1 Dec 2020立場新聞#977
i-Cable lays off 100, including about 40 from news department; entire 《News Sting》 investigative reporting team dismissed, China desk resigns en masse
有線新聞部今天裁減約 40 人，負責調查報道的《新聞刺針》全部編採人員被裁。有線中國組全員、以及港聞組全部 5 名採訪主任及11 名記者集體遞信辭職，以示抗議。
i-Cable’s news department today laid off about 40 people, including all editorial staff of the investigative reporting programme 《News Sting》. All staff of i-Cable’s China desk, as well as all five assignment editors and 11 reporters in the local news desk, submitted collective resignation letters in protest.
28 Nov 2020立場新聞#968
i-Cable Identifies News Purpose but Is Refused Access to Plans of Yau Ma Tei Fire Building; Buildings Department Says It Needs to Know News Content
有線新聞為跟進早前造成 8 死的油麻地大火，以新聞採訪為由到屋宇署樓宇資料中心要求查閱涉事大廈的圖則，但被拒絕。署方代表指需要知道新聞內容，方可處理申請。
To follow up on the earlier Yau Ma Tei fire that caused eight deaths, i-Cable News went to the Buildings Department’s Building Information Centre and requested access to the plans of the building involved, citing news reporting purposes, but was refused. A department representative said it needed to know the news content before it could process the application.
27 Nov 2020獨媒#965
【District election one year on】Home Affairs vets district council chairmen’s welcome messages, demands deletion of “Central Government” before publication
區議會換屆已超過一年，獨媒翻查18區區議會網頁，發現18區中只有4區刊載了新任主席的歡迎辭。葵青區議會主席單仲偕指，曾遭區議會秘書要求修改「烽火」字眼，經多番解釋後才准刊出。元朗區議會主席黃偉賢更指自己在今年初已提交文稿，但至今仍未成功刊載，斥民政專員袁嘉諾要求他刪走「中央政府」字眼才准刊出。
More than a year has passed since the district council turnover. InMedia reviewed the websites of the 18 district councils and found that only four had published welcome messages from their new chairmen. Sin Chung-kai, chairman of the Kwai Tsing District Council, said the district council secretariat had asked him to amend the wording “烽火”; it was only approved for publication after he provided repeated explanations. The chairman of the Yuen Long District Council, Zachary Wai Yin Wong, said he had submitted a draft at the beginning of this year, but it has still not been successfully published. He criticised Home Affairs Commissioner Yuen Ka-lok for requiring him to delete the words “Central Government” before it could be published.
26 Nov 2020聞庫（立場）#962
Kung Kao Po Suspected of ‘Censoring’ Column Article Criticising Hong Kong Government and Police
過往多次為民主議題發聲的香港天主教正義和平委員會（正委會）今日發文，指控《公教報》在未經其同意下，擅自刪除其專欄文章的部分內容。被刪去內容包括批評港府在反修例運動中的決定，以及炮轟警方輕視人命價值等。《公教報》回覆傳媒查詢，稱希望正委會尊重其編輯自主，又否認是收到「河蟹」指示。
The Hong Kong Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace, which has spoken out on democratic issues on numerous occasions, published a statement today accusing Kung Kao Po of deleting parts of its column article without its consent. The deleted content included criticism of the Hong Kong Government’s decisions during the anti-extradition bill movement and condemnation of the police for treating the value of human life lightly. In response to media enquiries, Kung Kao Po said it hoped the commission would respect its editorial autonomy, and denied receiving any instructions to “censor” the article.
20 Nov 2020獨媒#941
Photographer Says He Was Pushed Down While Covering CUHK Incident; Security Guard Accused Him First and Stopped Him Leaving
昨日中大有畢業生於校內遊行時叫港獨口號及展示相關文宣，校方報警處理，事件由警務處國家安全處接手處理。警方國安處今日（20日）下午分批進入中大多處調查，蒐證一個多小時後離開。期間，攝影師蕭雲稱被身穿反光衣的保安推跌，惟保安隨後反指是蕭雲將他推跌，雙方起爭執，保安一度伸手捉住蕭雲，阻止他離開。兩人被警員帶到中大保安處進行調查，蕭雲終未被起訴、順利離開。
Yesterday, a CUHK graduate chanted Hong Kong independence slogans and displayed related publicity materials during a procession on campus. The university reported the matter to the police, and it was taken over by the Police National Security Department. Officers from the department entered multiple areas of CUHK in groups this afternoon (20th) to investigate, leaving after gathering evidence for more than an hour. During the operation, photographer Siu Wan said he was pushed down by a security guard wearing a reflective vest. The guard subsequently claimed instead that Siu Wan had pushed him down. The two argued, and the guard at one point reached out and grabbed Siu Wan to stop him from leaving. Both were taken by police officers to the CUHK Security Office for investigation. Siu Wan was ultimately not charged and left without incident.
13 Nov 2020獨媒#923
Appeal Board Conditionally Approves Sunday March by Journalists’ Association; Chan Long-sing: Stringent Anti-epidemic Conditions, but Press Freedom Must Still Be Defended
香港記者協會申請星期日在港島進行業界集會及遊行，抗議警方濫捕記者，和要求在查冊機制中加入傳媒選項，但遭警察發出反對通知書。公眾集會及遊行上訴委員會下午進行上訴研訊，委員會主席鍾婧薇明言，今次屬十分困難的決定，宣布批出上訴，但裁定記協須在不遲於11月14日，取得政務司司長張建宗批准豁免部分防疫要求，以符合《預防及控制疾病(禁止羣組聚集)規例》 第五條。
The Hong Kong Journalists Association applied to hold an industry gathering and march on Hong Kong Island on Sunday to protest the police’s arbitrary arrests of journalists and demand that a media option be added to the search mechanism, but the police issued a notice of objection. The Appeal Board on Public Meetings and Processions held an appeal hearing this afternoon. Its chairwoman, Chung Ching-wai, said the decision was extremely difficult. The board allowed the appeal but ruled that the association must obtain Chief Secretary for Administration Matthew Cheung Kin-chung’s approval by 14 November at the latest for exemptions from some anti-epidemic requirements, in order to comply with Section 5 of the Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation.
27 Oct 2020獨媒#869
HKJA concerned over alleged self-censorship by NowTV, affecting press freedom
據媒體報道，NowTV 新聞主管陳鐵彪疑以「個人認為不適合」為由，下令把立法會教育界議員葉建源就香港大學其中一名副校長受推薦人是否有黨員背景的質詢片段下架。由於下架做法罕見，令人擔心報道因觸及被指黨員身份而作自我審查，記協對事件表示關注，促請陳鐵彪先生進一步向員工及公眾詳細解釋今次的處理手法，以釋疑慮。
According to media reports, NowTV news chief Chan Tit-piu allegedly ordered the removal of a clip of Legislative Council education sector lawmaker Ip Kin-yuen questioning whether one of the recommended candidates for a vice-president position at the University of Hong Kong had a party-member background, on the grounds that he "personally considered it unsuitable." As such removals are rare, concerns have been raised that the report was self-censored because it touched on the alleged party-member identity. The Hong Kong Journalists Association expressed concern over the incident and urged Mr Chan Tit-piu to provide staff and the public with a further detailed explanation of how the matter was handled, in order to dispel concerns.
26 Oct 2020聞庫（立場）#866
Now Deletes Clip of Ip Kin-yuen Commenting on Suspected CCP Member as HKU Vice-President Candidate; Says Changes Were Made on Grounds of Prudence; Staff: Criteria Cannot Be Explained
《Now 新聞》發出聲明，解釋早前下架教育界立法會議員葉建源，評論中共黨委申作軍傳出任港大副校長的片段。聲明指，決定是基於「審慎原則、作出若干編輯改動」。不過有《Now 新聞》員工向《立場》指，聲明仍然無法解釋下架的準則，直指主管陳鐵彪上任後「三番四次新聞部出事」，是「責無旁貸」。
Now News issued a statement explaining its earlier removal of a clip in which education-sector Legislative Council member Ip Kin-yuen commented on reports that CCP party committee Max Zuojun Shen would become HKU vice-president. The statement said the decision was based on the “principle of prudence” and that “several editorial changes” had been made. However, a Now News employee told Stand News that the statement still failed to explain the criteria for removing the clip, saying that since supervisor Chan Tit-piu took office, “the news department has run into trouble time and again” and that he was “unable to shirk responsibility.”
25 Oct 2020聞庫（立場）#864
Chu Hai College journalism department cuts Stand News reporter’s mention of “police brutality” from promotional video; sources say professor Peter Wai Kwan made decision
珠海學院新聞及傳播學系今年 7 月初在 Facebook 發布的宣傳片，邀請了多位舊生分別拍攝短片作學系宣傳之用。不過《立場新聞》得知，原本有份拍攝的《立場》記者 Sam Choy，其片段在內部試播後，遭新傳系專業應用教授兼文學院副院長關偉下令抽起，據悉是由於記者曾在片段中提及警暴內容。另外關偉曾在 9 月時公開支持記者發牌制，言論引起部分舊生不滿，有人要求將自己的宣傳片段下架，惟校方未有理會。
A promotional video published by Chu Hai College’s Department of Journalism and Communication on Facebook in early July this year featured several alumni filming short clips for departmental publicity. Stand News learned that a clip by Sam Choy, a Stand News reporter who had originally taken part in the filming, was removed after an internal preview. It was reportedly ordered removed by Peter Wai Kwan, a professor of professional applications in the department and associate dean of the Faculty of Arts, because the reporter had mentioned police brutality in the clip. In addition, Peter Wai Kwan publicly supported a journalist licensing system in September, prompting dissatisfaction among some alumni. Some asked for their promotional clips to be taken down, but the college did not act on the requests.
8 Oct 2020聞庫（立場）#844
《Inside the Red Brick Wall》Rated Category III; Submitted Disc Returned in Pieces — Film Censorship Authority Says It Shattered Inside Operating Disc Drive
原定上月上映的紀錄片《佔領立法會》及《理大圍城》，在放映接獲兩小時被電影、報刊及物品管理處（電檢處）通知，《理大圍城》被評為三級，並要求兩齣電影在開始前加入告示，發行商「影意志影院」（下稱「影意志」）並透露，電檢處退還的《理大圍城》送審 DVD 光碟變成碎片。電檢處昨（8 日）回應「影意志」，解釋《理大圍城》光碟是在「運行中的光碟機」內破裂，處方已即時向發行商代表致歉，並即時停用發生事故的光碟機；「影意志」對說法有保留，但無意再與電檢處理論。
The documentaries 《Inside the Legislative Council Occupation》 and 《Inside the Red Brick Wall》, which were originally scheduled for release last month, were notified by the Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration (the Film Censorship Authority) two hours before screening that 《Inside the Red Brick Wall》 had been rated Category III. The authority also required notices to be shown before both films began. Distributor Ying E Chi Cinema (hereafter “Ying E Chi”) also disclosed that the submitted DVD disc for 《Inside the Red Brick Wall》 returned by the authority had been reduced to fragments. The authority responded to Ying E Chi yesterday (8th), explaining that the disc had shattered inside an “operating disc drive”. It immediately apologised to the distributor’s representative and stopped using the disc drive involved in the incident. Ying E Chi remained cautious about the explanation but had no intention of arguing further with the authority.
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