Discussion with Shibani Mahtani and Timothy McLaughlin, organized by Global Hong Kong Studies @ University of California
Thursday, October 26, 2023
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (Pacific Time)
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Join us for a discussion with two award-winning journalists, Shibani Mahtani and Timothy McLaughlin, about their investigative reporting during and after the 2019 protests.
Shibani Mahtani is an international investigative correspondent for the Washington Post. She was previously the Post's Hong Kong and Southeast Asia bureau chief and a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Singapore, Yangon, and Chicago. Her Hong Kong coverage was honored with prizes including a Human Rights Press Award for an investigation into police misconduct. She is a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Timothy McLaughlin is a prize-winning contributing writer for The Atlantic. Previously he worked for Reuters news agency. His work has also appeared in publications including WIRED, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and Prospect. He has won multiple awards for his Hong Kong coverage, including two Best in Business Awards from the Society for Advancing Business Editing, and is a two-time finalist for The Livingston Award for International Reporting. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California. Mahtani and McLaughlin live in Singapore with their adopted Hong Kong village dog, Bean.
This event is organized by Global Hong Kong Studies @ University of California.
Sponsor(s): Asia Pacific Center, Global Hong Kong Studies at University of California