5 Sept 2024獨媒#4025
【立場案】鄧炳強去信《明報》 指陳景祥文章誤導
The Stand News case was decided last week, with all defendants found guilty of conspiracy to publish and/or reproduce seditious publications. Chan King-sang, former editor-in-chief of the Hong Kong Economic Journal, wrote an article in Ming Pao titled “What red lines did the sedition offence draw?”, saying that the sedition offence had placed considerable pressure on the news industry. Chris Tang, Secretary for Security and “the Response and Rebuttal Team Captain”, wrote to Ming Pao that evening, saying Chan’s views were incorrect. Ming Pao today published the full text of Tang’s response, as well as an article by Francis Lee Lap-fung, a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s School of Journalism and Communication. Lee said that many parts concerning the media in the judgment in the Stand News case differed from journalists’ understanding, and believed they could cause unnecessary harm to the industry.
《立場新聞》案上周裁決，所有被告「串謀發布／或複製煽動刊物」罪罪成。《信報》前總編輯陳景祥在《明報》以《煽動罪劃出了什麼紅線？》為題撰文，指煽動罪對新聞界造成相當大的壓力。「反駁隊隊長」、保安局局長鄧炳強即晚去信《明報》，指陳文觀點錯誤。《明報》今日刊出鄧炳強的回應全文，同時亦刊出了中大新聞與傳播學院教授李立峯的文章，李文指《立場新聞》案的判詞中不少就媒體的部分，與新聞工作者理解不一樣，認為或對行業帶來不必要的損害。
24 Aug 2024Channel C#3942
《紐約時報》稱國安展覽如操縱歷史 港府反駁斥內容偏頗顛倒是非 強調參觀者絡繹不絕
The New York Times published a report yesterday (23rd) describing the Hong Kong Museum of History’s latest national security exhibition as “Remake Hong Kong”. It said the exhibition made no mention of the force used by police during the 2019 anti-extradition bill protests, and quoted scholars as describing it as “History Manipulation”. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government issued a statement last night criticising the report as untrue, misleading and biased, and expressing strong dissatisfaction. It described the New York Times report as a typical example of hypocrisy and double standards, putting the cart before the horse and reversing right and wrong. It also said the exhibition was suitable for people of all ages, visitors were flocking to it, and attempts by external forces to smear it would never succeed.
美國《紐約時報》昨日（23日）發表報道，形容香港歷史博物館的最新國安展覽是「重塑香港」（Remake Hong Kong），稱其沒提及警方在2019年反修例示威中使用的武力，並引述學者形容展覽屬「歷史操縱」（History Manipulation）。特區政府昨晚發稿，批評報道不實、誤導、內容偏頗，表示強烈不滿，形容《紐約時報》的報道屬典型的虛偽雙標、本末倒置、顛倒是非，並稱展覽老少皆宜，參觀者絡繹不絕，任何外部勢力試圖詆毀都絕不會得逞。
23 Aug 2024yahoo#3940
彭博記者不獲批香港簽證 外國記者會促入境處提高透明度解釋
Bloomberg journalist 范若伊 (Haze Fan), who was previously detained in mainland China, has been unable to come to Hong Kong for work after her visa application was recently rejected. The Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC) issued a statement on Thursday (22nd) expressing concern over the matter and called on the Immigration Department to improve transparency and explain the grounds for refusing journalists entry.
曾在內地被拘留的彭博社記者范若伊（Haze Fan），近日因簽證申請被拒而未能赴香港工作。香港外國記者會（FCC）周四（22 日）發聲明關注事件，並要求入境處提高透明度，解釋拒絕記者入境的理據。
21 Aug 2024RFA#3923
《願榮光》在各地音樂平台再次下架 周博賢：不想煩便就範
The creative team behind “Glory to Hong Kong”, DGX Music, wrote on its Instagram Story on Tuesday (the 20th): “All the distributors in the UK, US and Canada have knelt down. ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ may completely disappear from all streaming platforms in the short term.” At present, the original version of “Glory to Hong Kong” released by DGX Music cannot be found on Apple Music or Spotify in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the UK or Canada. A musician said that platforms, whether large or small, would comply with the Hong Kong government simply to “avoid the hassle”.
歌曲《願榮光歸香港》的創作團隊DGX Music周二（20日）在其Instagram帳號的「限時動態」寫道：「英、美、加各發行公司都跪低 《願榮光》恐怕短期內會從各串流平台內完全消失」。現時香港、台灣、英國、加拿大的Apple Music和Spotify均搜尋不到由DGX Music發布的原版《願榮光》。有音樂人表示，無論是大小平台，都會因為「免煩」而向港府就範。
20 Aug 2024集誌社#3918
新聞自由指數｜業界評分 11 年新低 92％ 從業員評 23 條立法損害大
The Hong Kong Journalists Association released its latest 2023 Press Freedom Index Survey Report on the 20th. The industry rating fell to 25 points, the lowest since the Press Freedom Index was established in 2013, marking its fifth consecutive annual decline since 2019. The public rating rose slightly from last year to 42.2 points but remained at a low level. After legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law was completed this year, 92% of news practitioners said it had caused very great or fairly great damage to press freedom.
香港記者協會今（20日）公布最新《2023年度新聞自由指數調查報告》，業界評分創 新聞自由指數 2013 年成立以來的歷史新低，自 2019 年起連續五年下跌至 25 分；公眾評分則較去年輕微回升至 42.2 分，但仍屬於低位徘徊。《基本法》23 條於今年完成立法，92％ 新聞從業員認為對新聞自由造成極大或頗大損害。
20 Aug 2024RFA#3919
被指危害國家安全的《彭博》記者范若依（Haze Fan）申請工作簽證被拒
Hong Kong’s immigration arrangements and press freedom have again sparked controversy. According to HKFP, Bloomberg journalist Haze Fan, who was arrested in Beijing and accused of endangering national security, applied for a work visa to work at Bloomberg’s Hong Kong bureau, but the Hong Kong government rejected the application. She was ultimately assigned to work at the company’s European headquarters in London.
香港的出入境及新聞自由再引起爭議，據《HKFP》報道，曾於北京被捕、被指危害國家安全的《彭博》記者范若依（Haze Fan），申請工作簽證到香港《彭博》分社工作，但被港府拒絕，最終她被安排在倫敦歐洲總部工作。
16 Aug 2024獨媒#3913
明報總編致函專欄作家籲下筆須「知所分寸」 黃照達：大家明白壓力喺邊度
Ming Pao Editor-in-Chief Lau Chung-yeung recently wrote to columnists for the newspaper’s Times section, asking them to “help us out” and exercise greater caution in their writing. He stressed that commentary must be based on accurate facts, and that writers must know where to draw the line and comply with the law, “otherwise there is no guarantee that a crisis might not descend one day”. Ming Pao political cartoonist Wong Chiu-tat said on the radio this morning that he fully understood the newspaper’s difficult situation. He considered the newspaper’s supplements to have literary and artistic qualities, while political cartoons were freewheeling creative works that inherently involved “crossing the line”. He also admitted that over the past two years he had avoided drawing on current-affairs and political topics, saying, “Everyone understands where the pressure comes from.”
《明報》總編輯劉頌陽日前致函時代版專欄作者，提到懇求作者「幫我們一把」，下筆時務必多一分謹慎，並強調評論要建基於準確事實，同時要知分寸和守法，「否則難保說不定哪天危機會降臨」。《明報》其中一位專欄漫畫家黃照達今早在電台表示，深明《明報》處境困難，他認為該報的副刊具文學藝術特質，而政治漫畫是天馬行空創作，本身屬「踩界」。他亦坦言近兩年避畫時事政治題材，「大家明白壓力喺邊度」。
10 Aug 2024Channel C#3895
鄧炳強轟傳媒「副刊專欄作家」抹黑政府 強調編輯僅提示無意煽動不能免責
Secretary for Security Chris Tang, as the officiating guest, attended a reception yesterday (9th) marking the 36th anniversary of Yazhou Zhoukan, part of the Ming Pao Group, and spoke about media ethics. Without naming any outlet, Tang criticised some media supplement columnists for “frequently publishing biased articles” that mislead readers. He also said some articles had “long-termly” glorified protesters between the lines and smeared the HKSAR Government. He warned that merely reminding readers beside a column that the work was not intended to incite hatred could not exempt editors from responsibility, and said he hoped the media would not become a platform for spreading confusing and misleading remarks.
保安局局長鄧炳強昨日（9日）以主禮嘉賓身份，出席明報集團旗下《亞洲週刊》36周年酒會，提到傳媒操守。鄧炳強不點名批評有傳媒副刊專欄作者「經常發表偏頗文章」誤導讀者，亦有文章「長期在字裡行間」美化示威人士、抹黑特區政府，警告若只在專欄旁提醒作品無意煽動仇恨，不能免除編輯的責任，希望傳媒不要成為散播混淆視聽言論的平台。
9 Aug 2024集誌社#3894
開國大典油畫｜港國安展品疑與最新版本不同 高崗、劉少奇被刪
The National Security Exhibition Hall opened to the public on Wednesday (7 August). One of its exhibits is a replica of the oil painting The Founding Ceremony. The Government News Network described it as a “1:1 replica of The Founding Ceremony donated by the National Museum, being exhibited outside the mainland for the first time”. Records show that, amid political changes, figures including then Vice-President Liu Shaoqi and Gao Gang were removed from the painting and later restored, resulting in five versions over time.
The Collective found that the exhibit in Hong Kong is the third version of The Founding Ceremony, with former national leaders Gao Gang and Liu Shaoqi removed. It therefore differs from the fifth version dated 1979 displayed on the website of the National Museum of China, in which Gao Gang and Liu Shaoqi have been restored. The Collective asked the authorities on 7 August why the version on display differs from that of the National Museum and was awaiting a reply. In response to The Collective’s enquiry, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department said that the Hong Kong Museum of History recorded 4,846 admissions on 7 August, a figure that includes visitors to all exhibitions.
國家安全展覽廳周三（7日）起開放予公眾，其中一項展品為「開國大典」油畫複製品。政府新聞網形容展品是「首次在内地以外地方展出、由國家博物館送贈的《開國大典》油畫 1：1 複製品」。翻查資料，因政治變化，「開國大典」油畫曾刪走、其後又還原如時任國家副主席劉少奇、高崗等人物，前後有五個版本。
《集誌社》發現，香港的展品，為《開國大典》第三版、刪去了前國家領導人高崗及劉少奇；與中國國家博物館網站展示的 1979 年第五版、已還原高崗和劉少奇，並不一樣。《集誌社》8 月 7 日向當局查詢，為何展出版本與國家博物館不同？正待回覆。康文署回覆《集誌社》查詢時表示，香港歷史博物館 8 月 7 日有 4846 入場人次，數字已包括各展覽參觀人次。
5 Aug 2024獨媒#3880
團體抗議Channel C直播做納粹軍禮 稱欠專業知識、缺乏監管
Three cosplayers dressed as Nazi German soldiers and Adolf Hitler on the opening day of an anime festival recently. After a live interview, a Channel C reporter exchanged Nazi salutes with them, and was subsequently criticised by the Consulate General of Israel in Hong Kong for displaying ignorance. Channel C’s chief of news, former Hong Kong Journalists Association chair Chan Long-sing, personally apologised to Consul General Lam Tin-ming and Hong Kong’s Jewish community. The fallout continued this afternoon, when the “Defend Hong Kong Campaign Movement” displayed a banner protesting that Channel C’s apology was “superficial and hypocritical”, and said the incident reflected the media outlet’s ignorance of history, lack of professional knowledge and inadequate oversight.
三位Cosplayer日前在動漫節開幕日扮演納粹德軍和希特拉，Channel C記者在直播訪問後向他們互相做納粹軍禮，事後被以色列駐港總領事館批評是無知的表現。Channel C採訪主任、前記協主席陳朗昇親身向總領事藍天銘及本港猶太社群致歉。事件餘波未了，「保衛香港運動」今午拉橫額抗議Channel C道歉內容「膚淺、虛偽」，又稱事件反映該媒體對歷史無知，有欠專業知識且缺乏監管。
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