The traditional news industry is still in the doldrums, and the only news we have is bad news. Apple Daily's parent, Next Media Ltd. (00282.HK), for instance, is always rumored to be streamlining its ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-19
Beijing has been putting additional resources into establishing a harmonious media environment in Hong Kong. Its latest move is to build up its presence in the virtual world via different online news ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-22
Next Media Ltd. (00282.HK) has issued a profit warning for the fiscal year ended March 31, a somewhat shocking announcement given that the company had reported HK$100 million in profit for the interim ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-08
A new pro-establishment website founded by former RTHK host Robert Chow Yung will debut on May 5, just in time to join the second phase of the debate on universal suffrage. The website will be called ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-29
Hong Kong's Apple Daily is known for its fiercely pro-democracy stance, tabloid-style reporting and controversial story angles. In a move to enhance its news coverage and mass appeal, the newspaper la ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-17
Media maverick and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has for the first time appointed a foreigner as a director in his Next Media flagship. Dr. Bradley Hamm, dean of the Northwestern University Medill ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-02
Exactly a year after the savage chopper attack that nearly killed him, former Ming Pao Daily chief editor Kevin Lau is still waiting for justice. He said he has recovered from injuries he sustained in ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-26
Do so-called “foreign forces” really exist in Hong Kong? Do they really constitute a serious threat to the city's social stability and economic prosperity? It goes without saying that the answer is a ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-05
Some pro-Beijing groups are hell-bent on getting the National People’s Congress (NPC) to implement China's state security law in Hong Kong. They want to make sure the proposal is on the agenda of the ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-23
Press freedom in Hong Kong is increasingly under threat, especially since the street protests last year that exposed public discontent with the local government and the Chinese Communist Party, a New ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-16
A 17-year-old secondary school student has been arrested after a firebomb explosion in a Sham Shui Po public housing estate on Sunday. Investigators are questioning the suspect for any link to similar ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-14
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying charged that “external forces”, including foreign governments, were involved in the Occupy Central movement, based on leaked emails of the protest organizers, Ming Pao ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-13
Hong Kong's judiciary has confronted a growing challenge in recent times to uphold the rule of law and defend the city's core values such as fairness and transparency. The task facing the judges was r ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-13
Ip Yut-kin, the publisher and editor-in-chief of Apple Daily, vowed to help the firm stay strong after the firebomb attacks at the home of media tycoon Jimmy Lai and the office of Next Media, Ming Pao ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-12
A police officer fired four shots to try to stop a thief early Monday, Ming Pao Daily reported. The officer was conducting a surveillance operation at about 5 a.m. after receiving reports of thefts of ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-12
Firebombs were thrown into two entrances at the Next Media headquarters in Tseung Kwan O at around 1 a.m. Monday, Apple Daily reported. Security guards called the police, and investigations are ongoin ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-12
It's not a big surprise if government authorities treat with suspicion political journalists from publications known to be critical of Beijing. Entry bans have often been used to keep out pesky foreig ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-30
It was no surprise when House News closed in July, in a move apparently linked to political pressure from Beijing, given the popular online news portal's credibility among Hongkongers and the huge inf ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-24
Pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, who quit as chairman of Next Media on Sunday, has not turned his back on the business. Though he has resigned from the company, Lai will continue to work in the indus ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-16
It's hard to imagine Apple Daily without Jimmy Lai. After all, he has been closely involved in every aspect of its operations from the newsroom to the boardroom. But make no mistake about it. The man ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-15
