The The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong is concerned that a representative of Reporters Without Borders RSF in English was denied entry to Hong Kong by the city’s immigration officials. FCC Hong Kong has reached out to the Immigration Department to ask for an explanation fcchk.org/fcc-statement-…

With #China taking bolder steps to shape the trajectory of the conflict in #Myanmar , other countries remain aloof. Our Jason Tower has the latest on Myanmar’s collapsing military: usip.org/publications/2…

A representative of Reporters Without Borders was deported from Hong Kong on arrival today, RSF in English says. This is happening in the midst of various big events happening in the city; a reminder that #AsiasWorldCity is not open to all #PressFreedom rsf.org/en/hong-kong-r…

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Normally, when I share a link to a pig-butchering scam explanation [ like Cezary Podkul’s propublica.org/article/whats-… ] the scammers disappear, but not Alice!

Drone footage raises questions about Israeli justification for deadly Jan. 7 strike on Gaza journalists: The Washington Post found no indications that either man was operating as anything other than a journalist that day washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/…

Hong Kong’s opposition-free legislature has unanimously passed new homegrown security legislation, making treason, insurrection and sabotage punishable by up to life in prison hongkongfp.com/2024/03/19/bre…

Historic day in Tokyo today as the Bank of Japan becomes the last central bank to end the use of negative interest rates to stimulate the economy on.ft.com/3TlMqHR

That story Allan Sloan and I wrote in 2021 about Donald Trump's failed promise to reduce the national debt sure has staying power. No. 2 most read on ProPublica at the moment, and if you're curious to join the fun, here it is again propublica.org/article/nation…

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Over 206 journalists including 31 women reporters from almost 100 media outlets in Myanmar had been arrested by the junta since the coup in February 2021 #JournalismIsNotACrime irrawaddy.com/news/burma/ove…

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Why did the 'Titanic' sank so quickly? Turns out that cost-cutting may have played a big role. Great find by Steven Ujifusa and good reminder for why it's worth talking to a company's competitors for their perspectives when things go wrong steveujifusa.substack.com/p/steel-profit…

Why do some young people in Southeast Asia become #pigbutchering scammers? It's not just #humantrafficking that lures people into this seedy industry; some choose to do it willingly because of a lack of economic opportunity in their countries irrawaddy.com/news/investiga…

Here's our story about pig butchering scams. Please share it with anyone who you think might be vulnerable to one, which is basically everybody...youtube.com/watch?v=pLPpl2…

The The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong urges inclusion of a public interest defense in Article 23 of the Basic Law. See additional FCC comments and suggestions in our comment letter ⬇️ on the Article 23 consultation doc fcchk.org/fcc-submission…

Thanks Last Week Tonight for putting a spotlight on #pigbutchering scams and #forcedcriminality and #humantrafficking in Southeast Asia, all of which enable a devastating #crypto fraud everyone should be aware of. Watch this segment and laugh and learn👇 youtube.com/watch?v=7CkZTH…

What happens when Russia “rebuilds” Ukraine? Windows ripped out of buildings, no heating, residents left freezing, sewage spills, water leaks and stolen trams repurposed to make them seem like a gift from Russia. Terrific Financial Times visual investigation
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💯: Treating people in newsrooms callously is always wrong and institutions where this happens repeatedly become coarsened and brittle … Newsrooms which are run with arrogance and disregard ultimately will number their readers among those whom they betray dicktofel.substack.com/p/a-requiem-fo…