https://www.scmp.com/rss/324043/feed Keith Kam is chairman of The Newspaper Society of Hong Kong. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Media around the world are suffering revenue losses and operational difficulties because of the large-scale posting of their news content on internet platforms. Some are now taking steps to address the issue. The passage in February of a law in Australia requiring social media platforms and search engines to pay news outlets for content has sparked considerable interest elsewhere in the West. Hong Kong is an international business centre and a vibrant flow of information underpins its core... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3133766/hong-kong-news-medias-fight-survival-needs-support-society?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3133766/hong-kong-news-medias-fight-survival-needs-support-society?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 May 2021 22:45:12 +0000 The rise of social networks and online media, together with the recent closures of some newspapers and magazines, have made it a “harsh winter” for print media, as the Hong Kong Journalists Association put it. In fact, “print media is dead” has been the most common refrain concerning the destiny of media over the past two years. Hong Kong newspaper group pulls plug on Chinese-language daily The Sun after 17 years But before asking whether print media has really entered intensive care or is on... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2071749/why-hong-kongs-traditional-media-alive-and-kicking-digital?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2071749/why-hong-kongs-traditional-media-alive-and-kicking-digital?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Feb 2017 01:03:39 +0000