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The South China Morning Post, of which Inkstone is a unit, is celebrating its 115th anniversary. Over its long history, it has had multiple owners and has reinvented itself many times, most recently as an international media company focusing on the global China story. Grace Tsoi takes you back to when it all began.
In a little more than a decade, the smartphone has evolved from a digital novelty reserved for gadget geeks to an indispensable technology for the masses.
In a little more than a decade, the smartphone has evolved from a digital novelty reserved for gadget geeks to an indispensable technology for the masses.
Well into its second century, a Hong Kong-based news outlet remains a trusted source of reporting and insight for China watchers of all stripes.
Well into its second century, a Hong Kong-based news outlet remains a trusted source of reporting and insight for China watchers of all stripes.
Youth engagement has long been important to the South China Morning Post. It published Children’s Corner – its first youth supplement – on March 11, 1951, as a Sunday feature, then launched Young Post-Herald, also on Sundays, on January 7, 1968. This was the forerunner of today’s Sunday Young Post.
Youth engagement has long been important to the South China Morning Post. It published Children’s Corner – its first youth supplement – on March 11, 1951, as a Sunday feature, then launched Young Post-Herald, also on Sundays, on January 7, 1968. This was the forerunner of today’s Sunday Young Post.
The South China Morning Post published its first edition on November 6, 1903. As it now marks its 115th anniversary, three readers reflect on its importance to Hong Kong as a window to the English-speaking world and a gauge on public views.
The South China Morning Post published its first edition on November 6, 1903. As it now marks its 115th anniversary, three readers reflect on its importance to Hong Kong as a window to the English-speaking world and a gauge on public views.
The SCMP, Hong Kong’s major English-language daily newspaper, boasts a team of more than 300 reporters, editors, photographers and other media professionals. They are based not only in Hong Kong but in the paper’s four mainland Chinese bureaus (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen) and two United States bureaus (New York City and Washington).
The SCMP, Hong Kong’s major English-language daily newspaper, boasts a team of more than 300 reporters, editors, photographers and other media professionals. They are based not only in Hong Kong but in the paper’s four mainland Chinese bureaus (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen) and two United States bureaus (New York City and Washington).
Birthdays are a time for celebration but also provide a good opportunity to reflect on the past and look ahead to the future. The 115th anniversary of the South China Morning Post is no exception.
Birthdays are a time for celebration but also provide a good opportunity to reflect on the past and look ahead to the future. The 115th anniversary of the South China Morning Post is no exception.
Supporting charitable causes, highlighting unsung heroes, and spurring debate – the Post has always been at the heart of the community.
Supporting charitable causes, highlighting unsung heroes, and spurring debate – the Post has always been at the heart of the community.
Empires rise and fall, governments come and go, economies soar and sink, but some reader gripes are eternal.
Empires rise and fall, governments come and go, economies soar and sink, but some reader gripes are eternal.
Tse Tsan-tai, driving force behind establishment of newspaper, did not see Post as just a commercial endeavour, it became a platform for advocating the reform movement.
Tse Tsan-tai, driving force behind establishment of newspaper, did not see Post as just a commercial endeavour, it became a platform for advocating the reform movement.
The Post has evolved, changed hands and moved offices over the past few decades, but why journalists do what they do should not change.