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This story was published in HK only 5 minutes before this posting onto HN, by the only other journalist in direct contact with Snowden himself - Lana Lam. SCMP
by teawithcarl 13y ago
This story was published in HK only 5 minutes before this posting onto HN, by the only other journalist in direct contact with Snowden himself - Lana Lam.
SCMP is a top HK newspaper, and along with the Guardian, the primary publishing source for direct news from Snowden himself.
- ryanhuff 13y agoThe only mention of SCMP being a "top newspaper" that I could find is in reference to it being the most profitable newspaper (per reader) in the world. However, according to Wikipedia, its independence from the Chinese government influence is suspect. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Morning_Post#Editorial http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Morning_Post#Editor...
- teawithcarl 13y agoQuite the opposite - SCMP is renowned for publishing freedom articles against the CCP party line, which is one of the reason Snowden chose SCMP to publish to.
- ryanhuff 13y agoInteresting. I won't pretend to understand Snowden's motives, but the SCMP Wikipedia page does bring into question SCMP's independence from China, so I would appreciate it if you could comment on the issues noted on the wikipedia page.
- nmcfarl 13y agoteawithcarl did just call SCMP "a top HK newspaper" which is a much lower bar, than a global "top newspaper". And frankly one I agree with from just wandering around HK for a few days (spread out over many years). And one I suspect you’d agree with if you did the same. Their market share is large, and their reporting is way better than most local, city newspapers in America.
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