South China Morning Post

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South China Morning Post
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description Hong Kong daily newspaper
language English
publishing company SCMP Publishers Limited ( China )
Headquarters SCMP Publishers Limited
Morning Post Center,
22 Dai Fat Street
Tai Po Industrial Estate,
New Territories , Hong Kong
Hong KongHong Kong 
First edition November 6, 1903
Frequency of publication Mon-Sun
Sold edition 187,464 (total 2016)
105,347 (Mon-Sat)
82,117 (Sun) copies
Range approx. 0.396 (2011)  million readers
Editor-in-chief Tammy Tam
譚 衛 兒  /  谭 卫 儿
editor Jack Ma ( Exec. Chairman )
馬雲  /  马云
Alibaba Group
Web link www.scmp.com
Article archive SCMP online archive

The South China Morning Post , SCMP for short , also known locally as " The Post " ( Chinese  南華 早報  /  南华 早报 , Pinyin Nánhuá Zǎobào , Jyutping Naam 4 waa 4 Zou 2 bou 3 , short 南 早 , Nánzǎo , Jyutping Naam 4 zou 2 ) , and its Sunday Morning Post ( 星期日 南華 早報  /  星期日 南华 早报 ) are among Hong Kong's leading media outlets . The SCMP is Hong Kong's largest English-language daily newspaper with a stable daily circulation of around 100,000 copies. As a newspaper, according to a public opinion poll by the Chinese University of Hong Kong from 2016 on the credibility of local media , it enjoys the highest level of trust among the population with the highest value among the print media of "6.54". The paid online subscription, which was used by over 20,000 users of the online readership by April 5, 2016, became obsolete after the change of ownership to Alibaba Group and was converted to a free offer.

history

In 1903, at the time of the Imperial Qing government in Hong Kong , today's South China Morning Post was cinged under the then Chinese newspaper name Naamcing Zoubou , or "South Tsing Morning Post" ( 南 清 早報  /  南 清 早报 , Nánqīng Zǎobào , Jyutping Naam 4 cing 4 Zou 2 bou 3  - "South Qing Morning Post") from Tse Tsan-tai ( 謝 贊 泰  /  谢 赞 泰 , Xiè Zàntài , Jyutping Ze 6 Zaan 3 taai 3 ), Alfred Cunningham and other colleagues on Duddell Street ( 都 爹 利 街 ) founded in Central . On June 1, 1903, the newspaper moved into the offices on Connaught Road ( 干 諾 道  /  干 诺 道 ) and published the first edition on November 6, 1903, with approximately 600 copies sold per day. In 1913 the newspaper was renamed the South China Morning Post .

Independence - self-censorship

The newspaper is considered the best English-language newspaper in East Asia and has repeatedly reported on scandals such as cases of corruption, which, thanks to its dense network of correspondents and reporters, often publish them as exclusive reports. However, staff members speak of self-censorship and a tendency to influence the content of critical articles that the political leadership in Beijing may not be comfortable with. The South China Morning Post still regularly denounces social grievances in mainland China that contradict the communist ideal of the Communist Party - for example in a YouTube format on extreme rural poverty. In addition to social grievances, the newspaper also addresses the obvious democratic deficit in mainland China, including in relation to the MeToo debate . The South China Morning Post takes a moderate stance on Hong Kong's domestic politics . For example, during the 2019 Hong Kong protests , the newspaper was not critical of the protesters' demands in general, but it also made sharp criticism of the violence. Overall, it can be stated that there is regularly room for criticism of the leadership of the People's Republic of China , and in some cases also of the pro-Chinese government of Hong Kong , but such political contributions are not brought to the fore - especially quantitatively - as is the case with clearly pro-democratic media the Hong Kong Free Press is the case.

As a newspaper published in Hong Kong, it is not subject to censorship in the People's Republic of China . Influence appears to have increased since Robert Kuok's family took control of the SCMP Group in 1997 and Hong Kong became a special administrative region with high internal autonomy after it was returned to the People's Republic of China .

The South China Morning Post's website cannot be accessed in mainland China because the newspaper's domain is blocked as part of internet censorship in the People's Republic of China for people living in mainland China unless they use a virtual private network .

Takeover by the Alibaba Group

On December 11, 2015, the Alibaba Group announced its intention to take over SCMP for the equivalent of EUR 242 million. Following the takeover, the SCMP made public on April 5, 2016 that the previous subscription model for access to certain online content on the SCMP.com website will be stopped; all content provided on the website is now accessible free of charge. Jack Ma , founder and CEO of the Alibaba Group, justified the step with a change of strategy: “Our focus should now not be on finding the right business model. Our priority should be (to examine) how we need to change in order to better adapt to the reading behavior of our readership. This step is necessary because the media industry will change in the future. "

After the purchase, Alibaba said the newspaper was committed to objective, correct and fair journalism. The Hong Kong Journalists Association , the Hong Kong journalists' union, has expressed concerns that the takeover will jeopardize press freedom. The managing director of SCMP has been Gary Liu, who was born in the USA, since 2017. He was commissioned to develop the medium into an international media brand. The number of employees grew by 300 from the beginning of 2017 to mid-2018.

The journalistic guideline changed: The SCMP should explain China to the world. According to observers, the newspaper has since violated the self-imposed requirements of transparency and independence on politically sensitive topics, and positions of the government of the People's Republic have been given more space.

After the paywall was abolished, the international reach quadrupled by mid-2018. Only one in five readers of the website came from Hong Kong and one in three from the United States.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

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