Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club
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The Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club (JFCC) is a non-profit organization for international journalists in Indonesia.
The group has more than 250 members and 50 foreign media organizations [1]. Its members include foreign journalists, Indonesian journalists, diplomats, analysts, business people and corporations [2]. The JFCC regularly hosts speakers and public forums on issues of interest to international media, as well as informal social events.
The club has met in several different venues over the past 40 years, including the Hotel Indonesia
, The Sari Pan Pacific, The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, and the Intercontinental Hotel.
The JFCC awards three annual scholarships, the Sander Thoenes
[3], Harry Burton
[4], and Morgan Mellish
funds, each in remembrance of former members who died during the course of their work.
The group has more than 250 members and 50 foreign media organizations [1]. Its members include foreign journalists, Indonesian journalists, diplomats, analysts, business people and corporations [2]. The JFCC regularly hosts speakers and public forums on issues of interest to international media, as well as informal social events.
The club has met in several different venues over the past 40 years, including the Hotel Indonesia
Hotel Indonesia
Hotel Indonesia - Kempinski, commonly abbreviated as HI, is one of the oldest and best known hotels in Indonesia. Located in Central Jakarta, it is one of the first 5-star hotels in the country. For many years, it has been the city's major landmark. Its fame is often linked to the country's...
, The Sari Pan Pacific, The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, and the Intercontinental Hotel.
The JFCC awards three annual scholarships, the Sander Thoenes
Sander Thoenes
Sander Thoenes was a Dutch journalist who was killed in Dili, East Timor, while covering the arrival of peacekeeping troops with the International Force for East Timor during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor.-Early life:Thoenes was born in Enschede, the Netherlands, the youngest of three...
[3], Harry Burton
Harry Burton (journalist)
Harry Burton was an Australian journalist and cameraman who was kidnapped by the Taliban on the highway to Kabul, Afghanistan and then murdered. Three other journalists suffered the same fate....
[4], and Morgan Mellish
Morgan Mellish
Henry Morgan Saxon Mellish , better known as Morgan Mellish, was an Australian journalist.Mellish was educated at Shore School in North Sydney...
funds, each in remembrance of former members who died during the course of their work.