Hong Kong media sees trouble as China tightens grip
(World News Austria)

Journalists in Hong Kong are voicing concern over the deteriorating state of press freedom in the special administrative region, lamenting growing mainland influence through ownership of traditional media outlets, an increase in self-censorship and attacks on journalists. While various independent online publications have been founded in the past few years to counter these concerns, digital-only media still remains unrecognized by government institutions and journalists point to the looming threat of online censorship as Chinese practices potentially spill over from the mainland. From its position as a press freedom hub in Asia in the early 2000s due to its separation from mainland...