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Hong Kong plummets toward bottom of press freedom ranking

Asia Pacific May 3, 2022

Hong Kong plummets toward bottom of press freedom ranking

In the last year alone, the territory has plunged 68 places to 148th in the Reporters Without Borders list, seeing it land between the Philippines and Turkey.

Turkey leader threatens to punish country's media over 'harmful content'

World Jan 31, 2022

Turkey leader threatens to punish country's media over 'harmful content'

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged authorities to take "legal action" against the "destructive effects" of some media content — without revealing what that would entail.

A $2 billion Japanese startup aims to fix polarized news via an algorithm

Business / Tech Oct 31, 2021

A $2 billion Japanese startup aims to fix polarized news via an algorithm

by Min Jeong Lee, Yoojung Lee and Takahiko Hyuga

SmartNews, which uses an algorithm to provide what it says is an unbiased, nonpartisan mix of information, is one of Japan’s most valuable startups.

Google launches News Showcase service in Japan, will pay fees to 40 publishers

Business / Corporate Sep 17, 2021

Google launches News Showcase service in Japan, will pay fees to 40 publishers

While Google generates massive search advertising revenue, newspaper publishers have struggled due to declines in print circulation and ad revenues in both their print and online offerings.

What else has Hong Kong lost, readers ask, as a paper is silenced

Asia Pacific Jun 25, 2021

What else has Hong Kong lost, readers ask, as a paper is silenced

by Austin Ramzy and Tiffany May

To many, Apple Daily was a symbol of the civil liberties that have been lost as Beijing has tightened its grip over the city.

Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily signs off in 'painful farewell'

Asia Pacific Jun 24, 2021

Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily signs off in 'painful farewell'

by Sharon Abratique and Jessie Pang

The closure of the popular tabloid marks the end of an era for media freedom in the Chinese-ruled city.

Google and Facebook pledged millions for local news. Was it enough?

Business Jun 11, 2021

Google and Facebook pledged millions for local news. Was it enough?

by Helen Coster

Critics say the funding does not nearly compensate for the tens of billions of dollars publishers lost as the tech companies gobbled up the digital advertising market.

The damage done by a lengthy appeals process

National / Media | MEDIA MIX Jun 5, 2021

The damage done by a lengthy appeals process

by Philip Brasor

The media has no problem reprimanding the government when it loses a court case, but news outlets seldom talk about how the judicial system can drag things on.

Tokyo Olympics sponsor Asahi Shimbun joins cancellation chorus

National May 26, 2021

Tokyo Olympics sponsor Asahi Shimbun joins cancellation chorus

Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto said it was "natural" that "different media organizations have different views," but acknowledged that people are "anxious."

Them's fightin' words: How militaristic vocabulary works its way into Olympics coverage

National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN May 8, 2021

Them's fightin' words: How militaristic vocabulary works its way into Olympics coverage

by Mark Schreiber

Militaristic language has made its way into headlines about the Olympics, but that may say more about Japan's news media than the actual situation.

Is the IOC putting a torch to ‘freedom of speech’?

Media | MEDIA MIX Apr 24, 2021

Is the IOC putting a torch to ‘freedom of speech’?

by Philip Brasor

Press outlets that are not affiliated with the Summer Games are calling foul on a number of directives issued by Olympics bodies.

'News by and for disaster victims': Fukushima reporters look back on 3/11

National | Remembering 3/11 Mar 10, 2021

'News by and for disaster victims': Fukushima reporters look back on 3/11

by Ryusei Takahashi

As reporters from across the world flocked to Japan, it was local journalists who were the first to arrive at the scene of the disaster and the last to leave.

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