Press and Politics

Freedom of the Press — A Tempting Target of Tyrants.

With a solid and classifiable voice against the Chinese government, Apple Daily had the bullseye painted on its back.

Arriving at the Chinese embassy following a hearse, RSF representatives in Paris staged a mock funeral procession, delivering a coffin and funeral flowers with a placard inscribed “Apple Daily (1995–2021).” https://rsf.org/en/news/rsfs-funeral-protests-highlight-urgent-risk-death-press-freedom-china-following-closure-hong-kong

There is no better tool than the press to catechize the government. Bullies attack, censor, jail, and murder journalists…