Stormont, D
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Curriculum Vitae: DIANE STORMONT Co-founder & Director, Hongkongnow.com Ltd Hongkongnow is an editorial & web service provider
Clients include: Hutchison Ports [contract magazine; writing and editing] - Cathay Pacific Airways [web content] - Jebsen & Co [book editing] various HK government departments [web site content / speech-writing/ book editing/annual reports] - Fidelity Investments [writing/editing] - Foreign Correspondents' Club, HK [magazine editing & production, web services] - International Risk Ltd [web design and maintenance] - JP Morgan, Barclays Capital, SG Asia, JF Asset Management, CLP, Financial Times [media training] - The Economist [city guides] - Daily Telegraph [stringer] - Daily Deal NY [Asian news editing] Book authored:
University lecturing:
The Dairy Farm Story: 18862006. ISBN: 988-99129-0-2. Hong Kong 2006. Adjunct lecturer, on-line journalism: 2008-2009 - JMSC University of Hong Kong; 2008-09 - On-line & international journalism Hong Kong Baptist University
April 1988-May 1990: Correspondent, Hong Kong Bureau. Major stories: Tiananmen crackdown of 1989; Vietnamese boat people influx; 1987 global markets crash November 1987-April 1988:
Short-term (Fireman) Assignments: Datelines: Sri Lanka, Philippines, Indonesia, New Zealand, France, Macau, Cambodia, China, Burma. Subjects: civil war, coups, peace-talks, banking, sport, technology, politics, demonstrations, equities, fixed income May to November, 1986:
Freelance journalist
January 1985-May 1986:
Lloyd’s List Maritime Asia; Deputy Editor
July 1983-January 1985:
South China Morning Post Shipping/IT/Business Reporter
December 1982-July 1983:
Unicom News (later Bridge News) Business Reporter/Sub-editor, Hong Kong
October 1981-Dec 1982:
Emphasis (HK) Ltd Magazine Commisioning and Copy Editor
Offices held:
President, Foreign Correspondents’ Club Hong Kong, 1998-99; President, FCC Seoul, 1992-93
Education:
BSc (Hons) 1980; 2:1; Anthropology; University College London
Nov 1986-July 1997: Reuters Plc May 1995 – July 1997:
Hong Kong Bureau Chief. In charge of a multi-media bureau of about 23 people. Major stories: Hong Kong 1997 handover; death of Deng Xiaoping December 1993-May 1995: Deputy Bureau Chief, HK. Major stories: Countdown to the Hong Kong handover; Patten reforms May 1990-December 1993: Deputy Bureau Chief, Seoul. Major stories: Election of first civilian President; stock market “little bang”; periodic student/farmer riots; North Korean nuclear ambitions April 2009
Hong Kong World/Economic desks
Master of Journalism (MJ) 2001 (with distinction); University of Hong Kong
Nationality:
British. Permanent Hong Kong resident
Contacts:
141 Luk Tei Tong, Mui Wo Lantau, Hong Kong Tel: 9270 4105 E-Mail:
[email protected]