Deputy Director, London Foreign Press Association @FPALondon. Maida Vellian #W9
London, England
Joined August 2011
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Elliott Franks— RIP
We are heartbroken. One of our much-loved members, Elliott Franks, 62, has passed away. One of the official photographers at the #FPAawards and a dedicated presence at our #FPABriefings A kind, special soul will be deeply missed. Our thoughts with his family.
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Hosting science author, psychologist #stevenpinker @sapinker for an insightful presentation of his latest book *When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows” on ‘#commonknowledge’
A deeply relevant concept these days explains Pinker at the #Q&A moderated @KateMccure
Great day!
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Is this man a journalist or what? This level of rude behavior towards a professional female journalist like @lynnekodonnell is completely unacceptable! The #Pakistan ambassador in #London must issue an official apology.
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President of the #FPA @dseeland on stage at #FPAaward24
<<We’ve come together this evening to honour some of the world’s best journalists and their work. we also want to take a moment to celebrate the important role we international correspondents here in London
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The #FPA has been alive and kicking for 136 years but the idea to put on the #FPAawards, the only ceremony to recognise both international and domestic #journalism at the same event, came to us only 25 years ago. thanks to “the real genius mind of #LauraDugdale.
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The force behind the FPA Media Awards #LauraDugdale and former President of the FPA, Kate McCure @KateMccure are welcomed on stage receiving flowers and applause from the audience
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Press Attachés meet legends of diplomatic and foreign media BBC Diplomatic Correspondent @BBCJLandale & @KateMccure @FPALondon as well as govt and digital comms from Philippa Russell and Ilia Popovski @FCDOGovUK
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Since activist journalism has failed how about we just report the fucking news?
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British foreign sec David Cameron tells packed Foreign Press Association in London its "commonsense" for Ukraine to defend itself by attacking Russian soldiers lining up on the border to invade. #fpa
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The FPA is deeply saddened to hear of the untimely death of RSF’s Director-General @cdeloire. He was a close friend of our Association and had come to celebrate our 130th anniversary as a keynote speaker, in 2018. He was a passionate defender of #pressfreedom May he RIP💔
Can’t wait to read this! Been a huge fan since the first time I read “Pillars of the Earth” – at Kensington, London
A packed room this morning for the international launch of Ken Follett’s final epic work in the Kingsbridge series #TheArmourofLight 📘
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We are delighted to announce that our campaign has been successful, and the Conservative Party has agreed to drop the £137 fee altogether for journalists to attend Conference.
Joint statement from the FPA and our coalition partners here:
fpalondon.org
🌟Awards season is open! 🌟 – at Brent, London
📣📣📣The FPA Media Awards 2023 are OPEN FOR ENTRIES! British journalists and International correspondents are invited to submit their best work to win one of our fantastic awards 🏆at our star-studded ceremony✨fpalondonawards.org
#FPAawards23
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Great to see our open letter to #CCHQ to scrap the charges for journalists reporting on their party conference being picked up everywhere!
📢📢The FPA has published an Open Letter asking #CCHQ to remove charges for journalists covering the #ToryPartyConference in Autumn. Almost 300 signatories, among the most important news organisations in the world, have signed it 👇💪 #PressFreedom fpalondon.org
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Almost 300 among the most important and prestigious news organisations from Australia to Vietnam, and Colombia to Kazakhstan protest the Tory tax on reporting.
#PressFreedom
📢📢The FPA has published an Open Letter asking #CCHQ to remove charges for journalists covering the #ToryPartyConference in Autumn. Almost 300 signatories, among the most important news organisations in the world, have signed it 👇💪 #PressFreedom fpalondon.org
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Nearly 300 newsrooms raise UK democracy concerns & demand fairness in reporting as charges for attending the Conservative Party conference spark outrage.
Read more on NMC website, @RSF_en & @FPALondon about the international response and the call to scrap or refund the charges
UK🇬🇧: The ruling Conservative Party should scrap plans to charge journalists to attend October's party conference. Granting media free and fair access to political processes is fundamental to democracy.
tinyurl.com/RSFstatement
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🗞️🌍 News organisations from around the globe unite in support of the @FPALondon open letter urging Conservative Party conference organisers to reconsider charges for journalists.
📢📢The FPA has published an Open Letter asking #CCHQ to remove charges for journalists covering the #ToryPartyConference in Autumn. Almost 300 signatories, among the most important news organisations in the world, have signed it 👇💪 #PressFreedom fpalondon.org
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The World Association of News Publishers has written this article in support of our Open Letter 👇
@NewspaperWorld
#PressFreedom
wan-ifra.org/2023/06/a-dange…
We need to stand united in support for this important campaign for #PressFreedom !! 📣🙌 – at Brent, London
📢📢The FPA has published an Open Letter asking #CCHQ to remove charges for journalists covering the #ToryPartyConference in Autumn. Almost 300 signatories, among the most important news organisations in the world, have signed it 👇💪 #PressFreedom fpalondon.org