sessions by Keith Richburg

    • 29 July

      Fri

    • 09:00  - 10:00
      As the world watches Russia's invasion of Ukraine, journalists on the front lines are documenting history as it unfolds, risking their safety, mental health and lives. Hear from journalists who have covered the news from conflict zones and calamity, and learn about their process for protecting themselves and their sources while bearing witness to world events. This panel is co-presented with AAJA-Asia's N3Con, and will be simultaneously cast in Singapore and Los Angeles with speakers from around the world.
      General

    • 16:00  - 17:00
      While the military coup in Burma and the extension of the Chinese government's information control in Hong Kong have been the more spectacular attacks against the exercise of press freedom in Asia in the past year, news media are also facing pressure from populist and increasingly authoritarian governments in India, Sri Lanka and the Philippines. How are Asia's journalists coping and working in this detoriorated environment?
      General
      Plenary
      Where
      NUSS Kent Ridge + Online



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