Memberships

About the membership

The Shanghai Foreign Correspondents Club offers a line-up of informative events as diverse as the news itself. Regular discussions, lectures, and panels feature expert analysis on a range of topics including business, politics, economics, art, publishing, health and history. The events held by the Shanghai FCC each month also include social mixers and parties, tastings, and consular debriefings.

At our regular events, members get acquainted and become part of the dynamic community of professional foreign journalists in Shanghai. The network of Shanghai FCC members offers stimulating socialization as well as practical help in things like finding a lead for a story and even finding new jobs.

The Shanghai FCC community communicates through a members-only mailing list. Official club news and event information are posted to the list, but members may also use it to share their own inquiries and announcements.

Shanghai FCC cardholders can also access the events, resources, members and (where relevant) facilities of reciprocal clubs, including Hong Kong and Beijing.

Shanghai FCC membership is not just open to foreign correspondents: all foreign passport holders may join under additional membership categories. While, as its name implies, the Shanghai FCC exists primarily to serve the interests its Correspondent Members, the club also has a lot to offer to Media and Associate members.

Please note that PRC regulations unfortunately prohibit us from admitting Chinese nationals.

Correspondent Members

Correspondent Membership is open to all foreign correspondents accredited by the Shanghai government. It also includes stringers and freelancers whose primary source of income derives from contributing to international publications. The Shanghai FCC's events cater to the interests and concerns of foreign correspondents in China, correlating to the latest happenings that our Correspondent Members are covering. The Shanghai FCC also brings Correspondent Members into Shanghai's journalist community, valuable for its social interaction as well as professional support.

Media Members

Media Members are defined as foreign passport holders working primarily for China-based publications and media. This includes editors and staff writers of local publications, as well as the freelancers who write primarily for them. Shanghai FCC Media Members enjoy access to sources and resources otherwise available only to accredited foreign correspondents. As many of the foreigners working for local media are relatively new to Shanghai or to journalism, Media Members can glean advice from more seasoned Correspondent Members, and advance their careers or expand their freelancing opportunities through job openings posted to the Shanghai FCC list.

Associate Members

Associate Membership is open to expatriates interested in journalism but working in other fields. Our ranks of associate members include consular staff, attorneys and public relations executives. Many Associate Members are attracted to the Shanghai FCC by the wealth of stimulating talks, on more stimulating topics than those offered by business associations. The Shanghai FCC mailing list provides Associate Members an efficient means for publicizing their company's events and announcements, while Shanghai FCC events provide opportunities to socialize with journalists. Shanghai FCC membership provides businesspeople access to the sort of information otherwise available only to journalists and allowing them to keep ahead of the headlines and know the news before it is even written.