The title of another article “Recession keeps HK golfers playing at home” says it all. I wonder how the editors of the newspaper decided that these are the most noteworthy news of the day.
Most of the “major” newspapers in Hong Kong seem to focus on either the rich and famous, or the infamous - murders, suicides, scams, depravities, ...
When criticized, newspapers often claim they simply print what their readers want to read. If that is the case, what does it say about us HongKongers? I really would like to believe we are better than that.
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Unfortunately, I think that we're *not* better than that. The sales of tabloids such as Apple Daily are evidence of that.
Yes, I was a bit shocked on seeing this on the SCMP.
One of the very few newspapers that still earns my respect is Mingpao. Two recent incidences that impressed me were the stance they have on the medium of instruction in schools, and the other one was on the CUHK Student Union post's on "obscene publication" - Mingpao took it to the court to seek legal clarifications. I have actually invited the Editor to speak to school educators on "Between ethics and law". Ann
Yeah. There are certain things I don't like about Mingpao. But it does have a bit more courage and independence than the rest.
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