Newspaper Society of Hong Kong defends ‘irreplaceable role’ of print media as top leaders re-elected
- Society re-elects president Lee Cho-jat, chairman Keith Kam and vice-chairs Siu Sai-wo and Alice Kwok – and elects 13 council members
- Group says newspapers must ‘abide by the principle of seeking truth and be socially responsible’
The Newspaper Society of Hong Kong stood up for the power of print media on Wednesday as the media group re-elected its top leadership.
“In the face of media convergence in a highly competitive business environment, the structure of the media industry has undergone enormous changes,” the society said in a statement on Wednesday.
“We strongly believe that traditional media plays an irreplaceable role of providing credible, objective and fair news reports.”
The statement continued: “Regardless of the changing ecology of the media, newspapers as major news providers must abide by the principle of seeking truth, and be socially responsible in fostering social progress.”
The society said it had continued to work in the past year to raise the professional standards of Hong Kong’s journalism and safeguard the interests of the local industry.
At Wednesday’s general meeting, the society re-elected president Lee Cho-jat, chairman Keith Kam Woon-ting and vice-chairs Siu Sai-wo and Alice Kwok Yim-ming.
Newspaper Society of Hong Kong honours South China Morning Post journalists for excellence
Thirteen council members were also elected, including Chow Chung-yan, the executive editor of the South China Morning Post, and Alex Ho, the Post’s vice-president of recruitment, circulation and syndication.
The society was co-founded in 1954 by the Post and three major Chinese-language newspapers – Kung Sheung Yat Po, Wah Kiu Yat Po and Sing Tao Jih Pao.
The society, which now has 14 members, organises the annual Hong Kong News Awards.
