Journalism For Pay

A New Journalism Startup in Hong Kong Is Betting the Public Will Pay for Unbiased News

Shaun Tan | May 31, 2016

Starting an independent news service in today’s media environment would be a challenge anywhere. In Hong Kong, it seems like a singularly bad idea.
The quality and independence of the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong’s main English-language paper, is widely perceived to have declined in recent years, especially after having been acquired by e-commerce giant Alibaba last year. Two years ago, pro-democracy website House News closed down, citing political pressure and low advertising revenue. In April the Chinese-language paper Ming Pao abruptly fired a top editor following a story highlighting Panama Paper revelations about Hong Kong officials and businessmen.

Source: https://www.fringebacker.com/en/t/factwire-a-news-agency/

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