1 Aug 2025集誌社#7125
追光者｜海外港人媒體首合併 《追光者》台灣、英、美設分社
In the first merger of overseas Hong Kong media outlets, Taiwan-based Light Media and UK-based Chasing News held a press conference today (1st), announcing that they will merge to form a new news platform, PULSE HK. Some former members of Radio Free Asia’s Cantonese-language service will also join the platform. Three branches will be established in Taiwan, the UK and North America, providing daily video news reports, China news feature programmes, financial commentary and analysis, programmes on Hong Kong history and culture, and English-language news. The organisations have launched a crowdfunding campaign with a fundraising target of HK$4 million for the first year. They aim to form a team of around 16 to 18 people and attract 4,000 subscribers in the first year.
海外港人媒體首次合併，台灣的《光傳媒》和英國的《追新聞》今日（1日）舉辦記者會，宣布將合併組成新的新聞平台《追光者 PULSE HK》，並加入部份前《自由亞洲電台》（RFA）粵語組成員，分別在台灣、英國及北美設立三個分社，會提供每天視像新聞報道、中國新聞專題節目、財經評論分析、香港歷史文化節目，和英語新聞。他們展開眾籌，籌款目標為一年 400 萬港元，組成約 16 至 18 人的團隊，目標首年有 4000 人訂閱。
1 Aug 2025獨媒#7128
旺角一大廈升降機被點名軟對抗 已遭油漆遮蓋
Ta Kung Pao published its “Major Search for ‘Soft Resistance’” series last week, naming a building on Sai Yeung Choi Street South in Mong Kok whose lift and stairwells displayed numerous “slogans inciting violence”, including “人傘心不死 伺機風雲起” and “fight for freedom”. One week after the report was published, InMediaHK visited the building and found that most of the graffiti in the lower-floor stairwells had been covered with white paint. The three walls of the lift had been completely covered with wood-grain adhesive film, while slogans related to the anti-extradition bill movement had been covered with black spray paint or torn down.
《大公報》上周發布「軟對抗大搜查」系列，其中點名指旺角西洋菜南街一棟大廈的升降機及樓梯間貼有不少「煽暴標語」，例如「人傘心不死 伺機風雲起」、「fight for freedom」等。《獨媒》在報道刊出一周後到訪該棟大廈，發現低層樓梯間的塗鴉大部份被白色油漆遮蓋，升降機三面牆被木紋膠紙「全封」，與反修例運動相關標語亦被黑色噴漆遮蓋或被撕去。
30 Jul 2025Yahoo#7113
報道指梁文道清談節目內地下架 疑因感激黎智英 嘆肆無忌憚時代過去
Hong Kong cultural figure Liang Wen-dao is suspected of being blocked in mainland China. According to reports, his podcast Eight and a Half has recently been taken offline on several mainland websites. Recent topics on the podcast included the late cultural figure Chua Lam and a student expelled by Dalian University of Technology. It is said that the trigger was the content of the episode about Chua Lam. In that episode, Liang mentioned the now-defunct publications Next Magazine, Eat and Travel Weekly and Apple Daily, as well as Jimmy Lai, the founder of Next Digital who is currently imprisoned. He lamented that, in Chua Lam’s lifetime, “Hong Kong’s era of impunity back then has, in the end, passed.”
Podcast platforms said, “The programme content is being adjusted; [we are] taking about two weeks’ leave.”
Liang has hosted Mandarin talk shows for many years and is popular with the public, earning the nickname “Taoist Priest”. Earlier in his career, he hosted talk shows for Phoenix Television, including A Date with Luyu—Three People’s Walk, but the programme suddenly stopped airing in 2017. Liang subsequently moved to online podcast channels, launching the main programme Eight Minutes in 2018 and Eight and a Half in April last year. Its content includes books, films, music, cultural phenomena and “everything interesting in the world”.
According to Lianhe Zaobao, Eight and a Half had long been available in mainland China on the audiobook platform Ximalaya, the social-media platform Xiaohongshu, the video website Bilibili and the podcast platform Xiaoyuzhou. Since last week, however, listeners found that Ximalaya had suddenly taken down all episodes of Eight and a Half, while Xiaohongshu and Bilibili had also cleared all of its content. Only the less widely used Xiaoyuzhou retained the programme. On Wednesday last week (the 23rd), Eight and a Half posted an announcement on Xiaoyuzhou saying, “The programme content is being adjusted; [we are] taking about two weeks’ leave.”
香港文化人梁文道疑遭內地封殺，據報道，他的播客節目《八分半》最近在內地多個網站被下架。《八分半》近期的主題包括已故文化人蔡瀾及大連工業大學開除學生，據指導火線是蔡瀾一集節目的內容。梁文道在該集提及已停刊的《壹週刊》、《飲食男女》、《蘋果日報》及正被監禁的壹傳媒創辦人黎智英，並感嘆蔡瀾在生的時代，「當年那個肆無忌憚的時代的香港，到現在總算過去了」。
播客平台稱「節目調整，休假兩周」
梁文道多年來一直主持普通話清談節目，深受公眾歡迎，贏得「道長」綽號。他早年曾經為鳳凰衞視擔任清談節目主持，包括《鏘鏘三人行》，惟節目在 2017月突然停播。梁文道其後轉戰網絡播客頻道，2018 年主節《八分》，至去年 4 月推出《八分半》，內容包括書籍、電影、音樂、文化現象及「世間一切有意思的物事」。
據《聯合早報》報道，《八分半》一直可以在內地「有聲書」平台喜馬拉雅，社交不台小紅書、視頻網站嗶哩嗶哩及播客頻道小宇宙收聽，但自上周開始，聽眾發現《八分半》突然被喜馬拉雅下架全部節目，小紅書及嗶哩嗶哩亦清空所有《八分半》內容。僅餘用戶較少的小宇宙保留該節目，但《八分半》上周三（23 日）在小宇宙平台上發表公告稱，「節目内容調整，休假兩周左右」。
30 Jul 2025HK01#7119
梁文道內地播客節目《八分半》傳多平台下架 本人覆01：司空見慣
Hong Kong cultural figure Leung Man-tao’s paid podcast programme “Eight and a Half” in mainland China was reportedly removed from, or had its content cleared from, multiple platforms in recent days, allegedly because it touched on sensitive issues.
In a reply to HK01’s inquiry on Wednesday the 30th, Leung said his team had “only received notifications that accounts on several social media platforms were temporarily prohibited from publishing new content for 15 days”. He added that it should resume as scheduled next Wednesday evening (August 6), and said he would not speculate about the reason behind it.
香港著名文化人梁文道在內地的收費播客節目《八分半》被指疑因觸碰敏感議題，近日在多個平台下架或清空內容。
梁文道30日（周三）在回覆《香港01》查詢時表示，其團隊「只是幾個社交媒體平台上的帳號收到通知，暫時不准發布新內容15天」，又指下星期三（8月6日）晚上應該就會如期恢復，不會猜測背後的原因。
原文網址: 梁文道內地播客節目《八分半》傳多平台下架 本人覆01：司空見慣 | 香港01 https://www.hk01.com/article/60261992?utm_source=01articlecopy&utm_medium=referral
29 Jul 2025光傳媒#7112
網上流傳羅冠聰等人「秘密會議」討論撤離英國片段 劉珈汶：中共散播的AI深偽影片
Three days ago, the Facebook page “Yellow Brain Glue Battle” posted a short video titled “Leaked dialogue from a secret meeting of panic-stricken fugitives who fled to Britain”. The video showed Nathan Law, Lau Ka-man and Lau Chor-tik, known as “Lam Chau Ba”, who are in exile in the UK, holding a video conference to discuss the UK amending its extradition law. Oddly, the three were heard making remarks expressing disillusionment with the UK, including: “Will the British hand us all over?”, “Maybe it would be safer to buy plane tickets first,” and “Why buy plane tickets? We might as well just fucking die.” Lau Ka-man responded late last night Hong Kong time, saying that the clip was “an AI deepfake video being disseminated by CCP agents targeting me and others” and urging all sectors to remain vigilant.
FB專頁「黃腦膠戰」三日前發佈一段題為「慌失失竄英逃犯秘密會議對話流出」的短片，內容為流亡英國的羅冠聰、劉珈汶以及「攬炒巴」劉祖迪，進行視像會議討論英國修改引渡法。弔詭的是，三人言談間竟表示「英國佬會唔會交晒我地出嚟架」、「都係買定機票先穩陣啲喎」、「買咩機票吖，死X咗佢算啦」等等對英國心灰意冷的言論。劉珈汶於香港時間昨晚深夜回應，指有關片段為「中共特工正在散播針對我和其他人的 AI 深偽影片」，請各界保持警覺。
25 Jul 2025獨媒#7095
新書遭《文匯報》指軟對抗 劉慧卿稱有「四不講」、明言繼續發聲
Emily Lau, former chairwoman of the Democratic Party, recently published her new book, 《留下》, which Wen Wei Po singled out as containing “soft resistance”. Speaking on an online programme yesterday, Lau responded that she had maintained her “four things she does not talk about” for many years and said she would continue to speak out on other matters: “People keep asking me why I haven’t been arrested. There are some things I haven’t talked about for decades: I don’t talk about independence, I don’t talk about splitting [the country], I don’t talk about starting a revolution, and I don’t talk about using violence. I haven’t talked about these things all these years.”
Wen Wei Po had criticised Lau’s new book, saying that describing the election system after its improvement as “a major retreat for democracy” constituted “soft resistance”. Lau invited Chan Po-ying, former chairwoman of the League of Social Democrats, to appear on her online programme yesterday, where a reporter asked about her being singled out. Lau stressed that “I haven’t changed much”, saying: “People keep asking me why I haven’t been arrested. There are some things I haven’t talked about for decades: I don’t talk about independence, I don’t talk about splitting [the country], I don’t talk about starting a revolution, and I don’t talk about using violence. I haven’t talked about these things all these years.”
民主黨前主席劉慧卿早前出版新書《留下》，遭《文匯報》點名指內容「軟對抗」。劉慧卿昨日在網台節目中回應，指自己多年來均有「四不講」，明言「四不講」以外會繼續發聲：「啲人成日追住我問，點解未拉我。有啲嘢，我幾十年都唔講，我唔講獨立，我唔講分裂，我唔講搞革命，我唔講用暴力，呢啲我咁多年都唔講。」
劉慧卿早前出版新書《留下》，被《文匯報》點名是「軟對抗」，斥「唱衰完善後的選舉制度是『民主大倒退』」。劉慧卿昨日邀請前社民連主席陳寶瑩出席其網台節目，有記者問到遭點名一事。劉慧卿強調「我無乜改」：「所以啲人成日追住我問，點解未拉我。有啲嘢，我幾十年都唔講，我唔講獨立，我唔講分裂，我唔講搞革命，我唔講用暴力，呢啲我咁多年都唔講。」
24 Jul 2025獨媒#7085
《Tagline HK》發聲明 稱欠交接社交媒體敏感度 網民續退訂
The Instagram and YouTube accounts of online media outlet Channel C were suddenly renamed “Tagline HK” this Tuesday (July 22), triggering a wave of unsubscribes. The two accounts’ follower and subscriber numbers fell from approximately 360,000 and 700,000 respectively yesterday morning to about 320,000 and 690,000 this morning. “Tagline HK” issued a statement on Instagram Stories yesterday, saying the team had reflected on the matter, including its lack of sensitivity regarding the handover between the old and new platforms, failure to provide audiences with sufficient time to adapt, inadequate prior communication and failure to explain the situation clearly.
Channel C has faced reported financial difficulties since last year. This year, its parent company was also suspected of defrauding the government through the “100% Guarantee Special Loan”; a company director was arrested, employees were owed wages, and the company was subsequently placed under receivership. The original Channel C team secured a new investor to launch a new platform, Channel WE, which formally began operations this month.
網媒《Channel C》的 Instagram 及 YouTube 帳戶，在本周二（7月22日）突然更名《Tagline HK》，引起退訂潮。兩個帳戶的追蹤及訂閱人數，由昨早的約36萬及70萬，跌至今早的約32萬及69萬。《Tagline HK》昨日在 Instagram 限時動態發聲明，稱團隊已作反思，包括欠缺新舊平台交接的敏感度、無提供足夠時間予觀眾適應及事前溝通不足、未有清晰交代。
《Channel C》去年起傳出財困，今年其母公司亦涉嫌詐騙政府「百分百擔保特惠貸款」，公司董事被捕，員工被欠薪，公司及後更被接管。《Channel C》原班底則獲新投資者開設新平台《Channel WE》，本月已正式運作。
24 Jul 2025光傳媒#7090
資訊自由報告｜港府系統性地瓦解公共與私人領域的資訊獲取機制
The China Strategic Risks Institute (CSRI), a think tank, published its latest report today (the 24th), saying that the right to access information in Hong Kong is gradually eroding. Since the implementation of the National Security Law and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, the Hong Kong government has weakened and restricted the public’s right to access information through coordinated actions across departments and systems. The report said that while the authorities are systematically dismantling mechanisms for information transparency, they are also maintaining the appearance of normal procedures, creating unprecedented challenges for international businesses, civil society and Hong Kong people overseas.
The report, titled “Assessing the Impact of Hong Kong’s Freedom of Information Regime on Transparency and Accountability”, analyses Hong Kong’s freedom of information regime. It said Hong Kong was supposed to safeguard press freedom and civil rights under the “one country, two systems” framework, with a relatively high degree of transparency and public accountability mechanisms. However, the information environment in Hong Kong has undergone a fundamental change since the implementation of the National Security Law in 2020 and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance in 2024.
智庫「中國戰略風險研究所」今（24日）發表最新報告，指香港的資訊取得權正逐步衰退，《國安法》及《維護國家安全條例》實施後，港府透過跨部門、跨制度的協調行動，削弱並限制香港公眾獲取資訊的權利。報告又指當局一方面系統性地瓦解資訊透明度機制，另一方面維持程序正常的假象，對國際企業、公民社會及海外港人造成前所未有的挑戰。
「中國戰略風險研究所」（The China Strategic Risks Institute, CSRI）發表題為「評估香港資訊自由制度對透明度和問責制的影響」最新報告，分析香港資訊自由制度，報告指香港本應在「一國兩制」框架下保障新聞自由與公民權利，並具較高透明度及公眾問責機制。然而，自2020年《國安法》及2024年《維護國家安全條例》實施後，香港資訊環境出現根本轉變。
23 Jul 2025獨媒#7080
Channel C社交媒體帳戶被接手 更名Tagline HK 網民籲unfollow
The online media outlet Channel C has reportedly faced financial difficulties since last year. This year, its parent company was also suspected of defrauding the government over the 100% Guarantee Special Loan, its company director was arrested, employees were owed wages, and the company was subsequently taken over. Channel C’s Instagram and YouTube accounts, which had more than 410,000 and 730,000 followers respectively, were among its assets. Yesterday (July 22), both accounts were renamed Tagline HK, adopted a powder-blue colour scheme and described themselves as a brand-new media platform, prompting controversy. Some netizens urged people to unfollow them, and by this morning the two accounts had about 360,000 and 700,000 followers remaining respectively.
網媒《Channel C》去年起傳出財困，今年其母公司亦涉嫌詐騙政府「百分百擔保特惠貸款」，公司董事被捕，員工被欠薪，公司及後更被接管。《Channel C》原有獲逾41萬及73萬追蹤的IG及YouTube帳戶，亦為資產之一。昨日（7月22日）該兩個帳戶被更名為《Tagline HK》，用色為粉藍色，自稱為全新媒體平台，引來爭議。有網民籲退訂，兩個帳戶今早分別餘下約36萬及70萬追蹤。
23 Jul 2025Yahoo#7082
深水埗多店被點名「軟對抗」 商戶嘆無妄之災 收匿名電話警告「小心啲」︱Yahoo
The Wen Wei Po named and criticised several restaurants and retail shops in Sham Shui Po in its front-page report yesterday, alleging that they were displaying or selling products carrying seditious connotations in an attempt to promote “soft resistance”. In interviews with Yahoo News, some of the named shop operators said they had never intended to incite anyone and described the incident as an undeserved misfortune. Other shop operators stressed that they would not remove their products or restrict their freedom of speech as a result. Some also received anonymous telephone warnings telling them to “be more careful”.
Muze Pens was selling the “2019 Award-Winning Design Limited Edition 849 Ballpoint Pen”, which the Wen Wei Po described as openly using the year of the “black-clad violence” as a sales selling point. In response to the allegation, the shop operator said, “Rumours stop with the wise,” and would not remove the affected pens from sale as a result.
《文匯報》頭版昨日點名批評，深水埗一帶多間食肆及零售店陳列或售賣具煽動意味的產品，試圖鼓吹軟對抗。有被點名的店舖接受《Yahoo新聞》訪問時表示，自己從沒有煽動意圖，形容事件為無妄之災；亦有其他店舖負責人強調不會因而將貨品下架，或限制自己的言論自由。
Muze Pens 名筆館發售「2019 年得獎設計限量版 849 原子筆」，被《文匯報》形容是公然以「黑暴」年份作為銷售賣點。面對指控，店舖負責人表示「謠言止於智者」，不會因此而將受影響的筆下架。
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