Hong Kong is the one place in China where you can watch the same events unfold through the lens of national propaganda and a genuinely free local press. The stunning difference in perspective is important to keep in mind when evaluating news from parts of China that are not freehttps://twitter.com/hkfp/status/1195872678151933952 …
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Replying to @Pinboard
How do you know it's free press? Do some members of the free press also support CCP? That would be the real test. Otherwise, the local press would be better described as HK-biased press or propaganda. Note: I sound snarky, but I'm genuinely curious.
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It's the free press because it is not subject to censorship or other restrictions on what can be written.
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Replying to @Pinboard
I'm not convinced. It's not subject to government censorship. But it can be influenced by money. If the US or other such imperialist forces decide to fund HK press to write anti-China stories, then are they really "free press"? Chomsky has written a book about it.
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I disagree with u, but am genuinely interested in ur point of view. Speaking personally and with my family experience in mind, genuine commitment to freedom and democracy motivate our opposition to the CCP's policies in HK. We haven't been bought off by imperialists.
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Also, I'm enough of a left winger to know that the US and other liberal democratic societies (like Australia where I now live) are not perfect, but they leave the totalitarian dystopia offered by the CCP for dead.
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It's hardly surprising that HK's press, which operates largely freely, would report differently to official Chinese press. No manipulation required!
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Replying to @cantopopped @Pinboard
This is a complex topic. I'm not implying that HK protestors have been paid off or that they are not fighting for democracy and freedom. What I'm uncomfortable with is referring to HK press or western press, as "free press", since we know money does influence what gets covered.
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If you are from HK, you're probably a better judge of how dystopian China is compared to liberal democracies than me (and I probably agree with you), but I do think that much of the "free press" news coverage regarding China leaves much to be desired and reeks of bias.
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I think you're confusing two distinct things, a free press (which Hong Kong has) and an objective press (which no one has).
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Replying to @Pinboard @cantopopped
I don't think there is a big distinction between them. CNN/MSNBC/Fox are as much restricted by their corporate overlords, as some Chinese newspaper is by the Chinese government. Independent media is also beholden to the rules laid out by Youtube, Twitter, etc. and their sponsors.
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