Swiss journalist President of the Japan Correspondents
The new president of the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ) is Swiss foreign correspondent Georges Baumgartner. Only one other Swiss journalist has ever presided over this prestigious club before him.
Baumgartner was elected president on Thursday. The club announced this on its website. He works in Japan for RTS radio and television in French-speaking Switzerland as well as for French radio. Baumgartner was responsible for the club's finances between 2000 and 2005.
The Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan FCCJ is one of the most prestigious press clubs in the world alongside the National Press Club in Washington. In 1962, the then Japan correspondent of the NZZ, Fritz Steck, was the first Swiss president of the club. The FCCJ has over 2,000 members. The 350 journalists include Pulitzer Prize winners, as the SDA writes. The club, which was founded after the Second World War in 1945, employs around 100 people.
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The Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan FCCJ is one of the most prestigious press clubs in the world alongside the National Press Club in Washington. In 1962, the then Japan correspondent of the NZZ, Fritz Steck, was the first Swiss president of the club. The FCCJ has over 2,000 members. The 350 journalists include Pulitzer Prize winners, as the SDA writes. The club, which was founded after the Second World War in 1945, employs around 100 people.
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