2026 Hong Kong journalism conference: GenZ, AI, Substack, personal branding & mental health

2026 Hong Kong journalism conference: GenZ, AI, Substack, personal branding & mental health

The 10th annual journalism conference held by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong brought together an eclectic, intergenerational group of journalists and people working in media creation to hear panel discussions and participate in workshops on everything from practical AI usage in newsrooms to personal branding on Instagram, alternate business models via Substack and dealing with moral injury. FCC Hong Kong president Morgan Davis wraps this year's event and looks back on how it's changed over the past decade, while first-time attendees Samra Safalqr and Trista Kurniawan review what they saw and heard, and how this informs their experiences as GenZ journalists at the beginning of their careers.  Produced and presented by Jarrod Watt  Theme music composed and performed by Allen Youngblood Catch up on previous episodes featuring FCC conference guest speakers: * How journalists can survive and thrive in the AI age: Diana Wu David on career resilience * Understanding moral injury in journalists: Dean Yates in conversation * Pekingnology, Trump in Beijing, Substack versus newsroom journalism: Zichen Wang ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

How journalists can survive and thrive in the AI age: Diana Wu David on career resilience

What now for careers in journalism, with the onset of AI technology and an "age of abundance" of information? Karen Koh, veteran broadcast journalist and first vice president of the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong speaks with Diana Wu David, a former FT executive and top 50 global influencer on the future of work, about career resilience in the age of AI. David, who is author of the book Future Proof: Reinventing Work in an Age of Acceleration and now Director of Futures at ServiceNow, discusses the importance of adapting to new technologies and channels in journalism, emphasizing the need for a portfolio career and personal branding. She highlights the value of curiosity, communication, and relationships in journalism, and advises young journalists to experiment and build networks while maintaining financial stability. Diana Wu David was one of the speakers at the 10th annual FCC Hong Kong Journalism Conference. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Understanding moral injury in journalists: Dean Yates in conversation

FCC member governor Jing Yang in conversation with Dean Yates about moral injury, how it affects journalists, understanding how moral injury develops, and fostering a supportive organizational structure in newsrooms. Dean Yates knows what it means to live with the consequences of the stories you cover. His career in journalism includes years with Reuters as a journalist, editor and bureau chief, working across Asia including Jakarta, Jerusalem and Baghdad, bearing witness to acts of terrorism, the mass tragedy in the Boxing Day tsunami, as well as the incident infamously revealed by Wikileaks in 2010 - when the members of his Reuters team were machine-gunned to death by a US army helicopter while doing their job. He walked a long road in dealing with the moral injuries he’d sustained and put it all down in writing in his book published in 2023, Line in the Sand: A life-changing journey through a body and mind after trauma Yates has become a leading voice on moral injury, helping not just journalists, but veterans, emergency and other frontline workers. In this conversation he outlines how moral injury is a concept similar to PTSD but distinct, affecting journalists who witness or experience ethical violations, and identifies three main reasons for journalists' vulnerability: reporting on morally troubling stories, being targeted for their work, and lack of organizational support. Pre-recorded and played as part of the 2026 FCC Journalism Conference. Find out more about Dean Yates' work at his website: https://www.deanyates.com.au/ [https://www.deanyates.com.au/] More information on his book Line in the Sand: https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761264429/ [https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761264429/] Produced by Jarrod Watt Music composed by Allen Youngblood ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

2026 FCC journalism conference preview: cutting through the noise

FCC Clare Hollingsworth fellow Samra Zulfaqar previews this year's journalism conference, discussing the challenges and pressures for GenZ journalists, the need to embrace personal branding for journalists, how social media and the rise of influencers are changing how news organisations approach the delivery of news. This year's conference panels and presentations : * Ian Yee, investigative journalist, co-founder of The Fourth https://thefourth.media/ [https://thefourth.media/] * Tai Po Fire disaster coverage panel discussion Jennifer Jett, Hans Tse, Anjali Tsui, Leopold Chen *The Art of Sourcing Jing Yang, Mithil Aggarwal *Navigating Hong Kong's legal environment Connor Mycroft, Jonathan Man * Live reporting and blogging Danny Vincent and Laura Westbrook * Notebook LM: news reporting assistant Mike Raomanachai, Zela Chin * Alternative Media Careers: Building a Successful Newsletter Amanda Cua and Zichen Wang * Let's talk about moral injury Dean Yates, Jing Yang * Career resilience: earning a living, building a personal profile Zichen Wang, Wei Du, Diana Wu David *Fireside chat: No love lost between Journalists and PR? Jay Qin, Jing Yang *AI empowered journalism: how SCMP connects tech in the newsroom Zhou Xin, William Zheng * Keynote speaker Holmes Chan, AFP FCC Hong Kong website: https://www.fcchk.org/ [https://www.fcchk.org/] Produced by Jarrod Watt  Music composed by Allen Youngblood ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Hong Kong press freedom: what FCC member journalists say

What do the journalists and correspondents of the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong have to say about press freedom? FCC correspondent member governor and bureau chief for The Information, Jing Yang discusses the results of the press freedom survey taken of FCC members, in which local journalists and foreign correspondents alike gave their response to questions over the working environment in Hong Kong, increased sensitivity among sources, concerns about digital and physical surveillance as well as perceptions of the economic health of newsrooms in Hong Kong. Survey answers are voiced using Elevenlabs AI. Read the FCC statement on World Press Freedom Day: https://www.fcchk.org/statement-on-results-of-fcc-press-freedom-survey-2025-2026/ [https://www.fcchk.org/statement-on-results-of-fcc-press-freedom-survey-2025-2026/] Read the online edition of the The Correspondent magazine: https://issuu.com/fcchk/docs/the_correspondent_april_2026?fr=xKAE9_zMzMw [https://issuu.com/fcchk/docs/the_correspondent_april_2026?fr=xKAE9_zMzMw] Produced by Jarrod Watt  Music composed by Allen Youngblood ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.