Presenters:Andrew Work and Brian Wong
Backchat is RTHK Radio 3's week-daily current affairs discussion programme, with expert panels and listener participation. It airs every Monday to Friday from 9.05am - 10am (HKT).
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On Friday's Backchat, Global Focus talks about the safety of journalists reporting from war zones.
Ryan Evans, a safety adviser for Reuters, was killed last Saturday in a missile strike at the hotel he and his team were staying. Two of the agency's reporters were wounded, one seriously. (check condition tomorrow morning)
Dozens of news outlet employees have lost their lives since the onset of the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, with local fixers often among those most at risk.
We'll hear about what news organisations are doing to protect their employees working in conflict zones.
After 9:45, we look into the implications of US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's visit to Beijing.
9:05am-9:45am: Safety of war reporters
9:05am-9:45am: Eric Wishart, Standards and Ethics Editor, Agence France Presse (AFP) and author of Journalism Ethics, 21 Essentials from Wars to Artificial Intelligence
9:05am-9:45am: Rose Luqiu Luwei, former war reporter and Associate Professor/Associate Head, Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University
Presenters:Andrew Work and Brian Wong
On today's Backchat, we’re talking about how Hong Kong can step up its tourism game.
9:05am-9:45: Mahesh Harilela, Advisor, Advocate, Entrepreneur in ESG, Healthcare, Agritech and Blockchain. He comes from a family of Hotel developers, born and raised in Hong Kong
9:05-9:30: James Tung, Executive Committee Member, Hong Kong Association of Travel Agents
9:30am-9:45am: Mathias Woo, co-artistic Director and Executive Director of international experimental theatre company Zuni Icosahedron
9:45am-10:00am: SPCA's pet matching app
9:45am-10:00am: Jenmon Jenkins, Community Director, SPCA