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Hong Kong producer Bao Choy says there's been a sea change in the way journalists are viewed in the city.

An ongoing crackdown on pro-democracy media outlets has left many fumbling for a future.

Normally at this time of year, Hong Kong media would have been bustling to prepare coverage of yesterday’s anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre that, before COVID-19 restrictions hit, usually included a huge vigil in Victoria Park. The event is illegal in China, but had been proudly held in Hong Kong for decades. This year, journalists at the respected public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) said they had been told to stand down. “We were informed that no political story is allowed,” said Emily, an RTHK employee who, along with others interviewed for this article (An...

Normally at this time of year Hong Kong media are bustling to prepare coverage of Friday’s anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre which, before Covid restrictions hit, usually included a huge vigil in Victoria Park. The event is illegal in China but had been proudly held in Hong Kong for decades. But this year journalists at the respected public broadcaster RTHK say they’ve been told to stand down. “We were informed that no political story...

Employees at public broadcaster RTHK voice fears for future amid gradual erosion of media freedoms