Posts Tagged "online media"


Dec 12, 2017 (Hong Kong Free Press) — Businessman Kenny Wee is suing online media outlet Citizen News for defamation over an article relating to his purchase of tabloid publication Next Magazine. Wee filed an action with the court on Monday against the Citizen News company and its editor-in-chief Daisy Li over the article published on November 22. In July, Wee sold off his free newspaper Metro Daily in anticipation of the Next...

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Nov 7, 2017 (Hong Kong Free Press) — The Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration has allowed Hong Kong Free Press to register as a newspaper, meaning its reporters can finally access government press conferences and press releases. The authorities had long-forbidden digital-only media from attending government events to ask questions of officials, despite sustained pressure from local and international...

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Industry welcomes ‘long overdue decision’ to let digital news outlets cover official events, but some are still sceptical of terms for eligibility Sept 19, 2017 (South China Morning Post) — Digital media outlets in Hong Kong would be allowed to cover official events and receive press releases or invitations under ­relaxed rules, the government said yesterday. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Yuet-ngor said the ­arrangement would be...

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June 21, 2017 (Hong Kong Free Press) — Chief Executive-elect Carrie Lam’s press officer has told HKFP that digital media will not be allowed to access a press conference about Lam’s cabinet picks. Online outlets will be barred from attending Wednesday’s media event, and will be unable to ask questions on behalf of the public. The policy is in line with the government’s widely condemned ban which prevents reporters whose outlets...

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May 27, 2016 (South China Morning Press) — A university student editor has started legal action against the government’s media managing arm for barring online reporters from press conferences. Teenie Ho Kar-hei, a third-year student and chief editor of Chinese University’s English magazine Varsity, filed a High Court writ on Friday seeking a judicial review against the head of the Information Services Department, Patrick Nip...

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